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Maui Hands Got Wood: Maui Art Gallery with Lovely Local-Style Woodwork

Maui Hands Got Wood: Maui Art Gallery with Lovely Local-Style Woodwork

The amazing piece pictured here is by an artist named Scott Hare who the Island of Hawai’i from Florida in 1979. Over the years, Hare has amassed an amazing portfolio of complex carved wooden objects from calabashes to full-sized tikis to headboards and doorframes. Hare works with many native woods including milo, ohi’a, and, naturally [...]
Michi Itami: Artists We Love on Maui

Michi Itami: Artists We Love on Maui

A look at “Branch Vases” the ceramic work of Michi Itami evokes bamboo sections coated in slick-looking pahoe’hoe lava from a recent eruption. Itami is constantly playing with shapes in her fascinating and engrossing ceramic works. She moved to Maui only a few years ago and already has become one of the most sought-after artists [...]
Paia Shopping: Local Beauty, Lillikoi Passionate

Paia Shopping: Local Beauty, Lillikoi Passionate

Think of this adorable little shop as a micro-Sephora focused on locally produced and themed beauty products. Two ex-pat sisters, Lanette and Denise, are curators of the collection which includes a small but growing array of alluring local beauty lines including Kai, Ola, Makena B and Hawaii Lavendar. The simple storefront is beloved by locals and visitors alike. Celeb patrons include….
Paia Inn Hotel

Paia Inn Hotel

Love, love, love this hotel. Paia is the un-Maui vacation, with no big hotels, small town feel, vagabond windsurfers cruising through and oceans galore. Paia Inn is walkable to beaches, boutiques and great eats — and is chic as can be. Private beach access is a misnomer because there are no private beaches in Hawaii and all are fairly accessible…
Sweet! LeTarte Swimwear on Maui – SI Fave, Made for Surfing

Sweet! LeTarte Swimwear on Maui – SI Fave, Made for Surfing

The ladies who know the North Shore lifestyle of Maui best launched this shop roughly one year ago as a flagship venue for their popular brand of swim and beach togs. Style check? Cameron Diaz, Paris Hilton, Eva Longoria Parker and Beyonce are a only a few of the lovely ladies who’ve been shutterbugged with Letarte tops or bottoms.