Maui Nō Ka ʻOi

THE 2026 WINNERS ARE HERE

Celebrating the restaurants and food businesses shaping Maui’s dining scene.

Casey Shim tending coffee trees on his Kula farm

Coffee in the Rocks

At 95, Casey Shim still tends a Kula coffee farm rooted in lava rock, family history and decades of learning by doing.
Britney Alejo-Fishell smiling behind trays of colorful lei flowers

Land to Lei

Britney Alejo-Fishell carries family teachings into Haku Maui, where lei making connects flowers, history, culture and ʻāina.
Maui Coast Hotel Kai Tower expansion in Kīhei

South Maui, Scaled Up

Maui Coast Hotel’s Kai Tower expands the Kīhei property with modern rooms, an infinity pool, recreation and two familiar South Maui restaurants.
Amos Lonokailua-Hewett standing in front of Maui Emergency Management Agency emblems

Amos Lonokailua-Hewett

Maui Emergency Management Agency administrator Amos Lonokailua-Hewett discusses service, relationships, readiness and community resilience.
Hawaiian green sea turtle swimming above coral at Māla Wharf

What Coral Needs from Us

Publisher Chris Amundson reflects on Maui’s coral reefs, the pressures they face and the everyday choices that can help them recover.
Purple jacaranda blossoms beside a green Upcountry Maui pasture

Purple Season

From April to June, jacaranda blossoms scatter violet color across the roads, pastures and hillsides of Upcountry Maui.
Stack of purple ube mochi pancakes dusted with powdered sugar

Unforgettable Ube

Ube and Okinawan sweet potato bring purple color and mellow sweetness to Maui pancakes, cheesecake and jam.
Scuba diver surveying coral on a Maui reef near Kīhei

Where Reefs Begin Again

Across Maui, coral restoration, water-quality monitoring, genetics and reef acoustics are helping scientists understand how damaged reefs can recover.
Glassblower shapes a glowing orange vessel on a long steel pipe inside the Makai Glass Maui hot shop.

Playing with Fire

Inside Makai Glass Maui’s Hāli‘imaile hot shop, artists transform molten glass through heat, timing and teamwork into luminous island art.