A Life Aquatic: Michael Spalding
Sharks and Portuguese man o’ war barely stop Maui’s local water legend, Michael Spalding.
Species on the brink: Monk Seals
The official state mammal of Hawai‘i, the monk seal, faces many threats.
Save Your Skin — and Maui’s Sea Life
Beware of false claims: The terms “reef-safe” and “reef-friendly” are not regulated.
Tea-Totalers
The slopes of Haleakalā's cloud-kissed terrain is the perfect environment for growing tea.
Aloha is the Key Ingredient
Sheldon Simeon's new cookbook is a collection of recipes celebrating local-style Island cuisine.
Shark Tale
Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi photographer Daniel Sullivan came face-to-face with a great white shark — and survived.
A Brush With Valor
Maui artist Kirk Kurokawa painted the mural at the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center.
The Joy of Sustainability
Joy Galatro’s days are filled with stories of preservation and giving back.
Humpback Chronicles
Watch as our Talk Story subject and Whale Trust co-founder Flip Nicklin comes eye-to-eye with a male humpback whale.
True to Her Roots
A Day in the Life with Emanuela “Manu” Vinciguerra, Sales & Marketing Director at Kumu Farms.
Shark Pups
When you enter the ocean this fall, remember that it’s not just the sharks’ home; it’s their nursery.
Delicate Beauties
Strung together, the tissue-thin flowers of the ‘ilima bush make an exquisite lei.
Citizen Cane
Modern Maui’s defining crop may be waning—but the museum that tells its story is flourishing.
Spring Cleaning
‘Awapuhi is one of the twenty-seven species known as “canoe plants”—plants the first Hawaiians carried with them and relied on when colonizing these Islands.
Maui Events & News
Imua Family Services’ Will Smith Discovery Garden
A World of Pure Imagination
Story by Savy Janssen
Photographs by Jason Moore
Sunlight filtered through the outstretched arms of the 120-year-old monkey pod trees, and...
