Sugar Mill
Located on the North shore, Paia started as a plantation town with the opening of Paia store in 1896 to serve the needs of the multi-cultural plantation workers of Paia Sugar Mill. Today, the wooden buildings of this quaint little town are still reminiscent of the plantation era but now house some of the best […]
Lunch Time
Beach Bum’s BBQ & Grill, opened in February of 2007 and quickly became Maui’s most popular oceanfront barbecue restaurant. Beach Bum’s is the only Maui Restaurant that features an all wood rotisserie smoker, (custom-built in Mesquite Texas) using only local woods: Kiawe, a mild mesquite & Guava, an exotic fruit tree, adding a unique “island […]
Wetland
Located on Maui’s south-central coastline, the scenic wetland area encompasses about 700 acres and is home to a variety of Hawaiian water birds including the black-necked stilt and Hawaiian coot. The Refuge is the site of habitat restoration projects as well as local environmental education, bird watching, photography, and other wildlife-oriented activities. The Reserve was […]
A Dog and A Beach
Ukumehame Beach Park is located near the 12 mile marker along the Honoapiilani Highway (Hwy 30) in West Maui. The park takes its name from the huge valley which can be seen directly behind it which carves a spectacular “V” in the West Maui Mountains. These dangerous valley ridges eventually lead to the pass that […]
“Forget Me Not”
Mai’Poin’a ‘oe Ia’u Beach Park is a quiet beach located North Kihei, in South Central Maui, Hawaii. The narrow beach runs a mile and is an extension of Maalaea Beach and Sugar Beach. Water is typically calm in the mornings making it excellent for swimming. In the afternoons, it can get quite windy making Mai’Poin’a […]
An Old Tunnel
The east and west portals, respectively, of the 318-foot-long Olowalu Tunnel at mile 10.4 on the Honoapiilani Highway (state route 30), along Maui’s southwest coast west of Maalaea Harbor. Built in 1951, this is the oldest highway tunnel in Hawaii. On the mauka (inland) side of each portal is wire netting to keep rocks from […]
Hawaii – Paniolo Lounge at Travaasa Hotel Hana
This is where the road to Hana stopped for us. We drove through town and did not find anything open at 2:30 on this Sunday afternoon. We came upon the Travaasa Hotel. As we walked into the dining room. There was a perfect view of the bay and a gorgeous day with great outdoor seating. […]
Wind and Kite Surfing
Only minutes away from Paia is Ho’okipa Beach Park, windsurfing capital of the world. In winter, monster surf rolls into the North Shore, with wave after wave and winds rolling in, making Hookipa a world-class windsurf and kite surfing destination. Several professional competitions are held each year at Ho’okipa which attracts competitors from all over […]
A Road Trip
Along Maui’s rugged eastern coastline is the peaceful town of Hana, considered one of the last unspoiled Hawaiian frontiers. The legendary road to Hana is only 52 miles from Kahului. The road was so narrow that many times it was a one-lane road (even though it went 2 ways) with a mountain on one side […]
Sun and Clouds
As we docked in Maui, the sun was coming up with dense cloud cover. As it began to peeked through a hole in the clouds, it was as if it was burning a hole in the clouds. Finally, the sun won and the sky opened up to a bright sunny day. The Coast Guard came […]