Seasonal Reds
Bright red poinsettias are a familiar sight in the Hawaiian Islands during the holidays.
Ka‘ilia‘au’s Canoe
Under the direction of canoe builder Charlie Noland, the entire staff of Kaanapali Beach Hotel, housekeepers to general manager, worked on the canoe, used traditional tools and techniques to carve, sand and make a traditional Hawaiian canoe seaworthy.
Celebration of the Arts
Every Easter weekend, the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, goes all out with its Celebration of the Arts: a celebration of all things Hawaiian.
Writers, redux!
The redone Maui based writers conference, now the Aloha Writers conference launches at the Ritz Carlton, Kapalua featuring Kaui Heart Hemmings, John Lescroft, Jaquelyn Mitchard, Daine Lake and William Bernhardt.
Return of the Ukulele
The plucky little ukulele is making a mighty coming back, thanks to some big stars.
Yesterday & Tomorrow
Celebration of the Arts at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua provides visitors and locals alike with a glimpse into Hawaiian cultural song, dance and ceremony.
From Palette to Plate
Celebrated Maui artists designed beautiful ceramic plates for Maui No Ka Oi Magazine's 2008 Aipono Awards, the annual fundraiser for the Maui Culinary Academy.
Homeward Bound
Researchers following debris along the Pacific Ocean, generated by the 2011 Japanese earthquake, return to the Maui to share their findings.
Sweeeet!
At Ono Gelato, everything gets made fresh every day: twenty-seven flavors, made in five-liter batches.
Banana Blossom Buffet
Check out this incredible composite image featuring a cardinal, assorted lizards, and a Japanese white-eye on a banana blossom.
Eight Tiny Steps for Tardigrades
Tiny Water Bears, also known as moss piglets, have made a home in the Hawaiian Islands on the summit of Haleakala.
Good and Good For You
Celebrity chef and cookbook author Renee Loux will share techniques and recipes at Food First Institute, a series of cooking classes at Maui Culinary Academy.
Higher Education
Emerald City Trapeze Arts in Lahaina opened late last year, and people are really starting to catch on.
Hallelujah It’s a Sing-along
Maui Choral Arts invites their holiday audience to sing along with George Handels Messiah.
Folk Mooosic
BrownChicken BrownCow, a quartet of string players from West Virginia, is wooing the Maui folk music fans.
Citizen Cane
Modern Maui’s defining crop may be waning—but the museum that tells its story is flourishing.
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...