Do What?
Jack Hagarty recently spent three days as an extra on Adam Sandler’s new romantic comedy Just Go with It, filmed in part on the beach at the Maui Grand Wailea Resort, and also starring Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
Wherefore Art?
In big-city academic circles, this school is called “recycled,” “commodified” or “found object” art. Here on Maui, it’s usually just a case of somebody with too many old surfboards.
Pacific Rim
Held at the Lahaina Civic Center gym the week of Thanksgiving, the Maui Invitational has become the preseason showcase for top college basketball teams in the nation.
Terminal Nostalgia
Mauians and longtime visitors may recall sleepier versions of the Kahului airport.
Is that Legal?
One writer recounts the humorous scenario experienced by two tourists—in the lobby of Kaanapali Beach Hotel—while visiting during Makahiki Season.
A tale of Two Banana Breads
Located on opposite ends of Maui island, Aunty Sandy and Julia sit at the center of a heated contest for Best Banana Bread in the World.
What Goes Around
Find our how the writer's brown Nissan ended up with blue doors, blue hood, blue hatch and blue gas-cap cover.
Home Is Where the Poi Is
A Got Poi? bumper sticker becomes the catalyst for a surprising discovery by a homesick Maui native in the Sunshine State.
Confessions of a Hotel Nanny
A nanny never knows whether she’ll spend her time coddling a cranky baby, playing Fish with a four-year-old, or reading a novel on an ocean-view terrace while her charge takes a nap.
The Opposite Attraction
Being willing to consider the opposite might just teach you a thing or two about yourself.
When a Home Is not a House
Maui folks have been known to live quite happily in trees, caves, yurts, teepees, tack sheds, camper vans and Matson containers.
Shaken and Stirred
I was jostled awake by what I at first thought was a herd of Upcountry cattle rampaging through my living quarters.
Homemade Gear
In the old days, you had to make your own skimboards if you wanted to ride Maui's steep shorebreak.
