Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi Magazine 25th Anniversary

Now that federal funds to restore "the Target Island" have dried up, Kaho‘olawe's caretakers are scrambling to maintain the work of healing this sacred place.

In rural East Maui, two communities are taking a stand to conserve a weird wild food — and with it, a part of their culture.

Its feet on the ocean floor, its head above the clouds, Haleakala offers an unparalleled view for contemplating the cosmos.

Wild pigs threaten Hawai‘i’s landscape. Local hunters offer a solution.

When Maui Land & Pineapple Company stopped planting fruit last December, it looked like the end of an era—and an island way of life.

From dousing flames, to diving underwater, to scaling mountains, rescuers must be prepared for anything—so they train for everything.

Philanthropy is at the center of each piece of Maui Ku‘ia Estate Chocolate.

Shifting sands blow across Moloka‘i’s wild western coast.

Merwin is the seventeenth U.S. poet laureate. He accepted the honor in order to spread his favorite gospel: that humans belong to nature, not the other way around.

After her three-year odyssey around the globe, Hōkūle‘a’s youngest crewmembers prepare to take the helm.

We asked Chef Isaac Bancaco to guide us through the preparation of a four-course feast. The innovative chef enthusiastically agreed to share a few of his favorite recipes.

At the Maui Polo Club, members continue a tradition where captains of the industry and cowboys have played side by side, and Maui’s paniolo are internationally known champions.

With discovery at the heart of his process, Maui abstract painter Douglas Chun draws inspiration from Chinese calligraphy and shoshin—a Zen Buddhist principle.

Some eight species of dolphins call Hawaii’s waters home; one is the best twirling dolphin in the world.

An island-hop from Maui, the forces of creation are putting on a spectacular fireworks show—and you’ve got a ringside seat.

Launching Maui No Ka ‘Oi - The first issue was just fifty pages, and the publication came out four times a year.

Chasing history by outrigger canoe: a landlubber's log on a voyage to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands

Over the past two decades, Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi has reported on an array of island issues.

Fifty years ago, Hawai'i added a fiftieth star to the Star Spangled Banner — and Maui would never be the same.

Printed in Summer 2001

Printed Summer/Fall 1997

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