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Stories by Diane Haynes Woodburn.

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Love, Laugh & Live Pono

We need to honor the wisdom of our past in order to sustain our future.
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Island Living

On an island, we need each other.

Coming up Roses

Here's wishing you the joy of island living, no matter where you call home. And that all your unexpected challenges come up roses — on or off the stem.
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From the Publisher

It's time to welcome in the Year of the Rabbit.
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The Kau Kau Tin

Diane learns about the kau kau tin, a traditional old Hawaiian lunch box, and celebrates the ohana and stars of Maui food culture.
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We welcome Ashley Stepanek as our new managing editor as we also close a decade of publishing, and look forward to the next.
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Food, Glorious Food!

This issue is a paean to food, family and friendship.
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Food, Glorious Food!

The spirit of aloha it is alive and well on Maui — accessible to all of us, even if the gift is as humble as chicken soup.
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Spring-cleaning

Diane begins her spring cleaning regimen.
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Our publisher speaks about change in the air...
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Maui No Ka Oi Magazine Publisher Diane Haynes Woodburn recalls a birthday celebration that began with disaster and ended with another great Maui memory.
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Happy 20th Birthday, MNKO!

In 1996, hard work and a true-grit spirit of survival launched Maui No Ka ‘Oi — along with a mentor with a heart.
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Hope, Enterprise and Change

Change is constant, it’s the only thing we can really count on.
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From the Publisher

Our publisher begins summer vacation on Kaua‘i, with a reunion of family and friends.
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From the Publisher

Maui No Ka Oi Magazine publisher Diane Haynes Woodburn reflects on her recent trip to Italy and the kamaʻaina in us all.
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From the Publisher

This issue holds a wellspring of folks with green on their minds. It is to those stewards of our future that this issue is dedicated.
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From the Publisher

I’m proud to announce that Maui No Ka ‘Oi is now printed on recycled paper, and not a moment too soon.
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Keeping Mo‘okiha on course

"The canoe is our family. We are nothing without the guidance of our kupuna, our ancestors. Connection with our past guides us to the future."
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The Signs (and Singes) of Summer

The Pacific golden plover's annual flight marks the beginning of summer.
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Among Friends

On an island you are never far from friends.
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Yin Brown Pig—Happy New Year!

The Year of the Pig is a time for calm reflection of the past 11 years.
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Beach Baby . . . at Any Age

This issue is filled with adventures for lovers of the outdoors young or old...
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From the Publisher

Miracles do happen.
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Romantic anniversaries . . . oops, missed it.

This issue offers just about everything to make your special day perfect . . . unless you forget.
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The Porcine Torpedo

What is the quintessential island living story?
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Real and metaphorical sharks.
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From the Publisher

Travel is the perfect panacea for the soul...

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What Is Luxury?

The meaning of luxury — good health, family, friends and moments of unexpected harmony and joy.

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