Nov 28 2007
About Us
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More About Rob
World travel has been in my blood since I was a child, and I still remember my first trip to Europe as though it was yesterday. My passion for travel continues to grow, and I have lists of upcoming trips we are planning.
I came to Hawaii via my home state of Washington with stops in Oregon and Pennsylvania. For nearly five years, Hawaii has been my full-time home. It’s a natural fit for me because I love the ocean and the culture of the islands; a perfect place for a Pisces guy! My ancestors, however, have been on Kauai since the 1850’s.
I’ve worked in marketing and strategic planning my entire career. In addition to being a former college admission director, I have a Graduate degree in Education and Bachelor’s in English.
I fell into blogging quite by accident on a recent trip to Australia. It provided a way to stay in touch with, and send photos to, friends and family on a more real-time basis.
Beat of Hawaii, is a great melding place for my writing, passion for travel, and love of Hawaii.
More About Jeff
I’ve been traveling internationally most of my life and participate regularly in travel forums and on other websites.
An entrepreneur and renaissance-type by nature, I’ve worked primarily in technology consulting. I headed an international business practice for many years, with consulting clients in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. I managed travel (and travel expenses) for a large group of globe-trotters, and trained travel agents to meet our corporate needs.
I moved to Hawaii 10 years ago. I still love to travel and to offer travel help and recommendations to visitors and locals alike. I follow travel closely and enjoy critical analysis of the industry. When I’m not blogging, vegetarian cooking, coffee roasting, long distance ocean swimming and edible gardening are among my many varied interests. This past year I started golf. My 96 year old Auntie lives nearby us. She’s still very active and may start her own blog. She follows Beat of Hawaii closely and asks every day about our readers.
More About Muley
I’m the mascot in this family and its dealings, am 15 years old, born and raised on Kauai. “Lucky live Kauai” as they say here. I’ve trained these guys on everything equine. They know what I like to eat and when, and how I like to be groomed (I’m a blond girl as you can see). Life here isn’t bad, but we all have our jobs. Mine is to keep one acre of grass munched (in addition to my treats), and keep an eye on everything. Mules are much smarter than you think. I’ll write more about myself later, but just wanted to poke my two cents in before things got too wild.
