485. Return to Paradise
A special turtle carved by Blackvelvetrav for our "20th Anniversary Honeymoon Return to Hawaii" trip

Well, we hate to admit it, but we were so busy bopping around from Hana to Haleakala that we almost forgot to plant this box until our next-to-last day on Maui! By then, it was too late for us to get back to any of the places where you actually can go "swimming with the turtles" (Napili, Olowalu, etc.) so, we gave this "honu" a temporary home in a small park called Honaloha across from the Kahului shopping center adjacent to the Maui Seaside Motel on Ka'ahumanu St in downtown Kahului, with hopes that perhaps he may get transplanted somewhere closer to his actual "turtle brethren" by some kindhearted letterboxers at some point in the future...

For now, simply find the large grass shack in Honaloha Park where canoes are sometimes stored. Then head towards the water, where you should see a blue sign that says "Kahului Fisheries Management Area". To the left of the sign, covered with a grass skirt tucked under a branch of green Naupaka bush, next to a couple of "rock decoys", find this turtle's temporary nest. (And please feel free to take him out to another safer "turtle nesting spot", and write up some new clues for us to post, if you happen to be heading out that way!)

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