Publisher's Notes

On an island, we need each other.

Enjoy our senior editor's guest appearance on this column.

Congratulations to all our winners, and to everyone who paddles into the wind, every day.

Wishing you a spring filled with sunshine, new beginnings, and people you love.

Wishing you a new year in which the brown dog lies low, the path is clear, and riches abound in the most surprising places.

Wishing you a holiday season filled with gratitude and tolerance, fond memories, laughter, and good health. And perhaps a little dim sum!

This issue offers just about everything to make your special day perfect . . . unless you forget.

‘Ohana is not just the people we are related to, but those who come into our lives and make a difference.

The spirit of aloha it is alive and well on Maui — accessible to all of us, even if the gift is as humble as chicken soup.

Words are powerful. Let ours be heard — with aloha.

The Luxury Issue: Maui boasts world-class resorts, chefs admired all over the planet, oceanfront homes, iconic big waves, and open roads that all lead to Paradise.

Throughout 2016, our twentieth anniversary, we’ve been dusting off stories from our archives and sharing them with you. This column first ran in October 2009.

In celebration of our twentieth anniversary, we have been sharing some of our favorite stories from the archives.

Our theme this issue is “hot stuff” — and what could be hotter than a sexy, champagne-gold Jag . . . in flames?

The best of Maui is the stories we share, with love and aloha. We are honored to share them with you.

Looking back 20 years to a summer in Kaupo.

In 1996, hard work and a true-grit spirit of survival launched Maui No Ka ‘Oi — along with a mentor with a heart.

"The canoe is our family. We are nothing without the guidance of our kupuna, our ancestors. Connection with our past guides us to the future."

Here's wishing you the joy of island living, no matter where you call home. And that all your unexpected challenges come up roses — on or off the stem.

This issue is filled with adventures for lovers of the outdoors young or old...

In this ‘Aipono issue, we are proud to share with you some of the many ways our island's chefs and restaurants make Maui a better place.

From the fury of Pele's fiery volcano, to the gentle tug and pull of lunar tides, Hawai'i is a study of beauty and contrasts created and continually carved by the forces of nature.

The meaning of luxury — good health, family, friends and moments of unexpected harmony and joy.

While in Provence to visit the legendary vineyard Domaine Tempier, Diane receives an unexpected treat: its matriarch, Madame Lulu Peyraud, agrees to see her.

Diane discusses the annual lilikoi tasting at her house and the launch of Mo‘okiha o Pi‘ilani, the double-hull voyaging canoe of Maui.

The Pacific golden plover's annual flight marks the beginning of summer.

Diane learns about the kau kau tin, a traditional old Hawaiian lunch box, and celebrates the ohana and stars of Maui food culture.