Even off-piste travel guides challenge gypsy notions of discovery. I sometimes end up feeling stifled when I'm on the road like a package on a shelf following the same routes other visitors choose. After cursory looks at tourist spots for me it's best to search out something that feels more local when I can. As I rolled into Kahului after driving the wearying road along the coast of West Maui, I came across a pick-up basketball game. I pulled over and asked if I could shoot some pictures of the players. Everyone seemed really welcoming. There just isn't anything more authentically Hawaiian than basketball in flip-flops. It's not something you'll see on any other American street. I shot a few portraits and some dodgeball while I was there and felt a real sense of Hawaiian community that I wasn't finding other places on the island.
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