Donut Dynasty
Ninety-two years after Takezo Komoda started the family business, the last of the Makawao mom-n-pop stores is still winning customers, still making dough.
Best Slippah Forward
The annual 5k Visitor Industry Charity Walk is raising much needed funds for local Maui nonprofit organizations, one step at a time.
Aloha, Pine
When Maui Land & Pineapple Company stopped planting fruit last December, it looked like the end of an era—and an island way of life.
Native Intelligence
Native Intelligence in Wailuku, Maui, is a cultural resource center disguised as a store.
Flower Power
The sun may have set on two of Maui’s main agribusinesses, but a local company is betting its future on energy crops.
Paper, Scissors . . . Wrappily Rocks!
This Maui mom turned a throwaway commodity into a flat-out brilliant business model.
Chocolates to Dye For
After a half a century, the Dye family is back in the chocolate business at the brand new Waimea Chocolate Company.
Harvesting Maui Gold
Maui Gold harvests premium pineapple year-round, averaging 12,000 cases per week. That’s 3.7 million pineapples a year.
Natural Wonder
A Maui business is working to reap a healthy yield—for its bottom line and customers alike.
Wild Harvest
Maui offers bees a friendly environment, and their keepers the potential for sweet rewards.
Listen Up
Requests Music in Wailuku, Maui sells CDs, cassette tapes, vinyl records and even eight-track tapes.
Enduring Establishments
Here are four more of our favorite beloved local businesses that have stood the test of time.
True to Their Roots: ‘Āina Brands
How a really bad cup of coffee resulted in support for our community.
Real Estate Trends 2013
Mary Ann Fitch, a top realtor on Maui discusses the current real estate market on Maui and how it is expanding with increased building and property land sales throughout all parts of the island.
Employing Poʻokela
For twenty five years, a small West Maui hotel has built its unorthodox business model on Hawaiian values.
Keeping the Faith
Family-owned sailing excursion business Trilogy is a model of environmental and cultural sensitivity.
Everything Old Is New Again
A tribute to Maui buildings that have been preserved, restored and brilliantly repurposed.
Shooting the Curl
Clark Little has a different angle on ocean photography. He finds it in the curve of huge waves just before they slam into the shore.
Eco-Friendly Maui
Sustainability Stewards
Meet some of the businesses and community members who are making our island – and the world – a better place.
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