The Wreck of the Royal T. Frank
The untold story of how the people of Hana helped rescue survivors of the Royal T. Frank, sunk by a Japanese torpedo after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Et Tu, Julius?
Few know the role that the Orange Julius franchise played in Hawaii's admission to statehood.
The Monarch of the Midway
People once called E.K. Fernandez the Barnum of the Pacific, but he was beyond compare, a Hawaiian original.
Homemade Gear
In the old days, you had to make your own skimboards if you wanted to ride Maui's steep shorebreak.
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.
Shaken and Stirred
I was jostled awake by what I at first thought was a herd of Upcountry cattle rampaging through my living quarters.
Terminal Nostalgia
Mauians and longtime visitors may recall sleepier versions of the Kahului airport.
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.
The Opposite Attraction
Being willing to consider the opposite might just teach you a thing or two about yourself.
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.
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.
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...
