Aloha Mixed Plate’s roasted beet salad
In a moment of genius, the chefs at Aloha Mixed Plate loaded beets into their neighbor’s imu, or underground oven. The root vegetables came out juicy and red, scented with banana leaf and smoke—the foundation of a delectable salad.
Photo courtesy of Aloha Mixed Plate
Grow Some Good school gardens
Volunteers planted a small garden at Kihei Elementary ten years ago; it’s since bloomed into an islandwide movement that gets kids elbow-deep into growing and cooking their own fruits and veggies.
Photo courtesy of Grow Some Good
Hōkūlani Holt
She became a kumu hula (hula teacher) at age nineteen, and has never stopped sustaining and sharing Hawaiian ‘ike (knowledge). She presides with the grace and gravity of a queen over Maui’s most important cultural events, advocates for Native Hawaiian students and ideas at UH–Maui College, and serves as keeper of arcane wisdom. Holt is a conduit between Maui’s ancient traditions and its dynamic future.
Photo by Sue Hudelson
Mākena State Park
Dolphins often cruise by Maui’s biggest beach, where skimboarders catch air, and hummocks of soft sand muffle the sound of slapping waves. Community groups routinely fight to keep this golden treasure wild. We’re so grateful.
Photo by Andrew Shoemaker
