When I landed on Maui, ready to explore for a few days before heading out on the Road to Hana, I was looking for a place to stay different than the resorts—smaller, cozier and with more personality. Good thing I’d heard about Mangolani Inn before I came. Right off Baldwin Avenue in the north shore […]
Maui County’s largest products show, the annual Made in Maui County Festival, returns on November 3 and 4, 2017. Now in its fourth year, this popular event features over 140 vendors offering a wide variety of made in Maui County products, including foods, art, crafts, jewelry, fashion, furniture, gifts, collectibles and more, all in one
In this tried-and-true guide, we highlight the most memorable, the most special, the most aspirational resorts to stay this year. After a year’s worth of checking into everything from the shiny new thing on the block to the enduring turn-of-the-century classic, this collection of properties falls under a special class of accommodations: the 50 hotels,
“All right, family, are we set up for success?” That’s the question our server, Luke, asks while filling our coffee mugs at Kaana Kitchen on Maui. Judging by the half-dozen plates on our table that are piled with creative island cuisine, Luke probably already knows this breakfast is going to be successful. Located inside of
This summer, United Airlines announced it will be expanding its service to Hawaii at the end of the year. Beginning in December, the carrier will offer 40 daily flights across its 11 routes to the Islands, making it the carrier offering the most flights to Hawaii. Maui will get daily, year-round nonstop service from Denver on United, as well
Ready to dive in? When you want to make a splash, it’s safe to say that these are some of the grandest pools around. Montage Kapalua Bay, Maui Lounge on the secluded poolside day beds at Montage Kapalua Bay. Photo courtesy: Montage Kapalua Bay The tropical gardens surrounding Montage Kapalua Bay’s multi-tiered, blue pools with
** 10/16/17 Update: Iao Valley State Monument is currently closed, starting Monday, October 16, for an estimated period of two months for flood repairs and slope stabilization. Please check the Hawaii Division of State Parks for its current status. ** Iao Valley State Monument reopened August 5, 2017, after being closed in September
Along the southerly slopes of Kahoolawe, a sacred pohaku (rock) is poised dangerously at the edge. The flat boulder, about 12 feet in diameter and etched with petroglyphs, sweeping lines and 32 poho, or pecked man-made cupules, lies horizontal from the precipice of a fast-eroding ravine. Elevated 20 feet high, believed to be purposefully aligned
If it’s Thursday morning in Kaanapali, and you’re walking in front of the Westin Kaanapali Ocean Resort Villas, you might see people lizard crawling and swinging around really large sticks. It’s all part of the Kiakahi program that’s now offered at the resort—an innovative style of fitness unlike anything you’ll find at a gym. Opened
Every morning, courageous visitors face one of mankind’s ultimate fears and go soaring off the side of Maui’s famous Haleakala Volcano, their toes dangling as high as 3,000 feet above land. Under the guidance of local company Proflyght Paragliding, this expedition will test your mental fortitude. But if you’re brave enough to take the leap,
There aren’t very many places in the world where you can order a cup of locally grown coffee while listening to the sound of crashing surf at the base of a 10,000-foot volcano. That’s the scene you’ll find, however, on the deck of Paia Bowls, a popular hideaway that specializes in coffee, smoothies and acai
It’s 9 p.m. in Maalaea Harbor, on Maui’s southern coastline, the sky is as dark as a sleek black dress and everybody is barefoot. You’d never expect this group of people was here to enter a nightclub, yet here we are, gathered in the harbor, listening to waves crash against the rocks as the Southern
