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.
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.
Et Tu, Julius?
Few know the role that the Orange Julius franchise played in Hawaii's admission to statehood.
Shaken and Stirred
I was jostled awake by what I at first thought was a herd of Upcountry cattle rampaging through my living quarters.
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.
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.
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.
Terminal Nostalgia
Mauians and longtime visitors may recall sleepier versions of the Kahului airport.
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.
Homemade Gear
In the old days, you had to make your own skimboards if you wanted to ride Maui's steep shorebreak.
Shut up and Paddle
On Maui, yearly distance races send paddlers past rugged Kahakuloa, along the colorful Lahaina Pali, and down the scenic East Maui coast.
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.
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.
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 Monarch of the Midway
People once called E.K. Fernandez the Barnum of the Pacific, but he was beyond compare, a Hawaiian original.
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.
