Big Waves, Epic Tales
Winter is when monster surf pummels Maui’s North Shore—and tempts extreme watermen and women to risk life and limb for the thrill of the ride.
Miracle on the Mountain
Pull on some boots, grab a digging stick, and help bring a Hawaiian dryland forest back from the brink.
Flying Without Wings
The R44, light and compact, was designed to make helicopter flying available to anyone.
Journals from the crew: Straight on ’til Friday
Read Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society paddler's journals from onboard the American Islander.
Restoring the Forest
Habitat loss is threatening Maui’s rare endemic birds. Can rebuilding the ecosystem bring them back?
To Catch the Wind
A hand on the helm and your eye on the horizon: Maui sailors extol the cruising life.
Sundays with Moray
Among humans, open-water swimmers have perhaps the most primal place in Maui’s Pacific pantheon. They don’t talk about being on the water, but in its embrace.
My Own Private Tour
Move over, Lance! Our writer takes on the Hana Highway by bike and finds a thrilling substitute for the Tour de France's tough mountain climbs.
Molokai Mule Ride
Travel by mule down the world’s tallest sea cliffs to Kalaupapa Peninsula, the most isolated part of the major Hawaiian Islands, site of the former leper colony to which Father Damien gave his life.
Adventure X
More than 200 species of marine life inhabit Molokini crater. Whether endemic, indigenous, or introduced, all combine to create an aquatic kaleidoscope out on the reef.
Trial by Trail: Waihee Ridge Trail
Hiking the Waihee Ridge Trail is one of the wonders of Maui. Located along the West Maui Mountains, getting there is an adventure in itself.
Surfing the Skies
Paragliding rookies and veterans can catch some serious air with Proflyght Paragliding, located on the gentle slopes of Haleakala, right here on Maui.
Activity ABCs
Some put the “active” in activity; others are more cultural. All are fun and inspiring.
Down and Dirty
Writer Lehia Apana takes us along as she explores Maui's extreme downhill mountain biking scene - one wipeout at a time. Follow her from Haleakala’s Skyline Trail to the hills of West Maui.
Waimoku Falls
On Maui’s remote eastern coast, you can follow a trail through a bamboo forest to a waterfall 400 feet high.
Chasing Daylight on Lāna‘i
Taking an island romp on Lāna‘i can find you slinging arrows . . . or mud . . . or more.
Night Dive
Who says Maui doesn't have nigthlife? Sixty feet beneath the surface, graceful rays and white-tipped sharks party amid the reef's other colorful characters.
Don’t Look Down: Kapalua Adventures
Kapalua's Mountain Outpost takes adventure to new--gulp!--heights.
Five Holoholo Adventures
Consider this handful of day-trip itineraries a treasure map to the heart and soul of Maui.
Ridge Story
You'll trek it on the Lahaina Pali Trail, but Kalaloloa means much more to Hawaiians. Read the legend of ‘Ele‘io and Kanikani‘a‘ula.
The Great Canoe Race
Across six months, five islands and four ocean channels, Hawai‘i’s canoe sailors set a course for adventure.
Hiking Hālawa
This remote Moloka‘i valley is home to hardy Hawaiians, lizard deities, and fish that climb waterfalls.