May-June 2008

May-June 2008 issue of Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine

Wine sommelier

Hot Tips on Cool Wines

Try as many wines as you can, to get a basis for comparison.
Grand Tasting

Coming of Age

Savoring the 2008 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival.

The Great Canoe Race

Across six months, five islands and four ocean channels, Hawai‘i’s canoe sailors set a course for adventure.
Tita Kathy Collins

Da Bes’ Fo Real Kine

Tita has writer's block, but comes out alive.
ono gelato paia

Sweeeet!

At Ono Gelato, everything gets made fresh every day: twenty-seven flavors, made in five-liter batches.
maui wedding

Unforgettable Wedding Sites

Reception sites we love
Hawaiian raspberry

We Give You the Raspberry

‘Akala, the native Hawaiian raspberry, is one of the native plants bringing life back to Poli Poli forest after last January’s devastating fire.
Maui designer home

Sandcastle

A beach house inspired by child's play

Side Dish: Juicy Rumors

Who won Best Hawaii food blog and Worst Export? Let Gossip tell all...
wedding rings

Ring Around Aloha

Flaunt your passion for each other--and Hawai'i--with tropically inspired custom wedding sets by island designers
Chef Bev Gannon

Leading Ladies

Meet the women behind Maui's winning restaurants.
windsurfer maui

2008 Shaka List

25 reasons to wave your thumb and pinky, and feel "lucky you live Maui."
boy flag tradition

Wave If It’s a Boy

Fish-shaped streamers are part of the celebration of Boys’ Day, a Japanese holiday that arrived in the Hawaiian Islands with early plantation workers.