Island Origins In the early 1980s, a small company began selling sunglasses on the beautiful beaches of Maui, Hawaii. However, the sunglasses quickly proved to be no match for the Hawaiian sun"s severe glare and harmful ultraviolet rays. Everyone wanted sunglasses that would eliminate glare without distorting the beautiful colors of the island scenery. Since no other sunglasses on the market could meet this specialized need, the company developed their own. With an original line of seven sunglass styles and PolarizedPlus technology, Maui Jim was born. In fact, PolarizedPlus was so unique that it was soon patented. Now with over 50 styles, Maui Jim, Inc. is the fastest growing polarized sunglass maker in the world. Best of all, sun-lovers can browse the fantastic styles online at boatersworld.com!On the North Shore of Maui in the town of Kahului is a beautiful surfing beach, known as Kanaha. This awesome white sand beach contains coastal sand dunes, wetlands, and a beach park, and is ideal for an afternoon family picnic, windsurfing or swimming. With the fairly calm waters, it is a great place to learn how to surf. Whether you are a novice or a pro, you won?t look like an amateur in your Kanaha sunglasses from the Maui Jim Sport collection. This modern and extremely comfortable sport frame design provides obstruction-free vision. The extra lens coverage on the side protects the eyes from wind, debris and the sun?s harmful UV rays, which will come in handy while walking the Kanaha shore.