Maui No Ka Oi Magazine

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Reclaiming the Mountain

How human efforts on Haleakala are restoring a natural treasure.

Talk Story

My friend Yukiko wants to move here to study oceanography at Maui Community College. She registered for classes but has one concern: housing.

Side Dish: Lap of Luxury

Sometimes life on Maui is simply that luxurious.
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Pāʻia Youth & Cultural Center channels adolescent energy through a positive charge of fun, learning and Hawaiian values.
Maui Wedding Maui

2017 Shaka List

20 Things We Love About Maui: Beats & Eats, Hashimoto persimmons, IMUA Family Services, Outrigger-canoe surfing & more!
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Things that go bump…

When it comes to renting, possesion is everything.
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Where’s the Party?

Where's the party? If you come prepared, it's anywhere you show up.
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Da Long an’ Da Short

Inspired by her new short haircut, Tita shares Hawaiian, Filipino, Japanese and Chinese beliefs, customs and superstitions about haircuts.
Sea Hag cocktail

Attack of the Killer Daqs at Esters Fair Prospect

Get the Sea Hag cocktail recipe from Wailuku's new tiki bar.

Craving Maui

Maui's Latin American restaurants will have your taste buds dancing the salsa. By Carla Tracy, Dining Editor “Liquor is quicker down in Costa Rica” crooned blues...

Talk Story

The Man Behind Maui’s Best Athletes  Story by Ashley Probst  Scott Sanchez’s training facility in Ha‘iku is an athlete’s paradise. The floor is an organized chaos of...
Maui girls canoe club

Keeping Culture Afloat

Maui's winningest canoe club is borrowing lessons from the past to surge ahead.
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Chef’s Kitchen

Dining editor Marti Rosenquist samples brand new Maui eatery, 100 Wines, and talks with Chef Lyndon Honda about this latest culinary concept.
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Aloha, Pine

When Maui Land & Pineapple Company stopped planting fruit last December, it looked like the end of an era—and an island way of life.

Shop Maui – Spring 2.0

What's trending on Maui? Check our Shop Maui sponsored section.
West Maui Dining

An Appetite for Adventure

Roadside attractions for the culinary explorer.
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Great Finds: Home Accessories

Styling your home? Make your statement with accessories that shine.
Pardee Erdman

ʻAipono Icon 2018

In 1974, Erdman established, of all things, a winery. Read more about this patron of Maui's agriculture and culinary scene.

Talk Story

A Vanishing Act: Maui’s Mysterious Manta Rays  By Serene Gunnison  The shallow channels between Maui Nui’s four islands attract scores of humpback whales every winter. But...
Mokio Preserve Maui

Mokio Preserve

Mokio Preserve is an adventure in itself.
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Embracing the Tiger

In this New Year, embrace the optimism of the Water Tiger!
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Growing Some Good

Top Maui chefs are rolling up their sleeves and heading back into the classroom to encourage island students to grow their own garden fresh food.
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Finding Aloha in Loire Valley Wines

MNKO's wine expert explores Loire Valley Wines.
Waihe‘e Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge

In the Realm Between Ao and Pō

A full-moon hike through the Waihe‘e coastal dunes offers an entry into the land of wandering.

Pau Hana

Sorry 'bout da humbug  Story by Lara McGlashan | Illustration by Matt Foster  Before my son, Alex, and I moved to Maui, we would visit, and...
publisher's note

Food, Glorious Food!

This issue is a paean to food, family and friendship.
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Under the Volcano

Pele makes the land; Pele takes the land away.