Let’s Go Fishing!
Islanders have a deep appreciation for treasures inspired by the sea. Who better to know their net worth? Check out five Maui must-haves.
Ka‘ilia‘au’s Canoe
Under the direction of canoe builder Charlie Noland, the entire staff of Kaanapali Beach Hotel, housekeepers to general manager, worked on the canoe, used traditional tools and techniques to carve, sand and make a traditional Hawaiian canoe seaworthy.
Maui’s Night Sky
Its feet on the ocean floor, its head above the clouds, Haleakala offers an unparalleled view for contemplating the cosmos.
Happy Trails
Isao Nakagawa monitors the largest known colony of wedge-tailed shearwaters in Maui, nestled along the idyllic Kapalua Coastal Trail.
Channeling Success
A Maui crew became the first Hawai‘i team to finish the 2009 Moloka‘i Hoe, placing second in this world-championship outrigger-canoe race—unprecedented feats for a Neighbor Island crew.
Hula O Na Keiki
Two-dozen students, representing halau from Maui, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island and Japan, will compete at this year’s Hula O Na Keiki event.
A Sacred Path
Exploring Maui’s places of worship is a pilgrimage into the rich and compelling history of this multicultural island.
The Akaka Bill
In the U.S., Hawaiians are the only native people not recognized as an indigenous nation. Why do some Hawaiians oppose the bill that would grant them autonomy?
Plant Warriors
Maui Cultural Lands (MCL), a nonprofit dedicated to the reforestation of native flora, leads a weekly expedition up to Hana‘ula on the slopes of Mauna Kahalawai (the West Maui Mountains); planting, watering, weeding and clearing invasive foliage.
Winter Surf
For Islanders, nothing signals winter quite like the smell of deep ocean swells and the pounding thud of giant surf.
To the Rescue
Call him courageous. Call him crazy. He's the man they call when there's danger between the devil and deep blue sea.
Voyage to Kure
The expedition defied common sense: Paddle a six-man canoe through 430 miles of open ocean to the farthest reaches of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
A Stitch in Time
How Hawaiian quilters layered secret messages of love, spirit, and quiet rebellion into works of art.
Orchid Obsession
Orchids have a strange capacity for overstimulating otherwise sensible people. Especially on Maui.
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Pāʻia Youth & Cultural Center channels adolescent energy through a positive charge of fun, learning and Hawaiian values.
Old School Spirit
More than three decades after being abandoned to the elements, vandals and arson, Maui’s first public high school is kindling a passion for renewal.
Explore Further: Native Knowledge from Ho’olawa Farms
Learn the traditional uses for native plants nurtured by Anna Palomino at Ho‘olawa Farms in Haiku.
Maui Events & News
Imua Family Services’ Will Smith Discovery Garden
A World of Pure Imagination
Story by Savy Janssen
Photographs by Jason Moore
Sunlight filtered through the outstretched arms of the 120-year-old monkey pod trees, and...
