From the islet of Molokini to the popular lava rock at the north end of Kaanapali Beach, Maui has some incredible snorkeling options, and our readers have voted on the ones they think are the best of the best. Truthfully, you can’t go wrong dipping your head underwater at any Maui beach, but here are […]
Island-born locals like Alana Kysar know all too well how homesickness can tug on the heartstrings when they move away from home, but a comforting dish of mochiko chicken can often soothe the ache. The Maui native grew up in the kitchen with her parents, learning to cook and bake from her mother and channeling
Creating a list of Maui’s best beaches is an incredibly difficult job. They’re all as blue and beautiful as the next. Fortunately, our readers voted on what strips of sand they love the most in our 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards, giving us an ordered list of Maui’s five best beaches. 1. Kaanapali Beach Photo: Getty
Slicing hard into a patch of green, manicured grass, the head of my golf club makes contact with the tiny ball and I watch it soar into the sky. Angling to the right, I will the flying object to shift left, but reality is cruel. I watch as the tiny white speck careens into a
Wailuku, smack dab in the middle of Maui, is a town that will make you fall in love with its bohemian boulevard and streets. The town has a certain charisma and character that beckons passing visitors and residents with its funky-fresh coffee shop, too-cool-for-school record store, bubbly boutiques and historic theater. Iao Theater is Hawaii’s
On a hill overlooking Hana, across from the Travaasa Hana resort, stands one of the rural town’s most visible landmarks, a large cross made of lava rock that was erected in the early 1960s in memory of Paul Irving Fagan, Sr. Fagan was an important figure in the community who established cattle ranching in Hana
Several Maui restaurants have dedicated zero-proof menus for patrons who want to enjoy beverages sans alcohol, which isn’t a bad idea following an overindulgence of food and drink during the holidays. Dubbed mocktails—mock cocktails—these handcrafted drinks are made with fun ingredients such as housemade syrups, local fruit juices and muddled herbs. They’re so good, you
Kaanapali Beach Hotel, known as “Hawaii’s Most Hawaiian Hotel”, is now offering an exciting new ocean adventure for guests. The six-person waa (canoe), christened Kaleopookela, will provide guests with a unique opportunity to venture out on the ocean with the assistance of experienced Maui watermen as guides. Put your muscles to the test, paddling out
Looking to have a whale of a time? Migrate down to Whale Tales 2019, an annual four-day event at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua from Friday, Feb. 15 to Monday, Feb. 18. Every year Whale Tales brings together marine experts—and thousands of whale lovers—to educate the public on the latest findings on humpback whales and their environment.
Make the long and winding drive to Hana or fly in from Kahului on a tiny Mokulele plane and you’ll find Travaasa Hana waiting for you at the end of your journey. Likely, you’ll be hungry when you get there. As much a community mainstay as it is a resort, Travaasa hovers just on the
Every fall and winter, humpback whales migrate to Hawaii to mate and give birth. Their presence doesn’t go unnoticed. Measuring up to 60 feet in length and weighing up to 40 tons, these marine mammals are hard to miss. And, yet, they can be quite shy when it comes to their reproductive activities in Hawaii
While leaving Costco one day in October 2016, Mitzi Toro looked down at her phone to see her website had crashed and her Instagram account was flooded with hundreds of messages—all because of a personal Instagram endorsement by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on one of his buzzworthy “cheat days.” “This is 16 ounces of handmade, hand
