Captain Steve's Rafting Adventures

16/08/2025

Pretty cool!

15/08/2025

CBS has been showing these segments for Lahaina's fire anniversary and really, it's all true, especially about the mental health issues.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-years-later-maui-wildfire-lahaina-hawaii/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h
For more from CBS:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maui-wildfires-lahaina-road-to-recovery/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

"CBS Mornings" returns to Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui to look at how the community is recovering two years after wildfires destroyed the city and claimed more than 100 lives.

13/08/2025

So sad for our friends at the Kula Lodge.
https://www.facebook.com/mauinow/posts/1174238504735535

Neighbors remember Kula Lodge and Restaurant’s tasty breakfasts, the cozy lodge setting and the generosity they showed after the 2023 wildfires. Kula Lodge’s owners say the restaurant is a “complete loss.”

09/08/2025

He says it well.
Paul Venus
"On August 8, 2025, we mark two years since the Maui wildfires — which devastated Lahaina and damaged parts of Kula.
Two years later, the strength, resilience, and unity of Maui’s people continue to inspire. This short tribute is my way of honoring the places, the stories, and the community that will never be forgotten.
It’s built around “Hope in the Ashes” — performed by Lily Meola with an extraordinary group of artists: Jake Shimabukuro, Mick Fleetwood, Willie Nelson, Paula Fuga, Lukas Nelson, and Iam Tongi.
The footage was captured both before the 2023 fires and in the time since — including my most recent drone shots from June 2025. It includes scenes of Lahaina along with a few beauty shots of Hāna and Fagan’s Cross, woven in to support the storytelling. While much of this material was originally gathered for my in-progress film One Year to Forever, this tribute stands alone.
Recovery efforts in Lahaina are steadily moving forward. Nearly 300 homes and businesses are under construction, with hundreds more permits approved. More than half of fire-affected households have transitioned to permanent housing, and programs like Ka La‘i Ola are providing stable homes for thousands of survivors. Still, many remain displaced, and the path to full recovery will take years.
This is a personal, non-commercial project — created solely to remember, to reflect, and to remind the world that Maui still needs our support.
💛 Maui Strong. Lahaina Forever.
🎵 Music Credits
“Hope in the Ashes” —
Performed by Lily Meola featuring Jake Shimabukuro, Mick Fleetwood, Willie Nelson, Paula Fuga, Lukas Nelson, and Iam Tongi
Released April 12, 2024

https://www.facebook.com/1247132853/videos/1084542410474652/

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08/08/2025

We wish everyone in Lahaina (or wherever you may have ended up) a day of reflection on this 2nd anniversary of our devastating Lahaina wildfire.

06/08/2025

05/08/2025

Mahalo to the two heli pilots! Too close to home away from home and of all weeks….

03/08/2025

Morning giggle.

25/07/2025

Anyone see the humpback whale in the skies over Vancouver last night? Very cool.

23/07/2025

Sometimes you can find a whale in late July! Way to go Captain Jack! Early whale or late whale? If only we could ask.

20/07/2025

Wow! Not our clear water but this is where they feed! Great video.