Hawaii

Doesn't that depend on one's point-of-view? For those who were born and raised in Lahaina, and like generations of their families before them, "beautiful" is in the eye of the beholder. Through the charred remnants and bleak landscape I can still see and remember the Lahaina of my youth.

For tourists who complain about inevitable progress destroying the beauty of a commercial destination, the simple answer is: look harder, or go somewhere else. The fact is, that the entire planet is constantly changing, and those who call a particular location "home" change with the times and continue to see the beauty of the land through memories and adapting their culture.

Aloha is alive, and will remain as the driving force for those who live it. Imua kakou.