Eat Here Now
On an island where 90 percent of our food is imported, sustainability starts with eating locally.
Empty Isles
No one knows for sure, but urban lore says that if the ships and planes stopped coming, our food supplies might last a few weeks.
How to Duckdive a Tsunami
Half a year after an industry wipeout, Maui’s surfboard shapers come up for air.
Power Plants?
Maui's beleaguered agriculture may provide a green answer to the island's future energy needs.
Discordant Notes
Hawaiian musicians face long odds at the Grammys since all are lumped in one musical category: folk music.
The End of Maui Sugarcane
Goodbye Sugar. Hello… What? The Pu‘unēnē Mill has ceased production, along with 36,000 acres of sugarcane farming in Maui’s central valley and along the island’s north shore, ending about two centuries of commercial sugar in Hawai‘i.
Plant Warriors
Maui Cultural Lands (MCL), a nonprofit dedicated to the reforestation of native flora, leads a weekly expedition up to Hana‘ula on the slopes of Mauna Kahalawai (the West Maui Mountains); planting, watering, weeding and clearing invasive foliage.
Short-term Aloha
Transient vacation rentals, long a quiet part of the Maui tourism industry, are a noisy new controversy.
Drawing Lines in the Sand
Maui’s population is growing. The number of beach parks is not. As pressure mounts, activity companies say the County has left them stranded.
Living with Climate Change
A warming planet is raising sea levels around the globe. How can we adapt to keep living near the coast?
Na Wai ‘Eha
Farmers, environmentalists, and the pressures of development vie for Wailuku's contested streams.
Eyes on the House of the Sun
Plans to build the world’s largest solar telescope on the summit of Haleakala have set two very different ways of seeing at odds.
Save the Shaka
Beyond the “shaka,” that friendly thumb-and-pinkie hand waggle that says “hello” in a uniquely local fashio, is an intangible spirit defines these islands.
In Case of Emergency
From dousing flames, to diving underwater, to scaling mountains, rescuers must be prepared for anything—so they train for everything.
Fair Game
Axis deer destroy crops and endanger native species. Beleaguered farmers, ranchers and conservationists are taking aim at the problem.
Will It Float?
Is the Hawai‘i Superferry a boon for interisland travelers, or a boondoggle threatening Maui’s way of life?
Managing the Mountain
Haleakala National Park’s newest superintendent tackles traffic on the summit.
Save Your Skin — and Maui’s Sea Life
Beware of false claims: The terms “reef-safe” and “reef-friendly” are not regulated.