I’o’s Chef Owner James McDonald is so dedicated to fresh, local ingredients he started his own organic farm in Kula. After nearly a decade in operation, O’o Farms supplies the vast majority of produce and herbs to his restaurants I’o and Pacific’o. Feast at Lele, his lu’au, also benefits from this farm’s largesse. Chef James’s […]
The signature restaurant at The Grand Wailea floats in a lagoon stocked with umilu, brilliant turquoise fish whose fins gracefully cut the surface as they circle meditatively. The open air restaurant has a thatched roof, tiki torches, and a large central bar with a wraparound fish tank — home to at least one brightly painted […]
Hula Grill is a nearly irresistible restaurant if you’re walking by Whaler’s Village. It’s so friendly looking, with its sandy Barefoot Bar and upscale dining room menu. The late afternoon music (don’t sit too close or you won’t be able to hear anyone but the vocalist) and the sunset views draw us and many others […]
This medium-sized health food store is the place to shop in South Maui for a small, but careful, selection of groceries, produce, vitamins, and beauty items. Prices are high compared to other health food stores on the island, but those other stores are very far away from Kamaole Beach Park I. We think of this as a convenience store that […]
A cornerstone of the Hawaiian Regional Cuisine movement, for two decades this foodie oasis in the middle of the pineapple fields has been serving well-made, comforting, and delicious meals. The drive out to the restaurant, which inhabits a renovated plantation store, is idyllic just before sunset, when a golden mist overtakes the surrounding fields. We […]