Entries tagged 'Lahaina'
Microsoft Mobile on Maui: Tiny Traditional Churches
Aloha again from the Valley Isle. This trip, as by now you realized, is underwritten by Steve Balmer and the folks at Microsoft. Thanks! So, an easy walk from the center of Lahaina town, the whaling village turned charming...
Microsoft Mobile Post on Maui: Hawaii's Sugar Cane Train
Microsoft is sponsoring this blog which, in turn, underwrote my recent trip to Maui with my son. Thank's, Microsoft and when you see this icon, you are seeing a post on the go. I am on Maui for three...
Restoring Honokowai Valley on Maui
This is an intriguing article on restoration efforts in Honokowai Valley on Maui, from Maui No Ka Oi Magazine. A number of projects like this have cropped up over the past two decades as the Hawaiian Renaissance continues to slowly...
Lahaina Halloween Fest: Purple Cape Fun Police
I blogged earlier about how some civic and native Hawaiian groups on Maui were looking askance at the risque activities which tend to transpire in Old Lahaina on All Hallows Eve. Meaning, chicks with scanty costumes, public drunkeness, and...
More on Maui Vacation Rentals Crackdown -- Total Confusion
The deeper I dig into this Maui vacation rentals stuff, the more confusing it gets. First, there is the problem of even figuring out which of the handful of vacation rentals that claim to be permitted truly are. Maui County...
Maui Hotels: Lahaina Shores -- Perfect Crashpad
I love Lahaina. What's not to love? It's got a bit of history, from the whaling days. There are great eats (David Paul, Malo's, I'o). Most of the people seem like they are having a really good time. There's pretty...
Lahaina Halloween Party: Native Hawaiians Take Offense, Seek Shutdown
The raucous Halloween festivities in Lahaina (pictured here -- yes there are some risque costumes), the most touristy city on Maui, have long drawn comparisons to Mardi Gras and other gleeful street parties. This apparently offends Native Hawaiian groups, who...
Overlooked Lahaina: More Fun, More Fun
All the major travel mags have written off Lahaina. It's too touristy. It's cheesy. It's crowded. True, true, true. Which clearly explains why everyone is fleeing Las Vegas. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's cover why...
Cool Shops: Maggie Coulombe in Lahaina
She's a free spirit and it shows in her wearable creations. Maggie Coulombe's silky, diaphanous pareos and slinky dresses hang in the closets of bad girl debutante Paris Hilton and bad mommy Teri Hatcher. How a designer can concentrate in...
Where Hawaii Chef's Eat: James McDonald
Maui chef James McDonald has three respected eateries in Lahaina. I'o and Pacific'o are upscale oceanfront Hawaii east-meets-west fusion joints with stellar fish and apetizers. Feast at Lele is actually a luau / dinner show but McDonald suppliers the...
Most Romantic Restaurants
Cupid roams free on Maui. Almost everyone I talk to who has spent time on Maui has a story of a magical night under the stars sipping a glass of amazing vino, noshing on the most sensuous edibles, with...
