Maui No Ka Oi Magazine

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8 Innovative Ways To be Well on Maui 

By Serene Gunnison, Cynthia Sweeney and Savvy Janssen The world can be a busy place, and sometimes we put off or forget to do even...

Craving Maui

Bartender showdowns and an epic wine festival are on the isle agenda.  By Carla Tracy, Dining Editor CHINESE AND THEN SOME... Situated in the Shops at...
publisher's note

The Porcine Torpedo

What is the quintessential island living story?
Rubbah Slippah

Rubbah Sleepahs

In Hawai‘i, they’re everywhere...

A Hui Hou

Fisherman’s Paradise Photograph by Tad Craig A lone fisherman patiently awaits his catch from his perch on the rocky coastline. Behind him, a blazing sunset drowns...

Honolua Bay

A Maui surf photographer's 50-year love affair  Story and photographs by Erik Aeder My high school notebooks were filled with sketches of perfect tropical bays I...

Slack Key

 George Kahumoku Jr. Maui’s Renaissance man for the Hawaiian Renaissance.    By Peter von Buol with Chris Amundson  It is a beautiful Wednesday evening at Napili Kai Beach...

The Spirit of Aloha Online Estate Art Auction

A unique opportunity to own exquisite Hawaiian Art from the estate of Jill and Doug Schatz and make a meaningful impact to students and...
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Doing Good

Island businesses worthy of recognition.

Talk Story

Makawao Through the Ages By Serene Gunnison If you were to travel back in time to the Makawao of the 1930s, you might notice parallels to...

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...

In Their Own Words

Fred Torres OPERATIONS MANAGER AND CULTURAL ADVISOR AT KĀ‘ANAPALI ALI‘I “My dad passed away when I was 5. My mom took care of four boys. We...

Small Wonder

An environmental entrepreneur goes upscale while downsizing.    Story by Sarah Ruppenthal   Photography by Tony Novak-Clifford  Graham Hill’s 1,000-square-foot Ha‘iku home has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, and enough...

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...

Craving Maui

By Carla Tracy, Dining Editor  LARGER THAN LIFE … It’s always been as grand as a modern-day palace. But now Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria...

Talk Story

Tenacious O‘hi‘a Lehua Trees Symbolize Hawaiian Resilience  By Serene Gunnison  In 2022, the hardy o‘hi‘a lehua tree was named the official ‘Hawaii State Endemic Tree’ by...
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Excellence in Sustainability: Fairmont Kea Lani

Congratulations to Fairmont Kea Lani, winner of Pacific Biodiesel’s Excellence in Sustainability Award.

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...

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...

Ambassadors of Aloha 

In Their Own Words: Silla Kaina  Cultural Ambassador Montage Kapalua Bay  “My dad had the opportunity of working in the pineapple fields in Kapalua when he was...

The Holiday Test Kitchen

Menu by Chef Taylor Ponte | Story by Becky Speere Photography by Mieko Horikoshi I stand in the Woodburns’ bright Upcountry kitchen and admire the bird’s-eye...

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...
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Tangled Net

Learn the rules behind the proposed ban.
shearwaters

Watch out for Wedgies!

Wedge-tailed shearwaters spend the majority of their lives at sea, where they feed on baitfish and squid. They return to Hawai'i each spring to nest.
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Reclaiming the Mountain

How human efforts on Haleakala are restoring a natural treasure.
Auwahi

Miracle on the Mountain

Pull on some boots, grab a digging stick, and help bring a Hawaiian dryland forest back from the brink.
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Sacred Path Itineraries

Take a pilgrimage into island history through Maui's places of worship.