Wave If It’s a Boy
Fish-shaped streamers are part of the celebration of Boys’ Day, a Japanese holiday that arrived in the Hawaiian Islands with early plantation workers.
Holding the Sea at Bay
‘Aki‘aki, also known as seashore rush grass, is an indigenous ground cover that thrives in salty, sun-blasted environments.
Ripe Treasure: Hawaiian Heirloom Bananas
By the time Westerners arrived, Hawaiians had developed at least forty-four distinct banana varieties.
Oh, Boy! Obon!
Join the ancient Japanese traditions of the annual obon season, where revelers from across the island come together for a festive night to honor the departed.
Frog Busters (VIDEO)
Jeepers peepers: At only about the size of a quarter, coqui frogs are extremely hard to spot, but all too easy to hear.
True to Her Roots
A Day in the Life with Emanuela “Manu” Vinciguerra, Sales & Marketing Director at Kumu Farms.
Color, Light & Space
In this Viewpoints Gallery exhibit, popular Maui artists push their creative boundaries and explore the relationship between color, light and space.
The Visitor + VIDEO
Learn about the Oumuamua Asteroid, first seen through the Pan-STARR telescope at the summit of Haleakalā, which now bears a Hawaiian name.
Birth of a Canoe
After nearly two decades in dry dock, the first oceangoing traditional voyaging canoe, Mo‘okiha o Pi‘ilani, embarked on its maiden voyage from Mala Wharf in Lahaina on July 11.
Oh, Hello!
Deck the halls this season with Hawaiian ohelo berries, a sacred yet edible plant endemic to Hawaii. They are also a nice alternative to cranberries.
Pa‘u Riders
Hawaiian pa'u riders carry on an exuberant tradition, bedecking both horse and rider with flowers and fine fabrics.
One Good (Re)turn
This inspiring kids’ club raises money from recycled materials to perform good deeds for the community.
Haleakalā Silverswords
Summer is the prime time to observe an only-on-Maui botanical phenomenon: the blooming of the Haleakalā silverswords.
Room at the Inn
Pa‘ia Inn, a trendy new boutique hotel on Maui’s North Shore inhabits an antique building that has undergone a series of transformations before last year's striking renovation.
The Inspiration of Hula
Maui’s rich hula history will be on view from November 9, 2010 when Hooulu: The Inspiration of Hula dances into town.
Honoring Those Who XL
Forty years after Maui-born politician Patsy Mink created Title IX, we honor the U.S. congresswoman who helped ensure equality for women and girls.
Oh, Christmas Tree!
Warren McCord and his wife, Helen, plant about 2,000 Monterey pines at their Kula Botanical Gardens to supply maui with Christmas trees every year.
The Weeping Canoe
This is the story of the weeping canoe that hangs from the ceiling of Nalu’s South Shore Grill.
Maui Events & News
Imua Family Services’ Will Smith Discovery Garden
A World of Pure Imagination
Story by Savy Janssen
Photographs by Jason Moore
Sunlight filtered through the outstretched arms of the 120-year-old monkey pod trees, and...
