The Reef Gallery
Snorkel Bob is a reef conservationist with a gifted eye for composition. Purchases of his images support the campaign to ban the aquarium trade worldwide.
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,...
Publisher’s Note
Maui No Ka Oi Publisher Diane Haynes Woodburn talks about the disappearing honeybees and the environmental heroes making a difference on Maui.
A Toast to Auld Lang Syne
Wishing you a new year in which the brown dog lies low, the path is clear, and riches abound in the most surprising places.
Gone with the Wind
We explore kitesurfing lessons at one the world’s greatest kitesurfing destinations—Kanahā Beach.
The Great Escape
Capture the calming spirit of a professional spa and create your own at-home version with help from award-winning spa designer Sylvia Sepielli.
Dim sum, kugel or Christmas pudding, we’re all family.
Wishing you a holiday season filled with gratitude and tolerance, fond memories, laughter, and good health. And perhaps a little dim sum!
Eh, Who Dat Ovah Deah?
As Maui moves into the twenty-first century, the unassuming nicknames of the past will likely evolve to suit our more frenetic and capitalistic times.
Tita Fashionistah
Our local authority shares her fashion advice on what the well-dressed tita wears—and why.
Publisher’s Note
Our publisher comments on the simple luxuries we share and that luxury is in the eye and heart of the beholder.
Room at the Inn
Pa‘ia Inn, a trendy new boutique hotel on Maui’s North Shore inhabits an antique building that has undergone a series of transformations before last year's striking renovation.
Keeping Mo‘okiha on course
"The canoe is our family. We are nothing without the guidance of our kupuna, our ancestors. Connection with our past guides us to the future."
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.
Support Your Local Role Model
A Wailuku lingerie shop aims to focus beyond lacy undies to the woman inside.
Maui’s Top Restaurants Dish up Plenty of Winning Aloha!
Maui’s Top Restaurants Dish up Plenty of Winning Aloha!
Great Finds For Your Valentine
Who says you can't buy love? MNKO Editors suggest six ways to woo your island sweetheart--from gold keys to deep-diving watches.
Homeward Bound
Researchers following debris along the Pacific Ocean, generated by the 2011 Japanese earthquake, return to the Maui to share their findings.
The Signs (and Singes) of Summer
The Pacific golden plover's annual flight marks the beginning of summer.
Coming up Roses
Here's wishing you the joy of island living, no matter where you call home. And that all your unexpected challenges come up roses — on or off the stem.
From the Publisher
Diane Haynes-Woodburn reflects on the one constant in life—change—and previews some of the exciting stories of rebirth and renewal in the spring issue.