Maui No Ka Oi Magazine

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A Taste of Reality

On Sunday morning last, I woke to find a breakfast tray on my bedside table with Giles nowhere in sight. It was most peculiar...
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Publisher’s Note

Eat, drink, celebrate, and be good to each other.
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Powerless

I’d been struggling with my column for hours, and had only managed to toss off a few brilliant bon mots when without so much as a flicker of warning the power went out.
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How to Duckdive a Tsunami

Half a year after an industry wipeout, Maui’s surfboard shapers come up for air.
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Reclaiming the Mountain

How human efforts on Haleakala are restoring a natural treasure.
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Weighing In on Eating Out

A food writer’s guide to exploring healthy ethnic food on Maui, including Mediterranean, Japanese, Greek, Thai and Vietnamese food.

The Hands of Sam Ka‘ai

Sam Ka‘ai is recognized in a profound new exhibit.
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Ono Organic

Ono Farms is the largest tropical organic fruit farm in the state.
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Ironmen and Weekend Warriors

Whether you’re a thoroughbred or a couch jockey, Maui has the race for you.
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An Eye for an Icon

Meet Wailuku artist David Sandell.
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A Healthy Sweat

Explore the sacred space of a Hawaiian sweat lodge.
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A Decade on Maui

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

Sand Hills Sanctuary

Two who design homes for others design themselves a singular retreat.

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.
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Maui’s Top Restaurants Dish up Plenty of Winning Aloha!

Maui’s Top Restaurants Dish up Plenty of Winning Aloha!

Lost…and Found

Little did I know, ensconced as I was in the frenetic pace of life, that I had misplaced one crucial item: myself.
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Kipahulu Kitchen

From the beginning, the idea was that “it would become an anchor for the whole community.”

Hatching a Plan

Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project works to keep the forest feathered.
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Harboring Doubts and Dreams Part II

Raising Wake at Maui’s Small-Boat Harbors

A Room Outdoors

You enter and find yourself transported half a world away.

Paper Tigers in Maui Skies

Discover an ultra-light perspective on life.
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ʻAipono Awards Run-down

Gossip Gourmet dishes about the 2006 'Aipono Awards, and doles out prizes of her own.
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Winds of Change

Kaheawa Wind Powerbrings alternative energy to Maui.

2006 Environmental Heroes

Maui's native ecosystems face continuing threat—but we can help restore the balance. Here are five people and one dog who are making a difference.
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Unreal Estate

It was time to purchase a home, but being dumped into Maui’s real estate market is like being dropped into the Pacific Ocean during hurricane season with nothing but a rubber-ducky tube.
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Trail Keepers

How I learned to fly on the Kahakapao Loop Trail.

Eating Local

Maui farms dig up delicious fare for island restaurants.