When we heard that an alpaca at a Maui farm gave birth around Christmas, we had to know more. First of all—there are alpaca on Maui? Apparently, there are. Kula Cottontail Farm is one of a handful of farms across the Islands with alpaca, medium-size livestock in the camel family that are closely related to llamas. […]
Most people know about Hawaiʻi-grown coffee. We’re one of only two U.S. states that’s able to grow coffee plants commercially. (The other is California.) But there’s another crop that we turn to for caffeine grown here: tea.
The 10-acre forest reserve known as Polipoli sits at 6,400 feet on the slopes of Haleakala in Upcountry Maui. Its trails wind through redwood trees and misty mountaintops, producing a dreamlike experience—and a distinct feeling of not being on Maui anymore. You start with a winding road from Kula to Polipoli… …that climbs above the morning
