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June 18
It’s a beautiful day, and you’re snorkeling. Alone among the waves and the marine life, you’re enjoying the peace of swimming among creatures not of your everyday world – the world of traffic jams, screaming kids, and email. When you see the beautiful coral ridges, you naturally want to touch them, if only to confirm [...]
June 14
Welcome to one of the most exclusive rental properties in Maui. From exquisite local art to a stunning beachfront view, this luxurious house provides an inviting mix of aesthetic pleasures and unparalleled comfort. For booking and other information, please contact us.
June 10
We’re a proud sponsor of the Maui Film Festival. As such, this is the third and final post in a three-part series previewing this amazing event. Read the first two posts here and here. And don’t forget to check out our ad in the festival e-book here. There aren’t many good films about surfing and [...]
June 7
We’re a proud sponsor of the Maui Film Festival. As such, this is the second post of a three-part series on this amazing event. Read the first post here. And don’t forget to check out our ad in the festival e-book here. There are many reasons why the Maui Film Festival is different from that [...]
June 5
We’re a proud sponsor of the Maui Film Festival. As such, this is the first post of a three-part series on this amazing event. Look out for the other two blogs later this week, and don’t forget to check out our ad in the festival e-book here. The Maui Film Festival provides more than great [...]
May 30
It’s delicious. It’s beautiful. It’s… a menace. Strawberry guava has a sweet flavor and an attractive reddish hue, but it’s also one of the most widespread invasive species in Hawaii. Brought to the islands from southeastern Brazil in 1825, strawberry guava has been wreaking havoc on our delicate ecosystem in myriad ways. According to the [...]
May 26
In a recent post, we debunked four myths surrounding the Hawaiian tradition everybody thinks they know but few understand – the luau. Now, we turn our attention to two luaus that are doing it right. Both of these Maui-based events embrace the ancient cultural roots of the celebration while maintaining the chief ingredients we’ve all [...]
May 22
When you think of a luau, you think of a beach party. You think of a pig roasting on a spit over an open fire and served steaming hot with an apple in its mouth. You think of traditional Hawaiian dances, of well-toned men and women in leis and grass skirts shaking, shimming, and stomping [...]
May 17
The next time your sweet tooth has a hankering for doughnuts, forget Krispy Kreme. Instead, head to Leonard’s Bakery and order the malasadas – deep-fried balls of delicious dough topped with a generous sprinkling of sugar. Hard on the outside and soft on the inside, malasadas are the original doughnut holes. Only better. They’re not [...]
May 15
“A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner.” — Thomas Carlyle The kind of almost religious, quasi-mystic dedication to craft Carlyle advocated encapsulates sandal-maker Island Style’s philosophy. Since its founding in 1946, the local manufacturer and retailer has designed and produced sandals that speak to the [...]
