Holupoe Beach Lanai

2012 Shaka List

From Tongan choirs to camping at Hulopoe, our shaka list gives you 25 reasons to fall in love with Maui.
how Maui has changed

A Decade on Maui

On MNKO’s 10th anniversary, we look back at how our island has changed.
Pomaikai Crozier

Environmental Heroes 2013

Our five environmental heroes for 2013 are saving the planet and paving the way for a greener future for Maui, Hawaiʻi, and the rest of the world.
Maui Oheo Gulch

2020 Shaka List: 25 Reasons to Love Maui

25 reasons to love Maui — from chocolate to surfing!

2012 Environmental Heroes

Our five environmental heroes for 2012 are saving the planet and paving the way for a greener future for Maui, Hawaii and the rest of the world.
orchids

Orchid Obsession

Orchids have a strange capacity for overstimulating otherwise sensible people. Especially on Maui.

Maui Wedding Trends + VIDEO

White Orchid Weddings advises us on the latest trends for a walk down the aisle on the Valley Isle.
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Givers

The Holidays are a time of giving, but organizations around Maui country give all year long. From Toys to education and canine assistance.
island land trust

Trust Worthy

Story by Judy Edwards  |  Photo courtesy of Hawaiian Islands Land Trust When I stop by the funky-chic Wailuku offices of Maui Coastal Land Trust,...
sea life

The Reef Around Us

Nudibranchs that dance, parrotfish that change their sex, and punk-rock wrasses are just a few of Maui's underwater wonders.
Hula o Na Keiki

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.

Meet Mr. Wizard

Island Golf Works at Kahili Golf Course uses missile tracking technology in its FlightScope 3D Doppler Monitor to study your swing and create custom clubs.
Maui chinese new year

Kung Hee Fat Choy

Maui celebrates Chinese New Year with a bang.
ukuleles

Return of the Ukulele

The plucky little ukulele is making a mighty coming back, thanks to some big stars.

Splashing in Pink!

We dive into the world of Maui Master Swimmers and come up with some colorful characters.
Hawaiian canoes

Magic Happens

Magic happens when the Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce meets on the beach in Wailea.

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.
canoe

Straight on Til Friday

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

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.
wreath makers

Maui Wreath Makers

Every year, a magical holiday ritual unfolds at Kaluanui.
maui polo

Maui Polo

Polo has been a Maui mainstay for generations.
beach yoga

2009 Shaka List

From Honolua Bay to the happy-faced spider--25 reasons Maui rocks!
Jake Shimabukuro

20th Century Vox

Read writer Michael Stein's exclusive interview with Hawaii's own 'ukulele rock star, Jake Shimabukuro.
canoe crew

Journals from the crew: Straight on ’til Friday

Read Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society paddler's journals from onboard the American Islander.
Ho‘olawa Farm

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.
Dan Inouye

A Man For All Islands

Daniel Inouye's history of service and his accomplishments on behalf of Hawaiʻi are well known, but his work for the Valley Isle is a story in itself.

Save the Shaka

Beyond the “shaka,” that friendly thumb-and-pinkie hand waggle that says “hello” in a uniquely local fashio, is an intangible spirit defines these islands.

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...

Maui Shopping Guide