There’s something magical about Hawaiian sunsets.  Every night, thousands of people congregate on beaches, balconies, hiking trails and anywhere else with a view of the setting sun to watch the dazzling show in the sky.  Having been to Hawaii many times, I’ve witnessed a lot of spectacular sunsets, but I hadn’t had the fortune of making it through an entire trip seeing the sunset every single evening, invariably something would occasionally keep me from being outside to watch day turn to night. I just returned from a month long trip to Hawaii, and above all else, my #1 priority was …

In early September of 2011, I was sitting on a Hawaiian Airlines jet somewhere between Las Vegas and Oahu flipping through the Hana Hou in-flight magazine.  By this point, Hawaii already held a special place in my heart. I was 15 years old the first time my family ventured to the islands, and I had been back with them 5 more times since. My parents fell in love with Hawaii and fortunately for my sister and I, they continued to take us with them.  On our 2005 trip to Maui, we woke up at 3am to be shuttled to the …