Publisher's Notes

Stories by Diane Haynes Woodburn.

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Embracing the Tiger

In this New Year, embrace the optimism of the Water Tiger!
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Kama‘āina Christmas

Wishing you a kama‘āina Christmas filled with sweetness and spice, respect and love.
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From the Publisher

A hui hou and happy holidays to all.
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Publisher’s Note

The publisher of Maui no ka 'oi Magazine relates the story of her jaguar xk8 going up in flames in the Pukalani Foodland parking lot.

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Mauka to Makai My mornings start mauka to makai. I strap on my helmet, turn on my high-intensity headlight and check the tire pressure on my...
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Food, Glorious Food!

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.
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Ready, Fire . . . Aim!

Looking back 20 years to a summer in Kaupo.
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From the Publisher

The morning of the 2011 Japanese tsunami the Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Voyaging Society canoe is taken from its sandy resting place at the edge of an ancient fishpond by the early-morning tidal wave.
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More Zest, Please

Change is inevitable . . . embrace it with zest.
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A Wing and a Prayer

There is a season for everything: love, food, and birds.
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One Canoe

We are all in the same boat—and strongest when we paddle together.
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From the Publisher

Diane Haynes-Woodburn reflects on the one constant in life—change—and previews some of the exciting stories of rebirth and renewal in the spring issue.
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Yin Brown Pig—Happy New Year!

The Year of the Pig is a time for calm reflection of the past 11 years.
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Hope, Enterprise and Change

Change is constant, it’s the only thing we can really count on.
Diane Haynes, Jamie Woodburn at Heiau

Written in Stone

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

We need to honor the wisdom of our past in order to sustain our future.
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Beach Baby . . . at Any Age

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

This issue holds a wellspring of folks with green on their minds. It is to those stewards of our future that this issue is dedicated.
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On Honu & Healing

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

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

Lulu’s Kitchen

While in Provence to visit the legendary vineyard Domaine Tempier, Diane receives an unexpected treat: its matriarch, Madame Lulu Peyraud, agrees to see her.
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What do you think kama‘aina is? Love the land and the people, and be respectful. That’s kama‘aina.
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From the Publisher

May your own canoe—and your holidays—be filled with love, laughter, and the warmth of wonderful friends.
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Happy Birthday, 2008! Sound the noisemakers, pop the champagne, and don’t forget the confetti.

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E mālama i nāholoholona lōhiu (Care for wildlife) WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY is a business of long hours and patience. As legendary Maui-based whale photographer and co-founder...
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After the Storm

The aloha we carry in our hearts endures any storm.
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Into the Wind

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

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A Wing and a Prayer

There is a season for everything: love, food, and birds.

Hawaii Beaches

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