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Hawaii Aloha Law

Aloha—It’s the Law

Are you familiar with the Aloha Spirit law?
humpback whale baby

Fathoming a Mystery

Whale watching on Maui is not just about seeing, but listening too. New research tells us the truth about how whales interact and why they sing.

A Modern Haʻikū Home

Story by Serene Gunnison Photographs by Travis Rowan Down a sequestered driveway, beyond a tangle of ginger and monstera, sits a faceless, monolith-like structure.  At least, that’s...
Il Teatro

Dinner and a Show

Way off Broadway, Il Teatro serves up delicious entertainment to rave reviews.
kapalua wine and food

Sip, Swish, Spit

Play amateur sommelier at the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival.

Aipono Winners 2022

Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi Magazine presents the 2022 ‘Aipono Restaurant Award Winners What’s in a name? In Hawaiian, ai means “to eat,” and pono means...
corn pudding

Sweet Kula Corn Pudding

Chef Tylun Pang's delicious sweet corn pudding recipe highlights the offerings of Maui farmers.
Maui Pineapple Grill

Destination Delicious

Pineapple Grill and Plantation House team up to make Kapalua the place to eat.
april fools day trick

Eh, No Foolin’!

Tita has some tricks up her sleeve for April Fools pranksters.
windmills maui

Winds of Change

Kaheawa Wind Powerbrings alternative energy to Maui.
Teddy burgers Maui

Dining Highlights

OmmmMG! Check out these Maui restaurants.
record store maui

Listen Up

Requests Music in Wailuku, Maui sells CDs, cassette tapes, vinyl records and even eight-track tapes.
island fashion red dress

The Getaway

What better place to run off to than the new Montage Kapalua Bay for an island photo shoot? This setting will steal your heart.

Aipono Restaurant Awards

Voting Now Open for 2025 'Aipono Maui Restaurant Awards The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua to host spring gala, a benefit for University of Hawai‘i Maui College Culinary...
Hotel Wailea Treehouse

Treetop Dining at Hotel Wailea

The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea takes fine fare to new heights . . . and our dining editor goes ape.
maui home

Rock the Halls

This Kula home is a showcase of marble and stone–and rocks for holiday parties.
Jake Ramey

Point Man

What’s the best part of crafting custom spearguns? “I know every person who shoots my guns... I’m able to live vicariously through a lot of different people."
Mama's Fish House

Staying Power

Beloved local businesses that have become Maui institutions.

Art & Commerce

Treasures abound in this sponsored section.
trash

One Man’s Trash . . .

Reduce, reuse, recycle!

Visionary

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

In the Pink

Women cancer survivors paddle in pink to raise awareness of the disease.
Hotel Lahaina

An Island Oasis: Lahaina Grill

Our dining editor recounts her relaxing two-night dine-cation at one of Lahainaʻs historic landmarks.
outdoor kitchen maui

The Great Outdoors

Nothing beats dining out in these backyards.
great maui recipes

Holiday Test Kitchen 2014

Chef Sheldon Simeon prepared some amazing dishes for our 2014 Holiday Test Kitchen.
lilikoi passionfruit

Round Trip, Full Circle

Diane discusses the annual lilikoi tasting at her house and the launch of Mo‘okiha o Pi‘ilani, the double-hull voyaging canoe of Maui.