Maui Nō Ka ʻOi

Fifty Years on the Hill Seabury Hall’s craft fair brings artisans and families to Olinda, raising funds for student financial aid by Todd A. Vines photograph by Seabury Hall/Nicole Brooke Photography (both) Vendors line campus as visitors buy goods and select fresh lei poʻo at the Seabury Hall Craft Fair, which supports student...

The Whale Record From the ʻAuʻau Channel to the wider Pacific, Whale Trust researchers have spent 25 years documenting Maui’s humpback whale song and behavior. story by Chris Amundson | archival photographs by Flip Nicklin photograph by Ralph Pace | N.M.F.S. permit 19225 Photographer Flip Nicklin swims above humpbacks off Maui. Before the whale...

Slice of Paradise From neighborhood pizzerias to wood-fired trucks and farm-fresh flatbreads, Maui’s pizza scene is as varied as the island itself. by Lisa Schell & Maui Nō Ka ʻOi StaffPizza shows up everywhere on Maui – from neighborhood pizzerias in Kīhei and Lāhainā to wood-fired ovens in Makawao and farm...

The Giving Tree Hala serves as a reminder of appreciation and transition By Savannah Dagupionphotograph by iStock/stitched photography Along Maui’s coasts and dry, windy flats, hala trees rise on stilted frames of roots from salty, sandy soil. Their long, blade-like leaves reach upward, then arc down, fanning from each branch into a...

Turning the Tides Pacific Whale Foundation leads Maui’s rapid response to marine debris  Story by Savannah Dagupion | Photographs by Anna GarnerOn Maui’s windward shores, where the trades press against the coastline and winter swells comb the sand, debris arrives with the tide. Thick ropes tangle in naupaka. Plastic buoys wedge...

One Percent Better Guided by kaizen, Chef Taylor Ponte shapes Aurum Maui’s first year. story by Savannah Dagupion | photographs by Amber CairesInside Aurum Maui, the bustle of the Shops at Wailea gives way to a quieter room. Seating and lighting curve through the space – no sharp edges interrupt the...

2026 Shaka List 16 of the Many Reasons to Love Maui by Savannah Dagupionphotograph by Travis Morrin Puʻu Ōlaʻi anchors three famous South Maui beaches.Each year, we pause to recognize the people, places and moments that make life on Maui special. Some are longtime institutions, others are quiet corners of the island...

Planting Back the Shade Treecovery Hawaiʻi is rebuilding the canopy of Lāhainā and Kula, then looking beyond the burn zone. by Chris Amundson photograph by Selket Kaufman Treecovery Hawaiʻi plants and tends trees to restore Mauiʻs ecosystems.Under the porte cochere at Andaz Maui at Wailea, a banyan air layer comes through the morning...

Kanani Franco Kahu Kīhāpai, ʻEkalesia o Kupaianaha; Kahu, Kamehameha Schools Maui as told to SAVANNAH DAGUPION I grew up on Kokomo Road in Haʻikū in the middle of the pineapple fields, which were our romping grounds, where we got to play. I also had a cow named Nelly. In our household were...