Coming At Cha Framed Print

Imagine you're swimming along in the warm waters of Maui and you see this fellow "Coming at cha". What do you do? Give him room that's what. Hawaiian green sea turtles are endangered and protected. In Hawai‘i, we view turtles respectfully. Give turtles space and don’t feed, chase, or touch them. It's recommended that you stay at least 10 feet from all sea turtles on land or in the sea. Sometimes, a sea turtle may swim towards you and you may not notice it right away, when you do move out of his way.

To the Hawaiian people, sea turtles or “Honu,” are sacred creatures. They embody good luck, protection, endurance and long life. For Hawaiians then and now, the Honu represents the navigator, and the eternal link between man, the land and the sea. One Hawaiian legend tells of a large Honu, Kailua, who would transform into a human girl and served as protector of the Keiki (children) playing along the shore of Punalu’u Beach.

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Darice Machel McGuire lived on the beautiful Island of Maui from 2012 until the Lahaina fire on August 8th, 2023, destroyed her art studio. She and her husband have relocated to Grass Valley, California. They purchased a commercial building to reestablish their art studios. McGuire's Hawaii and California landscape oil and acrylic paintings are gracing the homes and offices of collectors nationally and internationally. McGuire's choice of subject matter comes from her love of nature and all that surrounds her on a daily basis. She paints in large and small formats. Three of the five galleries that represented her work were destroyed by the Lahaina fire. The two remaining galleries are Karen Lei's Gallery in Kahakuloa and Karen Lei's...