Island Portrait

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

Meet Rene Sylva, Maui's Grand Master of Native Plant.

Meet five regular folks whose work keeps Maui fabulous.

Ed Lindsey’s legacy will endure as long as people with “like minds and like hearts” come together to serve the ‘aina.

Aerial photographer Chris Archer explores Maui from above By Mona de Crinis A lone red car snakes along the Road to Hana under a rich canopy...

Though he didn't set out to become an expert on Hawaiian culture, Keli'i Tau'a may be the most revered teacher of hula and chant you never heard of.

Brit rock musician Mick Fleetwood hangs his hat at a gentleman's estate in Kula, Maui.

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.

Two celebrated watermen test their limits to raise awareness of autism.

Lori Sablas sees the future in the lessons of Maui's cultural past

Call him courageous. Call him crazy. He's the man they call when there's danger between the devil and deep blue sea.

Meet seven Maui residents who display a heroic commitment to our island's environment.

Learn about the past and present of UH-Maui College–a division of the University of Hawaii–and what Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto is doing to ensure its future.

What these Mauians do makes them worthy of our attention.

A simple program is helping Maui keiki to discover the wonder of reading.

MNKO recognizes a few of Maui County’s resident eco-heroes—those who work hard at the grassroots level to restore and protect all things natural to the Islands.

Kalani Pe‘a retains a childlike wonder at the many turns his life has taken. Happily, national acclaim hasn’t changed him.

Herb Kane was not just a vast source of information about ancient Hawaii and Polynesia; he personified aloha.

We recognize a few individuals who make Maui no ka oi by protecting the environment, preserving indigenous wisdom, building sustainable communities.

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

Dave Kalama has mastered more ocean sports than most people have even attempted—but you won’t hear him brag about it.

Ed Lindsey leaves behind an immense void, as deep and long as Honokowai Valley, where he once stood on the mountainside, calling out, “E, Tutu!”