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 […]
Discussions surrounding the best loco moco tend to get impassioned. People love this humble plate of comfort food, with hamburger patties stacked on a bed of white rice, smothered in brown gravy and topped with an egg. Everyone has a favorite, but here’s how our readers ranked the classic version of loco moco in our
There’s something special and different about every town in Hawaii, from the energetic streets of Waikiki to the more laid-back country roads of Haiku. And as much as we’d like to visit every single one of them and experience their unique attractions, there are just too many to count. So, to make things easier, our
The votes are in and our readers have decided. Below are the five best Hawaiian Islands, ranked. Of course, all of the islands, from Hawaii Island to Kauai, are winners, and you really can’t go wrong booking a plane ticket and hotel room anywhere in Hawaii. But here are your faves. 1. Maui Kauai’s stunning
Fresh off the presses, we’re happy to announce that the first episode of the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast is now out. Hosted by HAWAII Magazine editor Catherine Toth Fox and associate editor Kevin Allen, our staffers share their extensive knowledge of the Islands and discuss all things Hawaii.
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
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
Everywhere you look in Hawaii, you’ll see coconut trees. But it’s not always easy to find fresh coconuts. And it’s even harder to find a coconut farm. That was a surprise to our editorial team, all of us born and raised on O‘ahu, when we visited Punakea Palms on Maui, the only coconut farm we
When we were planning our recent trip to Maui, there was only one thing on my must-do list: goat yoga. Honestly, I planned the entire trip around it. Maui Goat Yoga offers yoga classes at its picturesque farm on the slopes of Haleakala with panoramic views of the Maui coastline—with about a dozen adorable Nigerian Dwarf
Just as Maui encompasses beauty in many forms, from the lush jungle along the Hana Highway to the sharp starkness of Haleakala, so too do the restaurants on the island provide excitement in various guises. Some serve food that’s almost universally comforting despite its regional origins, from American to Italian to Hawaiian, and others thrill
There’s nowhere in the world like Hawaii. The fragrant, tropical air. The heart-stopping coastlines. The cascading waterfalls. When you’re here, you’re not just visiting the Islands, you’re experiencing them. And at the Hotel Wailea, crafting the ideal elevated, island experience is a well-mastered art. The adults-only resort is tucked into a serene, hillside corner of
