Publisher's Notes

Spontaneous healing isn’t a myth. It just takes a little time.

Chef Pang showed us that taking care of one another is what matters most.

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

We need to honor the wisdom of our past in order to sustain our future.

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

Maui No Ka Oi magazine publisher, Diane Haynes Woodburn, shares the perks of living in a tropical paradise on an afternoon excursion to collect lilikoi.

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

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

Our publisher shares her vacation stories, then introduces our Travel Issue, where you can find tons of reasons to start exploring Maui.

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

Change is constant, it’s the only thing we can really count on.

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

"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."

Looking back 20 years to a summer in Kaupo.

Maui No Ka Oi magazine publisher, Diane Haynes Woodburn, honors the memory of her father and reflects on the gifts he has left behind.

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.

Maui No Ka Oi magazine publisher Diane Haynes Woodburn discovers the real meaning of luxury living this holiday season.

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

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

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

Believe in the truth and strength of this message: Pursue happiness.

This issue is a paean to food, family and friendship.

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

It’s clear to me what I love most about Maui—our sense of connection: to our past, to our island culture and environment, most importantly, to each other.

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.

Celebrating the luxury of simplicity and sharing.

Change is inevitable . . . embrace it with zest.