Maui Wind

"Jacob D. Salzer's Maui Wind is a refreshing, inspiring, and moving account of his second visit to the Hawaiian Islands. This book is filled with inviting stories, haiku, and wondrous photos, as Jacob brings new insights into Maui's beauty and magic. In Maui, Jacob took to the spirit of aloha as if born into it. The word 'aloha' means many things to native Hawaiians. Besides being a fond, kind greeting, it also expresses love, affection, peace, mercy, and compassion. 'Aloha' also describes a deeper cultural and spiritual force that holds together existence. 'Aina' or land, is the respect and reverence that Hawaiians have for the land itself, as the land is the provider of everything. In the experience Jacob and I shared of a Hawaiian healing Heiau, I felt Jacob's keen respect of the land and his silent interaction, which gave rise to his haiku: my breath / in mountain wind / our ancestors. I simply love this book. Whether you've visited the Hawaiian islands or not, I highly recommend it."

-Diana Saltoon, author of My Sister Meda: A Memoir of Old Singapore, Wife, Just Let Go: Zen, Alzheimer's, and Love, with Robert Briggs, and Tea and Ceremony