Fork & Salad
Where freshness meets flavor on Maui
By Savy Janssen
When most people think of “farm to table,” they think of fine dining: candles and white linens,...
Editor’s Letter
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...
Waihou Spring Trail
Upcountry hike traces history of reforestation, preservation efforts.
By Kyle Ellison
There’s a saying that inventors and entrepreneurs are mildly hallucinogenic because they often see things...
Talk Story
Shaping Generations
The legacy behind the popular Maui surfboard brand, Kazuma Surfboards Hawai‘i.
By Serene Gunnison
When Matt Kazuma Kinoshita was a teenager, he was...
A Hui Hou
Wonderful Waterfall
Photograph by Jenni Matthews
Professional landscape photographer Jenni Matthews knew she had found something special when she first visited a picturesque waterfall down a dirt...
Maui Ocean Center
Hawaiian Culture and Plant Tour
By Serene Gunnison
At the Maui Ocean Center, visitors might hardly notice the plants that line the aquarium’s outdoor walkways. After...
In Their Own Words: Pomaika‘i Krueger
Cultural Advisor
The Westin Ka‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas
“I grew up in Wailuku, in the same house that my paternal grandfather built. My mother's side...
A Zoom with a View
Aerial photographer Chris Archer explores Maui from above
By Mona de Crinis
A lone red car snakes along the Road to Hana under a rich canopy...
Craving Maui
Dining scene ‘Breaking Good’ with new pop-up, chef’s table, canoe culture, Wailuku eatery, Pa'ia coffee, more.
By Carla Tracy, Dining Editor
BREAKING NEWS... When the chemistry...
Simple Pleasures
The lesson of this Ha‘iku home: Less can truly be more
Story by Sarah Ruppenthal | Photography by Ryan Siphers
Melissa Newirth lives by one rule:...
The Winds of Time
Within its walls, Hale Ho‘ike‘ike safeguards the history and narrative of the land, honoring those who came before — and those who are yet...
Shaka List 2022
Just 20 of the millions of reasons to love Maui
Hale Pa‘i (House of Printing) On the hillside above Lahaina sits an unassuming, single-story...
Pau Hana
Sorry 'bout da humbug
Story by Lara McGlashan | Illustration by Matt Foster
Before my son, Alex, and I moved to Maui, we would visit, and...
Mixology
TKO Punch!
Story by Becky Speere
When you host a party, it’s easy to spend the whole evening making cocktails for your guests instead of socializing. But...
Talk Story
The Man Behind Maui’s Best Athletes
Story by Ashley Probst
Scott Sanchez’s training facility in Ha‘iku is an athlete’s paradise. The floor is an organized chaos of...
Camp Maui
The island of Maui is known for rainbows, beaches, nature and much aloha. But during World War II, it had a very different vibe.
Story by...
The Holiday Test Kitchen
Menu by Chef Taylor Ponte | Story by Becky Speere
Photography by Mieko Horikoshi
I stand in the Woodburns’ bright Upcountry kitchen and admire the bird’s-eye...
8 Innovative Ways To be Well on Maui
By Serene Gunnison, Cynthia Sweeney and Savvy Janssen
The world can be a busy place, and sometimes we put off or forget to do even...
Craving Maui
By Carla Tracy, Dining Editor
LARGER THAN LIFE … It’s always been as grand as a modern-day palace. But now Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria...
Small Wonder
An environmental entrepreneur goes upscale while downsizing.
Story by Sarah Ruppenthal
Photography by Tony Novak-Clifford
Graham Hill’s 1,000-square-foot Ha‘iku home has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, and enough...
Talk Story
Tenacious O‘hi‘a Lehua Trees Symbolize Hawaiian Resilience
By Serene Gunnison
In 2022, the hardy o‘hi‘a lehua tree was named the official ‘Hawaii State Endemic Tree’ by...
Honolua Bay
A Maui surf photographer's 50-year love affair
Story and photographs by Erik Aeder
My high school notebooks were filled with sketches of perfect tropical bays I...
Ambassadors of Aloha
In Their Own Words: Silla Kaina
Cultural Ambassador Montage Kapalua Bay
“My dad had the opportunity of working in the pineapple fields in Kapalua when he was...
Eco-Friendly Maui
Sustainability Stewards
Meet some of the businesses and community members who are making our island – and the world – a better place.
By Serene Gunnison and...
Talk Story
A Vanishing Act: Maui’s Mysterious Manta Rays
By Serene Gunnison
The shallow channels between Maui Nui’s four islands attract scores of humpback whales every winter. But...
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...
A Modern Haʻikū Home
Story by Serene Gunnison
Photographs by Travis Rowan
Down a sequestered driveway, beyond a tangle of ginger and monstera, sits a faceless, monolith-like structure. At least, that’s...