Kahului is where you’ll find Maui’s airport. That’s pretty much where the excitement ends. The area is flat plains and perfect for strip malls, shopping centers, and an airport. Kahului was built by the plantation company Alexander and Baldwin back in the 1950s. If you’re expecting fresh, new, clean, and vibrant, reset your expectations. The … Read More »

The House of the Sun is Mount Haleakala on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Haleakala means “House of the Sun” in Hawaiian. Ancient Hawaiian folks noticed that the sun appeared to rise from the crater lip at dawn, and figured that if the sun came out of the crater, then it must have spent … Read More »

Maui is home to lovely beaches, a calm and regal lifestyle, lush tropical forests, and mountains. High atop the 10,000 foot volcano Haleakala is the Argyroxiphium sandwicense subspecies, macrocephalum. What? The silversword; a rare plant from Asteraceae. That’s not in a galaxy far far away. The silversword calls Maui’s Mt. Haleakala home. Certain times of … Read More »

Haleakala means House of the Sun. It’s the world’s largest dormant volcano (officially still active, though not since 1790) and the island of Mau’s largest visitor attraction (beaches don’t count). Over one million people a year view Haleakala’s crater, over half a mile deep, seven miles long and almost 3 miles wide. Hawaiians consider Haleakala … Read More »

Assuming they’re still marrying just two people per wedding, that’s 4,000 weddings and 8,000 people. 2 lips per person (top and bottom), so 16,000 lips. And a lot of rice. However, this story is really about weddings on Maui from Romantic Maui Weddings and Honeymoons—4,000 couples since 1988. That’s 15 years. That’s 266 weddings a … Read More »

OK, where’s Hana? It’s on Maui. How do you get there? Pull out your intestines and sling ‘em to the floor. It’ll look just like a map of the road to Hana, Maui. It’s all twisty, and curvy, with hairpin turns, and narrow constrictions, and bumps in the road— similar to those two Krispy Kremes … Read More »

It’s always sad to know your true love really loves another. The pain can be lessened somewhat by knowing that, of your love’s 21 loves, you’re Numero Uno. Such was the life of a Queen in ancient Hawaii… Queen Kaahumanu was born in a cave near Kauiki Head on Maui in 1772. The US wasn’t … Read More »

Explore Lahaina, Maui. If you like shopping for t-shirts. Front Street is where life begins in Lahaina. The city is more often known as a whaler port that became a T-Shirt and Art Gallery magnet. Tourist goodies and historical references aside, Lahaina is a remarkable journey. Assuming… …you’re bored stiff with mountains, beaches, sun tanning, … Read More »