Animal’s Best Friend
Thanks to a new Maui Humane Society initiative, the shelter launched its twenty-four-hour animal emergency response hotline last year. To reach the 24/7 hotline, call 808-877-3680 X211.
Beware of Bulls
This protection bullfighter isn’t focused on the dangers to himself; he’s more concerned about riders’ safety.
Point Man
What’s the best part of crafting custom spearguns? “I know every person who shoots my guns... I’m able to live vicariously through a lot of different people."
Welcome Home, Kolea!
Every autumn, Hawai‘i welcomes home a beloved snowbird, the Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva), known to Hawaiians as kolea.
Shark Tale
Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi photographer Daniel Sullivan came face-to-face with a great white shark — and survived.
A Life Aquatic: Michael Spalding
Sharks and Portuguese man o’ war barely stop Maui’s local water legend, Michael Spalding.
Ring Master
Couples often seek out this Maui wedding officiant for his Hawaiian oli, and a bellowing blow on the conch shell.
A Day in the Life: Ry-n Shimabuku
Whether he’s doing makeup, hairstyling, or constructing a theatrical accessory, creativity is essential.
Still Tops After All These Years
One of the most enduring games invented was played with the humblest of objects: the cardboard disks that once upon a time sealed glass milk bottles.
Sex and the Coral Polyp
Few people think of corals as animals — which they are — and fewer folks contemplate their sex lives! Yet coral spawns are magical events.
Hāna Courthouse
Tour the Hāna Courthouse as part of a visit to the neighboring Hāna Cultural Center, which is open Wednesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saint Damien’s Soldier
Outside St. Joseph's Church in Kamalo, on the island of Molokai, stands the marble statue of a Union officer named Joseph Dutton.
Pua Kalo
The annual East Maui Taro Festival in Hana is the perfect opportunity to learn about—and taste—this delicacy.
Birth of a Canoe
After nearly two decades in dry dock, the first oceangoing traditional voyaging canoe, Mo‘okiha o Pi‘ilani, embarked on its maiden voyage from Mala Wharf in Lahaina on July 11.
Persimmons
Known in Hawaii as kaki, persimmons were cultivated by Maui’s early Japanese farmers and continue to be harvested at a handful of family farms.
True to Her Roots
A Day in the Life with Emanuela “Manu” Vinciguerra, Sales & Marketing Director at Kumu Farms.
Pa‘u Riders
Hawaiian pa'u riders carry on an exuberant tradition, bedecking both horse and rider with flowers and fine fabrics.
Ringer
“When you get in [cold] water, you lose two ring sizes. There are thousands of rings in the ocean because of that.”
Bottoms Up!
Sandwich Islands Distilling Corporation will produce ‘okolehao, the legendary Hawaiian ti liquor.
The Call of the ‘Alala
Ancient Hawaiian Chanters used the unique sounds of the Alala, Hawaiian crow, to broadcast messages in battle. Currently they are extinct in the wild.
The Right Stuff
Discover the endemic yellow mao blossom, its history, ancient and modern uses, and where to catch a glimpse of it right here on Maui.
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...
