The highlight of the evening was a “Tour of the Stars” from the rooftop of the Hyatt Regency Maui, named by CNN Travel as the WORLD’S TOP HOTEL FOR STARGAZING!  Over 1000 years ago the Polynesians were guided to Hawaii with the help of the stars.  The Hyatt’s Director of Astronomy taught us the names and legends of the stars, planets, and constellations.  We observed them first with the naked eye, then through giant astronomy binoculars, a 11″ telescope, and finally with the Hyatt’s  14-inch reflector telescope.  Truly amazing!!!

We started our day with a 7 am yoga class at the activity center which offers dozens of classes and all the normal beach resort activities, and 25+ tours…more than enough to keep us busy.

No trip to Maui is complete without a visit to the Lahaina.  Until moving to Honolulu, Lahaina was the the former capital of the Kingdom Hawaii and was center of the global whaling industry in the 19th century.  Its picturesque Front Street was named one of the “Top Ten Greatest Streets” by the American Planning Association.  Colorful tourist shops and a factory outlet mall line the oceanside street to the world’s largest banyan tree in Counthouse Square.

This evening we walked the golf course to see the sunset from a different viewpoint.