The Grouch was a founding member of the 1990s indie-rap collective, Living Legends, considered one of the most successful independently produced hip-hop groups of that era. During the height of his career in 2008, he decided to trade in the rat-race of Southern California for the quiet solitude of the Islands. Recently, he played a […]
Each night, The Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Kaanapali shares a treasured piece of Hawaiian history with the island—a traditional cliff dive or lele kawa. I visited The Sheraton Maui to find meaning in the elusive ritual. “The Hawaiians were the first people to do cliff diving,” the Sheraton’s cultural advisor, Jack Stone, explained.
Upcountry Maui has long been known as a hub of ranching and farming; three small businesses are also putting that verdant region on the map with their fine wines and spirits. MauiWine, Haliimaile Distilling Co. and Ocean Vodka Organic Farm and Distillery offer tastings and tours that include an insider’s look at their production facilities. During
What can’t Hawaii’s Kai Lenny do? In this new video from SUP Magazine, the 23-year-old waterman introduces the world to what it looks when you combine a stand-up paddleboard (SUP) and a hydrofoil and what is this sorcery?! Lenny hovers and glides above the waters of the Maliko Gulch and you might be wrapping your
These businesses are taking Hawaii-grown cacao from bean to bar and, in some cases, even grow the chocolate on-site. HAWAII ISLAND Big Island Chocolate Co.The small family farm south of Hilo has about 300 trees and makes chocolate on-site for sale at area farmers markets. (808) 966-6693, bigislandchocolatecompany.com. Hawaiian Crown Plantation and Chocolate FactoryLook for its
Lights, cameras, Maui! The Maui Film Festival returns from June 15 to 19, 2016 for an unforgettable week of film screenings and dining in Wailea. A couple of its most noteworthy events include the Celestial Cinema, an outdoor amphitheater-like venue at the Wailea Gold & Emerald Golf Course, and the Taste of Wailea, where the
“May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii.” In celebration of the beautiful art of lei making across the Islands, no matter what day May 1 coincides with, festivities will take place. This year, May Day falls on a Sunday making way for a variety of events leading up to it throughout the weekend. Oahu May
Driving Maui’s Road to Hana is a roller coaster ride of emotions, especially for those who are actually driving it. 1. “I love to drive, no problem. Let’s do this!” 2. “Will you look at that—the open road! These bamboo forests! Ocean blue! I LOVE DRIVING YES I DO.” 3. *after making a perfect
Sip Me coffee shop in the upcountry town of Makawao is changing the coffee culture on Maui. When owners Shannon Murphy and Laura Wentworth opened it in June 2015, they hoped to get 30 customers per day but are now averaging 300 per day. Specialty coffees line the bar. “Maui needed it,” Murphy says, of
The 1,800-acre Makena Beach and Golf Resort, which originally opened 30 years ago as the Maui Prince Hotel, will be closing its doors July 1. Resort owner, ATC Makena Holdings LLC, is closing to redevelop the property into a luxury condominium community called the Makena Golf and Beach Club. The resort’s 310 hotel rooms will
“Zip on,” my guide says with a smile, before I soar over a tropical gulch, and pass kukui nut and eucalyptus trees at a speed fast enough to make my eyes water. I’ve always been curious to try ziplining, but this is my first time. I recently visited Piiholo Ranch Zipline in Upcountry Maui, and
Kaanapali Beach Resort is more than Hawaii’s first master-planned resort—it’s a luxurious sanctuary of dining and adventure, where families play in the sun by day and enjoy the flavors of some of Maui’s top chefs by night. It’s a community constantly being reinvented with new activities and inventive cuisine, and a place where even longtime
