Kyle Ellison Kyle Ellison’s childhood spent on Maui fostered his adventurous spirit. He’s traveled to 65 countries and 49 U.S. states, splitting his home base between three of them: Hawaii, North Carolina, and Idaho. His work has been featured in Travel + Leisure, Journey, Maui No Ka ‘Oi, and Escape magazines. He also authored the Moon guidebook "Moon Maui: Including Molokai & Lanai." As the founder of Coconut Wireless Media, Kyle provided content creation services for travel and hospitality clients in the form of photography, videography, and professionally branded writing. Currently, Kyle offers personalized Maui itinerary and consulting services through his business Maui Travel Consulting, and owns and operates Wai Mauna Asheville SUP Tours in Asheville, North Carolina, and Driggs, Idaho.• 10+ years of content writing and adventure travel consulting• Authored the guidebook "Moon Maui: Including Molokai & Lanai"• Traveled to 65 countries and 49 U.S. states About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process