I love Napili Beach. It's not a secret but its not totally blown, either. There are no major hotels on this gem of a bay, just south of Kapalua Resort. It's ringed by condos but none are taller than…

This is the best hotel pool in Hawaii and among the best in the world. It's almost a water park. Kids force their parents to spend exorbitant sums to stay at this hotel primarily to have easy access to…

A post on the go from Iao Valley on Maui. We stopped at the phenomenal little cafe in the back of the Hawaii Nature Center in the valley and sucked down an insanely delish mango smoothie (I also wolfed…

Like most big kids, I dig aquariums. I spend a lot of my spare time in the water so any chance I get to learn about or see up close the sea life native to my nautical haunts is…

This post is brought to you by Microsoft, which generously sponsored my trip to Maui (indirectly, of course). When you see the Mobile Post icon, you know I'm posting somewhere in Hawaii. Look closely. Here's a picture of Wailea…

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…

Gourmet Magazine has named Pacific'o and I'o, two highly regarded Lahaina, Maui eateries helmed by popular award-winning Chef James McDonald, to its list of top restaurants with farm connections. There were only nine restaurants named so major congrats to the…

Around Hawaii a dispute has been bubbling between vacation rental owners and their neighbors in residential neighborhoods. The rentals create noise, traffic and crowds, according to the opponents. On Maui, which has perhaps the greatest percentage of rentals in the…

For centuries, Molokai wielded fierce magic to keep the marauding armies of other Hawaiian chiefs at bay. Apparently the magic is still working, as Molokai has been left virtually untouched by the tourism frenzy that's transformed the other islands. That's…

Waikiki has been getting a lot of travel section and magazine press of late. A slew of hotels have rebranded, revamped, and renovated. A new, massive and quite attractive airy mall has opened, the Waikiki Beach Walk. The ugliest tourist…

Want to stay in Wailea? Prepare to pay. The big, luxe hotels charge $400 per night and up. There are a number of condo options in Wailea, though. The Wailea Ekahi Village is one of the better ones (this offer…

Maui Time Weekly (which is a really fun publication) reports that the Hotel Hana Maui, a venerable queen of the Hawaii hotel scene and the only high-end resort in the isolated, lush Hana district, is refusing to let people…

Granted, you don't come all the way to Hawaii to expect to get great pizza. And for the most part, Hawaii trails in that category. You'll never find a pie from the island ranked up there with the greats of…

Mark you Maui calendar for Dec. 2. That's the next Grand Dairy Tour at Surfing Goat Dairy in upcounty Kula. The Surfing Goat is a five-year old goat farm and cheese making operations founded by Thomas and Eva Kafsack, two…

The Basics: This retro resort is composed of 163 units spread throughout a clutch of two-story buildings with vaguely Polynesian accents tucked into a corner of Napili Bay, one the best unsung bays on Maui. The units are spread over…

The Honolulu Star-Bulletin is reporting that Maui County has shut a two-lane bridge just past Hana town but before the Seven Sacred Pools in Haleakala National Park, which is part of the park's the Kipahulu District. The county estimates…

I got a chance to sample this insanely delish sauce from Ali'i Kula Lavender at the Hawaii Products Expo in August. Ali'i Kula is an 8 acre lavender farm in Upcountry Maui. Full disclosure. I'm a chocomaniac. And I'm not…

We're kinda early on this but...Most of us associate All Hallows Eve (Halloween) with land-based activity -- namely, trick-or-treating. Gotta give Maui Ocean Center credit for spinning a spooky twist to this holiday for the little goblins on Maui (visitors…

This is part of a series of five excerpts from a book I like very much by Jessica Ferracane and Yvonne Biegel, "50 Thrifty Maui Restaurants". Foodies trolling for blue collar grubs should dig in. And a hat tip to…

This trail in central Maui near the country seat of Wailuku is actually one of the few state maintained trails on the Valley Isle that lie relatively close to the major resort areas. Most trails are further up Haleakala Volcano…

Big Island artist Stephen Freedman stacked clay totems and constructed large pottery vessels literally shaped with lyric designs and text. The effect is quite striking, like looking through clay vessels and reading a sheet of music simultaneously. Freedman's works…

Why we love it: No hotels in sight, long enough for a really long stroll or to find some solitude, gorgeous views of Kaho'olawe and Lanai across the channel, generally good for swimming. The only downsides are the surf…

We love to take walks here during the midday hours when Maui is hot. This is a very short hike and should take, with kids, probably, 20 minutes or so. They may want to linger over the rushing stream…

Five feet down in the liquid blue somewhere off leeward Lanai, I see a subtle flutter amid the busy commotion of butterfly fish on a cluster of pinkish brain coral. I swim down a few feet to the lava…

Sifting through all the garbage offerings from freebie publications on Maui is a major hassle. All masquerade as true editorial -- 101 Things to Do on Maui, or Maui Menu's or whatever. Maui Time, however, is a true-blue alt…

Your butt will ache, you knees will be knock, your vision may blur...but you'll be transported to one of the most spiritual -- and haunted -- places in the islands. It's a classic excursion, over covered and much extolled.…

I've done numerous stories mentioning windsurfing on Maui. It is the windsurfing capital of the world, with the most consistent breezes on Earth whipping through Hookipa on the North Shore. Maui is also a great place to learn, even…

We left Charley's and Paia town to drive up to our digs in Huelo. It's not really a town as much as a place. There is no center and its mostly rural homelots and gentlemen farms spread above and…

Very cool multi-media installation at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center running through July 30th. "Maui artist and filmmaker Tom Sewell’s fascination with Hawaii’s sugar mills has compelled him to create a multi-media installation project, complete with industrial video…

We blew across the isthmus through Kahului on our way to Paia from Wailea, driving from the southern side of Maui to the northern side between the great basin formed by the West Maui Mountains on one side and…

We flew into Kahului in the early morning (my son gets me up at 5:30 am so its always a little difficult but I'm kinda used to it by now). Our first stop, after renting the car, was Wailea,…

We got back a week ago from a quick getaway to Maui, my first overnite with my three year-old son sans mommy. Our trip mostly covered Paia, the windsufing capital of the universe and a wonderful old plantation town…

We took the brood out for a bite this Sunday. While the meal at South Shore Grill was kinda "eh", the stop at Dave's Hawaiian Ice Cream on Kapahulu Avenue near Waikiki was, as always, spectacularly fulfilling. For new…