Maui Style

Maui Style stories published in Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine.

holiday wrap-up

HOLIDAY WRAP-UP: More For You

Like our island gifts? Before buying and wrapping those goods this season, check out our web-exclusive items. We think you'll like them.
county fair

Step Right Up!

The Maui County Fair returns with orchids and livestock and thrill rides—oh, my!
'Ukulele

Jumping Flea

'Ukulele entertainer and master teacher Walter Kawa'i'aea keeps the beat of Hawaiian music.
Jake Shimabukuro

20th Century Vox

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

Splashing in Pink!

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

Business Savvy

Old Lahaina Luau's Michael Moore gives tips on great employee relations.
Kapalua labyrinth by the sea

2007 Shaka List

31 Reasons to Love Maui!

Maui No Ka Ouch

To millions of enchanted admirers, Maui comes as close to perfection as nature probably allows. But even this best of all possible worlds has a few shortcomings.

Need a resource?

These florists will help you lei your graduate.
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MORE 2007 Shaka List

Read four more "bests," then give us your nominees for best things on Maui.
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Straight on Til Friday

Chasing history by outrigger canoe: a landlubber's log on a voyage to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands
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Journals from the crew: Straight on ’til Friday

Read Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society paddler's journals from onboard the American Islander.
female big wave surfers

Big Wave Wahine

Brazilians Andrea Moller and Maria Souza go against the current in the male-dominated world of watersports.
wreath makers

Maui Wreath Makers

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

Paniolo Polo

At the Maui Polo Club, members continue a tradition where captains of the industry and cowboys have played side by side, and Maui’s paniolo are internationally known champions.

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.
harvesting pineapple historical photo

Centennial Celebration

Filipinos mark 100 years of history on Maui.
how Maui has changed

A Decade on Maui

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

Maui’s Most Intriguing People

Maui may be a small island, but what we lack in size, we more than make up for with dynamic individuals who shape the way we think of ourselves, our community, and our island home.

A Lesson in Stewardship – Upcountry Montessori school goes green

The United Nations has declared 2005–2014 the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. The UN could learn a thing or two from a little school on Maui.

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...

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