Purr-plexing
Visiting Kalaupapa National Historic Site, an assistant biology professor heard something peculiar: purring crickets.
Oh, Christmas Tree!
Warren McCord and his wife, Helen, plant about 2,000 Monterey pines at their Kula Botanical Gardens to supply maui with Christmas trees every year.
Healing the Wounds of War
Maxine Hong Kingston talks about her new book and how she continues to help veterans and families come to terms with their war experiences.
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.
Citizen Cane
Modern Maui’s defining crop may be waning—but the museum that tells its story is flourishing.
Movie Magic
See the stars under the stars at the annual Maui Film Festival, featuring screenings, food events and celebrity appearances during this weeklong celebration.
Wine Therapy
If you're a gourmet or oenophile, the annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival promises to cure what ails you.
Bringing Hawaiian Culture To Light
The Four Seasons in Wailea has a brilliant new art collection—“the first of its kind anywhere,”--courtesy of modern Hawaiian artists.
Living Calligraphy
In spring, mature akule (big-eyed scad) congregate in sheltered Hawaiian bays. Historically, Hawaiian villages posted lookouts to watch for whenever a big akule school came near shore.
From Little Things, Big Things Grow
When Sara Tekula and Joe Imhoff married on Maui in 2007, they planted a tree and asked friends to plant wishes on slips of paper beneath it. A mission grew.
A Grand Dame Turns 100
How much do you know about the Kaluanui Estate in Makawao — home to Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center?
Return of the Ukulele
The plucky little ukulele is making a mighty coming back, thanks to some big stars.
Undercover Woman
Terri Erwin of Perfection Bra Fitting in Wailuku Maui created an intimate salon to instruct women on finding the proper bra size according to each individual size and shape.
On the Threshold of the Year
Display of kadomatsu, or bamboo arrangements, guarantees good luck for Hawaiian households on New Year's Day.
No Dice
Emily Bott examines the car culture on Maui and all manner of creative dashboard gear, chains and bumper stickers that appear on island vehicles.
Extra Love
Winemakers of California elite Pritchard Hill region will be presented by Master Sommelier Michael Jordan at the 2013 Kapalua Wine and Food Festival in June at The Ritz Carlton, Kapalua.
Gobble gobble!
The Church of the Nazarene in Pukalani, Maui cooks 250 turkeys in the imu every Thanksgiving.
Capturing the Light
During fourth annual Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, you’re likely to encounter the artists as they scatter across the island to find the subjects and settings that move them.
Sweeeet!
At Ono Gelato, everything gets made fresh every day: twenty-seven flavors, made in five-liter batches.
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.
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...
