Oneika Raymond ends her wellness journey in Maui, Hawai‘i’s second largest island known for its diverse landscapes, from lush rainforests to sandy beaches. There, she meets up with locals who help her become a more mindful malihini, or visitor, to the island by connecting with the Hawaiian language and history and shopping local.
Oneika begins her day with a morning Hawaiian language lesson on Kā‘anapali Beach with Luana Kawa’a, a language teacher who’s been instructing students to speak the melodic language for over 30 years. Luana knows that language is the gateway to cultivating a better understanding and appreciation for Hawaiian history and local traditions. She leads Oneika through a language lesson that connects her to the deep meaning behind essential Hawaiian vocabulary.
Then, Oneika heads to her first stop of the day: Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House, a museum run by the Maui Historical Society that boasts the largest collection of pre-contact artifacts in Maui. She meets up with volunteer coordinator James “Kimo” Guequierre to learn about the painstaking craftsmanship, and mana, or energy — especially from Maui’s women — that went into these artifacts.
Next, Oneika goes in search of a Hawai’i specialty — shave ice. Her search ends at Olowalu General Store, a family run fixture of West Maui that’s been in operation since 1932. Oneika sits down with Olowalu’s manager, Rylee Ann Domogma, to learn about the importance of buying local to support independent purveyors on Maui.
Oneika travels back to her hotel, the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, to meet one more inspiring business woman on Maui: Anna Kahalekulu, the founder of Kulua, a small batch clothing shop inspired by Maui. Oneika finds out how supporting local artisans like Anna sustains the community and contributes to a more meaningful experience on the island.
Oneika and Anna end the day watching the nightly lele kawa, or cliff diving ceremony, that takes place on Kā‘anapali Beach. Looking out over the water, Oneika reflects on her transformative journey this season.
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PODCAST TRANSCRIPT
Luana Kawaʻa: Mālama means to take care, right? Taking care of place, taking care of each other.
[Music comes in]
Luana Kawaʻa: We have an ʻōlelo noʻeau, a proverb that says, E hele me ka pūʻolo. It’s the idea that we always visit with the intention to make that place even better than the way we found it, or that person better than the way we found them.
Oneika Raymond: Welcome to About the Journey. I’m your host, Oneika Raymond, travel expert and member of Marriott Bonvoy. In this season, we’re exploring how travel changes us for the better, allowing us to nurture ourselves, our relationships with family and loved ones, and even with the world around us.
This week, we are coming to you from the beautiful island of Maui, which is actually pronounced in Hawaiian. You’ll hear me pronounce Maui both ways in this episode.
Now, Maui — Hawai‘i’s second largest island is known for its diverse landscapes, from its lush rainforest to its sandy beaches. But a visit to Maui isn’t just about immersing yourself in its immense beauty. It’s also about engaging meaningfully with locals and history.
Rylee Ann Domogma: The local people is what makes Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i.
Anna Kahalekulu: When you shop local and support small businesses, that money stays on island for the most part. And then it creates a richer community that’s more interesting, I think, as a traveler to visit, right?
Oneika Raymond (VO): On my visit to Maui, I’m traveling with the intention of being a more sustainable visitor to this special place by buying local and discovering what the island means to the people who call it home. All from my jumping off point at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa tucked along Kā‘anapali Beach.
By the end of the episode, I promise that you’ll be ready to visit Maui too. I’ll be sharing lots of tips for exploring the island, buying local, and engaging with its rich history.
[Meet Luana in lobby]
Oneika Raymond: Hi Luana.
Luana Kawaʻa: Aloha!
Oneika Raymond: Aloha. Thank you so much for having me.
Luana Kawaʻa: Oh, it’s so great to meet you.
Oneika Raymond (VO): This is Luana Kawa’a. Luana has been teaching the Hawaiian language for 30 years. She’s going to help me learn some of the basics, so I can more meaningfully immerse myself in all that Maui has to offer. But first, we’re meeting at Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa’s breezy lobby lanai.
Luana Kawaʻa: I’m definitely born and raised and from the island of Maui. This is where my kūpuna, my ancestors, come from.
Oneika Raymond: I love hearing you speak Hawaiian. It’s such a soothing language. What has been your journey to learning Hawaiian?
Luana Kawaʻa: Well, first of all I absolutely agree. Hawaiian is very melodic and beautiful and soothing, as you said, for me, I grew up dancing hula. And, when I was an opio, a youth, my teacher at that time required us to learn Hawaiian language. So, it just opened up my eyes as a hula dancer, because after learning the language, dancing hula was so different because I could understand the depth and the meaning of what I was dancing about. I think there’s a deeper pilina, deeper connection and relationship and sense of kuleana, or responsibility, to this place when we speak the language. And, we have a deeper sense of ‘ike, or knowledge, that comes with learning.
Oneika Raymond: And definitely, as a visitor, I think that really brings me deeper into the culture as much as I can on a short visit. So I was hoping that you’d be able to teach me a little bit of Hawaiian.
Luana Kawaʻa: Absolutely. Hiki, nō. That’s what I love to do.
Oneika Raymond: Oh, I would be so honored.
Oneika Raymond (VO): We walk from the lobby lanai down to sandy Kā‘anapali Beach, weaving our way past the lush greenery and families relaxing poolside. We sit together on a blanket, gazing out at the aquamarine water. To our right, there’s a black rocky outcrop jutting into the ocean.
Oneika Raymond: So Luana, one of the reasons that I am so excited to have this time with you is because I actually used to be a language teacher. I used to teach English and French. Why do you think it’s important for visitors to Hawai‘i to engage with the language when they travel here?
Luana Kawaʻa: Coming from the perspective of a visitor, knowing a little bit of Hawaiian language before you come helps you, I think, to acclimate better, to feel a little more included in the fabric of society here. There’s so many terms that we use in our everyday language, like pau, for example, which means I’m done or I’m finished. It also makes us, as the kamaʻāina, the people from this place, you know, feel great when a malihini, a visitor comes and knows some of the things, some of the terms that we’re using already because it makes us feel that they took the time to learn, and to be knowledgeable about our culture prior to coming. And that, to me, is a mindful malihini, a visitor that comes mindfully. And then pronouncing our islands, you know, like Maui, right? Maui, rather than…
Oneika Raymond and Luana Kawa’a: Maui!
Luana Kawaʻa: Yeah, Maui, right?
Oneika Raymond: Maui.
Oneika Raymond: Yes, that’s the correct pronunciation.
Oneika Raymond: You know, we often talk about language being a code, but I also feel as though it’s really a bridge. And it’s such an opportunity to not just communicate, but also to connect — and to show respect. So with that being said, I am very, very excited because you’re going to be teaching me a little bit of Hawaiian today.
Luana Kawaʻa: Yes.
Oneika Raymond: I have my notebook here at the ready.
Luana Kawaʻa: Maikaʻi, very good.
Oneika Raymond: Yes, yes, yes, I’m definitely, I’m not just a teacher, but also a student of language and culture and travel.
Luana Kawaʻa: So, I think the first thing that anyone needs to learn when learning Hawaiian language is really looking at the vowels. So let’s try the vowels together.
Oneika Raymond: Yes.
Luana Kawaʻa: I’m going to say ho’opili mai, which means to repeat after me. So, e ho’opili mai — A.
Oneika Raymond: A.
Luana Kawaʻa: E.
Oneika Raymond: E.
Luana Kawaʻa: I.
Oneika Raymond: I.
Luana Kawaʻa: O.
Oneika Raymond: O.
Luana Kawaʻa: U.
Oneika Raymond: U.
Luana Kawaʻa: Excellent. Maika’i loa. And I love that you really focused in, you were listening, but you were also watching, right? — the way that my mouth moved as I was pronouncing those vowels.
Oneika Raymond: You know, as a language teacher, something that I always told my students is to relinquish that fear. Because oftentimes, it’s the fear that holds you back, and practice makes perfect with language.
Luana Kawaʻa: It’s part of the learning process.
Oneika Raymond: It is.
[Music Cue]
Oneika Raymond: In my travels, I have heard the phrase travel pono and mālama. What do those terms mean?
Luana Kawaʻa: Sure. You know, pono has a lot of depth to it. It means so many things in different contexts. But when we talk about pono in relation to travel, what we’re saying is really to come with good intention. Traveling pono I think also means having some understanding of the Hawaiian language and the Hawaiian culture. Being willing to ask when you don’t know, you know?
Oneika Raymond: Such an important component.
Oneika Raymond (VO): When I arrived at Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, I learned about a cliff diving ceremony on Kā‘anapali Beach that takes place each sundown at the striking rocky cliff to our right. Talking with Luana about being a mindful visitor inspires me to ask about this special place.
Oneika Raymond: Tonight we’re going to be watching a cliff dive. How do I pronounce this rock formation? Because it’s going to be taking place right here.
Luana Kawaʻa: Right, taking place right here, at Pu‘u Keka‘a. Yeah, so pu‘u, which is our word for like a hill or mound, and Keka’a.
Oneika Raymond: Pu‘u Keka‘a.
Luana Kawaʻa: You got it.
Luana Kawaʻa: A place that was known for lele kawa, right, cliff diving.
Oneika Raymond: Mm-hmm.
Luana Kawaʻa: And also such a significant leina, a leaping point where, when we pass away, our spirit looks for a place like Pu‘u Keka‘a, leina-a-ke-akua, where our spirit will then leap into the ao ʻaumakua or the ancestral realm. Very, very deep meaning to that. And mālama means to take care, right? Taking care of ourselves, first and foremost, that we are pono, right? And then extending that sense of mālama beyond us. Taking care of place, taking care of each other. We have an ʻōlelo noʻeau, a proverb that says, E hele me ka pūʻolo. And it’s the idea that when we visit each other, visit places, we come with the intention to make that place even better than the way we found it, or that person better than the way we found them.
Oneika Raymond: That’s something that I’ve been talking a lot about lately as we travel around and as we talk to amazing people like yourself, this idea of essentially being, not just being a good visitor, but almost being a good neighbor.
Luana Kawaʻa: All of that is captured in the word aloha. I think when we greet each other with aloha, what we’re saying is, I come with this respect and admiration for you, right? And it’s reciprocal, right? When we say aloha, we want to hear it back to us. So aloha is one of the most important things, I think, that we can say.
Oneika Raymond (VO): I could sit on this sandy beach and talk with Luana about Hawaiian language and customs all day. I’m already feeling more connected with Maui, and I’m eager to learn more about the island and its people as I explore beyond Kā‘anapali. Before we part, I ask her about the town I’ll be heading to next.
Luana Kawaʻa: It’s so important when we come to places like this or really any place in Hawai‘i that we understand where we are and the wahi pana or the place names, those storied places that are around us.
Oneika Raymond: I want to ask you, because we’re going to be visiting a town a little later, and I want to ask you the correct pronunciation. Is it Wailuku?
Luana Kawaʻa: You got it. Yeah. Wailuku.
Oneika Raymond: Wailuku.
Luana Kawaʻa: It’s one of our four famous waters of Maui. We call it Nā Wai ʻEhā. And Wailuku translates as waters of destruction and it talks about one of the big battles that happened here on the island of Maui in that area between Kamehameha the Great and one of our Maui chiefs, Kalanikūpule. And so again, just by understanding how to pronounce it, first of all, and how to say it correctly — and then we learn, wow, there’s this great history about battles and historical events that happened in Wailuku.
Oneika Raymond: I just want to say thank you for all of this. This has been incredible. I look so forward to learning more about Hawai’i. And I just want to thank you so much for providing that entry point. So, thank you. Mahalo.
Luana Kawaʻa: Mahalo, Oneika. No’u ka hau’oli. It’s been my pleasure to be able to do this with you.
Oneika Raymond (VO): With a deeper appreciation for this multifaceted language, I set off from Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa and drive down Hawai‘i Route 30. The mountain Pu’u Keka’a rises to the left of the car, clouds clinging to its top. Maui contains a number of microclimates, and the landscape changes from dry rolling hills to sprawling farm fields as I move from the coast through the valley, finally arriving in lush Wailuku.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: Aloha!
Oneika Raymond: Hi! Aloha.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: Welcome to Hale Hōʻikeʻike, House of Display.
Oneika Raymond: Thank you so much! Mahalo!
Oneika Raymond (VO): I’ve come to Wailuku to immerse myself in more of the history that Luana spoke of, and there is no better place to do this on the island but at Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House, a museum run by the Maui Historical Society. It’s nestled at the mouth of the Iao Valley, which volunteer James “Kimo” Guequierre explains is a place of great significance.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: You’re standing on the grounds of the High Chiefs of Maui’s compound…
Oneika Raymond: Wow.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: …which for centuries made this the most sacred spot in all the islands. One of the things that people don’t realize is how old Hawaiian civilization is.
Oneika Raymond: I mean, that’s one of the reasons I’m so happy to come and meet different people here on the island. Just to learn about not only the history, but the legacy.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: This is one of the reasons why we encourage people to come here first. So they learn about the culture of the people.
Oneika Raymond (VO): And this is why I’ve come as well. Kimo leads me inside to the Keōpūolani Room, an airy, light-filled space full of handcrafted Hawaiian artifacts that predate the late 1700s.
Oneika Raymond: Oh wow, this is beautiful.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: It’s the largest collection of pre-contact artifacts.
Oneika Raymond: Oh, wow.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: …in Maui.
Oneika Raymond (VO): The artifacts sit protected behind glass. I see intricate, feather-like leis, axe-like tools, and smooth wooden bowls. Kimo points out a braided necklace, adorned with a whale tooth.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: This is a lei niho palaoa.
Oneika Raymond: Okay.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: This is worn by only chiefs, or the Ali’i. The mana in it — which is, mana is the energy that instills all life — comes in the cordage. Fifty-four to 90 strands of human hair each braid.
Oneika Raymond: So this is made of human hair?
James “Kimo” Guequierre: Uh-huh. The hair comes from the wearer’s family. It’s added to every generation.
Oneika Raymond: Oh my goodness.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: That’s one of the things I hope people carry with them, is the history. The great abilities of Hawaiians to produce things like this.
Oneika Raymond (VO): I’m moved by the skill and craftsmanship that is apparent in each and every piece on display. Kimo turns to what appears to be a large panel of fabric.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: This is kapa.
Oneika Raymond: What is this? Is this a piece of fabric? It’s woven?
James “Kimo” Guequierre: It’s pounded. This piece comes from the wauke bush, they cut it into 18 inch sections, and they start pounding it. It goes in the ocean to soften it up, take it out, pound it, back in the ocean, take it out, pound it. It’s estimated that this piece alone took 800 women hours to make.
Oneika Raymond: Women hours?
James “Kimo” Guequierre: Women hours. On most islands, women were responsible for making kapa.
Oneika Raymond: Oh my goodness.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: This was a very matriarchal society, I mean they’ve carried the civilization. And everything in Hawai‘i took time and that’s where the mana comes from.
Oneika Raymond: That is beautiful. And even more so because this was woman-led and women-constructed.
James “Kimo” Guequierre: It is.
Oneika Raymond: I love, I love hearing that.
Oneika Raymond (VO): I leave the Hale Hōʻikeʻike with a deep admiration for the time and energy that went into the artifacts on display, as well as the matriarchal society that thrived here on Maui.
I retrace my route back to west Maui, passing under a canopy of lush Monkey Pod trees. I spot a building with a multicolored facade: Olowalu General Store. I pull in, in search of refreshment in the form of a Hawai‘i specialty: shave ice.
Rylee Ann Domogma: Hi!
Oneika Raymond: Hey, how are ya?
Rylee Ann Domogma: I’m good, how are you?
Oneika Raymond: I’m good.
Oneika Raymond (VO): I’m greeted by Rylee Ann, a friendly young woman clad in an Olowalu General Store tee shirt.
Rylee Ann Domogma: I am the manager of Olowalu General Store and we have actually been here since 1932. We are the fourth family to own this place and we’re going on just about 20 years.
Oneika Raymond (VO): The family run store is full of everything you need for a day on West Maui: sunscreen, souvenirs and the ingredients for a picnic lunch. But I’m here for shave ice, a Hawai‘i dessert specialty made of fine, powder-snow ice drenched with sweet flavored syrups.
Rylee Ann Domogma: What are we getting?
Oneika Raymond: I don’t know, what do you recommend?
Rylee Ann Domogma: Everybody loves a rainbow, you can never go wrong with it. I usually do pineapple, Hawaiian punch, Blue Hawai‘i.
Oneika Raymond: Hmm. Let’s go with rainbow.
Rylee Ann Domogma: Sounds good. Did you want to do any ice cream on the bottom?
Oneika Raymond: Ice cream on the bottom?
Rylee Ann Domogma: It is essential.
Oneika Raymond: Okay, I’m going to take your recommendation and I will get vanilla on the bottom then.
Rylee Ann Domogma: Anything on the top? I can recommend a sweet cream or we can do a li hing mui powder.
Oneika Raymond: Ooh, what is this powder?
Rylee Ann Domogma: Li hing mui powder is a salted plum.
Oneika Raymond: That sounds excellent. Let’s do that.
Rylee Ann Domogma: Perfect.
[SFX — sound of shave ice machine]
Oneika Raymond: This is really good.
Rylee Ann Domogma: I’m so happy. [laughs]
Oneika Raymond: What type of things do you sell?
Rylee Ann Domogma: A lot of local kind of desserts, grab and go foods. We try to keep as much local-made products in the store, so we have stuff like banana bread, banana jerky, some cookies, all made from local people here on the island.
Oneika Raymond: That’s amazing, I mean, I would imagine that it’s so important for people to shop local here.
Rylee Ann Domogma: Yeah. Local people is what makes the island the islands, you know what I mean? So, we give back to the community, the community gives back to us, you know? — and the circle just continues.
Oneika Raymond (VO): What Rylee Ann says about how the community takes care of each other here in Maui is a real life example of mālama, the concept of taking care that Luana explained in our language lesson.
As a traveler, one way I can leave the island better than I found it is by shopping at local-owned businesses like Olowalu General Store. I’m headed back to the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa to meet up with a small business owner who has embedded mālama into her life’s work.
Anna Kahalekulu: So, my family is from Maui and has lived here for many, many generations. Both my husband and I are part Hawaiian and are really blessed to be able to raise the next generation here on Maui, too.
Oneika Raymond (VO): Anna Kahalekulu is the founder of Kūlua, a small batch clothing shop inspired by Maui.
Anna Kahalekulu: We’re a sustainable clothing brand. Everything is designed, cut, and sewn here on Maui. I should say most everything.
Oneika Raymond (VO): Anna’s store is located in Makawao Town in an area of Maui called upcountry. While I couldn’t meet her at her store this time around, she brought me one of her handcrafted Kūlua dresses to wear. The yellow and orange sun-like patterns caught my eye immediately.
Anna Kahalekulu: So this print is actually inspired by Haleakalā, which is the big mountain on Maui, also called the House of the Sun. So it was meant to kind of honor Haleakalā and sunrise and the gorgeous colors that you would see during that time.
Oneika Raymond: And something that I notice across your line is that you have a lot of prints, but almost they almost feel like a modern take on I guess traditional Hawaiian wear. I mean can you kind of speak to the intentionality behind the prints that you use for your design?
Anna Kahalekulu: Before Western time, our clothing would have been made out of kapa, which is a bark cloth. And there was a time in that period where everything was all naturally dyed and you would carve a stamp out of ‘ohe, or bamboo. And you would take your stamp and you would go ahead and make your print on your entire piece and everything would be hand dyed and just gorgeous colors from all natural sources. [Editor’s note: Before Western time — or pre-contact — refers to the time prior to Captain Cook’s arrival to Hawaiʻi in 1778.]
Oneika Raymond: And hand printed as well?
Anna Kahalekulu: And hand printed as well. So, I like to take some of the more traditional prints that we do have and kind of work them in in a little bit of a different way.
Oneika Raymond: Being here I’ve learned that Hawaiians have a really, I guess, deep connection to nature and to ‘Āina. And I mean, you can absolutely see that reflected in your designs.
Anna Kahalekulu: Absolutely. So I was always taught that we have a certain kuleana for what we do, how we carry ourselves, how we give back, and how we impact.
Oneika Raymond: And what, what is kuleana?
Anna Kahalekulu: Kuleana is your responsibility. We order our fabrics overseas focusing on all natural fibers, all low-impact processes. And then we cut and sew in-house. So what we’re able to do is we minimize our waste as much as possible. We’ve had our shop now for five years and we just realized that we haven’t thrown away one bag of scrap.
Oneika Raymond: Wow!
Anna Kahalekulu: So we’ll make headbands and scrunchies and little fabric coasters and sell those in the shop. And we’ve developed this little fabric lei kit. And then we do little community giveaways about twice a year where we’ll distribute as many kits as we can to all of the ohana, or families, in our community.
Oneika Raymond: You know, not only are you using everything, even the scraps, but that it even becomes like a community event.
Anna Kahalekulu: Yeah.
Oneika Raymond: One of the things that we’ve been talking about a lot, is this idea of shopping local. How do you think doing this, like for travelers who are coming here, how do you think that that allows them to connect more deeply with Maui?
Anna Kahalekulu: When you kind of go off the beaten path a little bit you’ll find more makerspaces, like us, and you’ll find the people who are really the fabric of the community, and what they do. And also when you shop local and support small businesses, that money stays on island for the most part.
Oneika Raymond: Yes, and I think that just creates, like, sustainability economically, in terms of local people being able to do what they love on, on the island.
Anna Kahalekulu: Right. And then it creates a richer community for, that’s more interesting, I think, as a traveler to visit, right?
Oneika Raymond (VO): I’m struck by Anna’s observation, how shopping local on Maui comes full circle as it nurtures the economy, the community, and travelers. And so, too, does my trip to Maui as it comes to a close where I first started it — at Ka’anapali Beach looking out at the cliff Pu’u Keka’a.
[SFX — indiscernible singing from cliff diving ceremony]
Anna and I stand on this sacred ground to witness lele kawa, a cliff diving ceremony that’s taken place here at Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa every evening since 1963.
Oneika Raymond: Oh!
Anna: There goes the torch.
Oneika Raymond: There we go.
[Music Cue]
Oneika Raymond (VO): From our lookout, Anna and I watch as a diver runs to the base of Pu’u Keka’a. The diver easily summits the 30-foot cliff. And all eyes are on him as he takes in the horizon. And then…
Lele Kawa Ceremony Audio: This beautiful Maui evening and the Sheraton Maui…
[Beating drum]
Oneika Raymond (VO): With one smooth arc, the diver plunges in.
Oneika Raymond: Ah! That was a fancy jump. Yeah, it was very graceful.
Oneika Raymond (VO): The cliff diving ceremony is a perfect end to what has, quite honestly, been a very fulfilling personal journey. Standing here, I’m reminded of the conversation I shared with Luana this morning. She said that this leina, or leaping point, holds deep meaning as a place where spirits would cross into the ancestral realm. It’s a place that recognizes the transformation that we all undergo in our life’s journeys. I couldn’t agree more, because for my own journey this season, I traveled not only more deeply, but more thoughtfully.
I immersed myself in Sedona, its stunning red rocks, and big starry sky in order to reconnect with myself, all while being reminded that the world is so much bigger than me. I nourished my soul with the music and history in New Orleans, finding parallels and ancestral ties within the rich culture of the Black American South. And I tasted my way through Mexico City, all while creating unique and different experiences that allowed me to see a place that I thought I knew in an entirely different light.
But you know, transformative travel is just as much about turning outward as it is about discovering new parts of yourself. Because at its best, travel is mindful. It’s a meaningful exchange between people and place.
So thanks so much to our guides here in Maui, Luana Kawaa, James “Kimo” Guequierre, Rylee Ann Domogma, and Anna Kahalekulu. And to all of our guides that supported me and my growth on this journey, I truly appreciate you.
That’s all for this season of About the Journey. Be sure to watch all of these episodes on the Marriott Bonvoy Youtube channel.
About the Journey is produced by Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, AT WILL MEDIA, MNTRA and me, Oneika Raymond. Our Marriott Producers are Robin Bennefield, Valerie Conners and Rachael Sulik.
Our AT WILL MEDIA producers are Kristy Westgard, Gale Straub, and Tina Turner. Mixing & Sound Design by Greg Deavens II with support from Andrew Holzberger. Original Theme Music by Zach Grappone.
Our MNTRA video producer is Arnaud Zimmerman, Director of Photography Gabriel Knoos-Newton, Post Producer Zach Gelman and Editor Bryce Perry.
For more travel inspiration, visit Marriott Bonvoy Traveler at traveler.marriott.com. I’m your host, Oneika Raymond. See you next time!
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