I have been coming to Hawai’i for probably 45 years and this paradise still holds surprises.  Today was my first full day on Maui and we had rain.  That was not a surprise but the lightning and thunder were.  I have never seen lightning nor heard thunder in all these years of visiting and my one year living on Maui.  I tried to time my morning walk when the rain appeared to have let up only to have it start to pour as I got to the farthest point and I started back to the condo.  Drenched I was when I got home.  Fortunately, it was a warm rain.  And I counted a total of 30 or so bursts of thunder, most within two miles of me as I walked.

Tonight I strolled down to the lower pool here at Napili Shores where I often enjoy the early evening breeze.  Not much breeze tonight but a spectacular sunset.  The first photo shows the lighting of the sky beyond Moloka’i.  It looks like a forest fire on the far side — or maybe a volcanic eruption.