Our buddy Chris Norberg of Maui Information Guide just showed us his newest site, Maui-Maps.com, and so I have to share it with you. I love the animation and the little details. Watch the zipliner, or the mountain biker, or the plane, or the helicopter. I love the way he’s captured the majesty of our […]
August 10, 2012 was the seventh anniversary of my arrival on Maui, and it was marked with a deep sense of relief. I’m still here. Not everyone stays. I was first warned about the transient nature of Maui within a week of my arrival. A wise friend who has lived here for over thirty years […]
Oh, fantastique! Hawaiian Airlines just announced they will be doubling the number of direct flights to Maui from San Jose and Oakland. Welcome, northern Californians — we’re glad you’re coming. The added flights will start on October 3. (The flights aren’t actually being added: they’re being shuffled: flights that go direct to Honolulu today will […]
Readers of this year’s Top Maui Restaurants may be sick of hearing about one of our favorite new Maui restaurants, Honu in Lahaina, but too bad: we went during their new weekend brunch on Saturday, and it was super-blog-worthy. So, stiffen your upper lip and look at the view from our table. I took this […]
When a competitive field widens, some business owners see opportunities. Others see disaster, and try to turn back the clock. But progress is hard to stop, as some Maui restaurateurs found on Wednesday when the Maui County Liquor Control Commission denied an appeal to their March 2012 law allowing corkage (BYOB) in Maui restaurants. The […]