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Primary Election 2022 | VIEW ALL

It’s Bissen v. Victorino for the general election

Retired Judge Richard Bissen Jr. and incumbent Mayor Michael Victorino appeared poised to advance to the general election in November, with Bissen holding an 800-vote lead over Victorino as of 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Bissen had 10,028 votes, or 35.2 percent, to Victorino's 9,223 votes, or 32.4 ...

ELECTION NOTES from around the state

KAWAKAMI COASTS THROUGH PRIMARY Incumbent Kauai County Mayor Derek Kawakami easily secured the top spot in the mayor's race with 13,551 votes, or 73.3 percent, according to the second set of results from the state Office of Elections results on Saturday night. Michael Roven Poai was the ...

In House, Poepoe leads incumbent Clark, Cochran beats Balinbin

Mahina Poepoe, the only Molokai candidate in the state House District 13 race and a new face to politics, was leading incumbent Rep. Linda Clark by around 300 votes in the Democratic primary after the second printout Saturday night. After the second tally, released at around 10:30 p.m., ...

Scenemakers | VIEW ALL

Scenemakers

First photo: Joey Schumacher (left) and Joseph Narrowe enjoy the “Xanadu” after-party following opening night at Historic Iao Theater on Feb. 28. MICHAEL PULLIAM photo Second photo: Mana’o Radio host Gayle Lewis (left) welcomes Ashley Toth, opening act for the station’s Upcountry ...

Scenemakers

Local author Nansy Phleger (left) joined Busaba Yip Douglas, cultural director of Lahaina’s Wo Hing Museum at the Maui Friends of the Library Bookstore on Feb. 1 to welcome the Year of the Metal Rat in Lahaina’s Celebration of Chinese New Year. Phleger also celebrated her birthday by ...

Scenemakers

First photo: Howard Dinits (left) and Johnny Millwee at Willie K & Friends Bluesfest on Jan. 4 at Maui Arts & Cultural Center, BRYAN BERKOWITZ photo; Maui Humane Society CEO Steve MacKinnon (from left, second photo), Betty Leis, Nancy Overton and MHS Board Vice Chair Jody Reale attended ...

Scenemakers

Willow O’Neill (from left), Gayle Lewis and Karleen Hultquist attended the WAR concert Dec. 28 a Maui Arts & Cultural Center. * Check out featured Maui County people who make the Scene. Share your recent pictures from island life, then look for friends and family in upcoming issues. If ...

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Maui Scene

February 20 through March 4, 2020

Hawaii Sports | VIEW ALL

Edey powers No. 2 Purdue past No. 4 Marquette for title

HONOLULU — Zach Edey and his Purdue teammates certainly earned a Thanksgiving feast. Forgive them if all they really want is a well-deserved break. Edey had 28 points and 15 rebounds to carry the second-ranked Boilermakers to a 78-75 win over No. 4 Marquette in the championship game of the ...

Lunas return to field with 42-0 victory over Bears

WAILUKU — The Red Tide from the West Side is officially back. Lahainaluna High School’s highly anticipated return to the football field happened Saturday night at a jam-packed, emotion-filled War Memorial Stadium, and the Lunas took care of business with a dominant 42-0 win over ...

UH downs Portland State 49-35 in on-campus debut

HONOLULU (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro passed for three touchdowns, Dedrick Parson ran for two scores and the University of Hawaii held off Portland State 49-35 on Saturday night in the first-ever football game played on the Manoa campus. Cordeiro threw touchdown passes to Nick Mardner and Jared ...

Maui Beat | VIEW ALL

Marty Dread compiling cornucopia of recordings

With live gigs dried up on Maui, what’s a musician to do? For Marty Dread the answer was to begin compiling material he had amassed over the years and plan to release six new albums. Likely available in June, this extraordinary cornucopia of recordings includes a “Laws of Nature” album ...

Artists share music online

That’s all, folks, just about sums up the world melting down thanks to COVID-19 and the devastating impact on live music. As one show after another got canceled the Maui Arts & Cultural Center announced all programming is postponed until further notice. With restaurants and clubs going ...

Scottish roots helped shape KT Tunstall’s music

Playing Casanova on Saturday as part of her “Hawaiian Heaven” tour, critically acclaimed Scottish musician KT Tunstall recently recorded a cover of John Lennon’s classic protest song “Gimme Some Truth.” With stellar backing by Procol Harum organist Josh Phillips, former Eric ...

Jake Shimabukuro returns to Castle Theater Saturday

With each successive album, Jake Shimabukuro has creatively advanced finding new ways to express his virtuoso talent on the ukulele. With his remarkable latest release, “Trio,” Jake has taken another adventurous step forward with an eclectic work reflecting a variety of flavors and textures ...

Maui Jim Maui Invitational | VIEW ALL

Cougars close out Hokies in third-place game

LAHAINA — The Brigham Young University basketball team knew how important the final game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational was for them. The Lahaina Civic Center was not nearly as raucous as it was a few hours earlier for the championship game or even a close loss for Chaminade in the ...

Tournament images

First photo: Ball boys Sebastian Peterson (from left), Prody Craig and Kenji Shing wipe sweat from the Lahaina Civic Center floor during a halftime break in Wednesday’s game between Chaminade and Georgia for seventh place in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. Second photo: Dayton coach Anthony ...

Winston, Spartans take down Bruins to claim fifth place

LAHAINA — Michigan State star guard Cassius Winston said his biggest takeaway from the Maui Jim Maui Invitational is how he and the Spartans grew as a team. After an upset loss to Virginia Tech on Day 1, the third-ranked Spartans rebounded to finish 2-1 on the Valley Isle. “To come in ...

SBS Tournament of Champions | VIEW ALL

Kapalua stages more drama

KAPALUA — The Kapalua Plantation Course keeps finding new ways to provide excitement. This time, the drama down the stretch of the SBS Tournament of Champions came not from a finish full of fireworks, but from a two-hole span that included shots remarkable for both quality and costliness ...

Hole of the day

549 yards • Par 4 This is where the title was essentially decided, as Justin Thomas made a birdie while Hideki Matsuyama took a bogey. In all, the 17th played 0.125 shots under par in the final round — only five holes had a better scoring average — with eight birdies, two bogeys and ...

Perez continues strong comeback from injury

KAPALUA — With hair down to his shoulders and Bill Murray logos on the front his hat and back of his shirt, Pat Perez doesn’t look like a 40-year-old member of the PGA Tour. In his first trip to the Kapalua Plantation Course in seven years, Perez showed that he can still play with the ...

Matsuyama comes up short

KAPALUA — Hideki Matsuyama put some pressure on Justin Thomas. Not much later, though, Matsuyama also gave Thomas some breathing room. Matsuyama got within a shot of the SBS Tournament of Champions lead Sunday at the Kapalua Plantation Course, but his bid for a fifth win in his last six ...

Backstage | VIEW ALL

From Broadway to Maui, online theater keeps us entertained

In times of crisis, Broadway artists have been stepping up to help for more than a century. When the show can’t go on they utilize their specialty skills for the greater good. Founded by seven actresses to aid the World War I effort and the Spanish influenza epidemic, the American Theater ...

Executive directors of community theaters discuss challenges ahead

“Hopefully absence makes the heart grow fonder,” replied Lin McEwan, executive director of ProArts, when asked how the conditions surrounding COVID-19 could evolve into a positive for the performing arts. The phrase has many origins, but I’d like to believe it started with William ...

Youth theater camps look hopefully to the summer

As uncertainty looms due to social distancing surrounding COVID-19, performing arts organizations are on hold until further notice. Maui youth theater camps remain optimistic that their summer musicals will commence as scheduled. Theatre Theatre Maui, Maui Academy of Performing Arts and Maui ...

Maui Arts & Cultural Center announces pause in programming

In support of current county, state and federal governmental and health agency recommendations, and in light of the worldwide efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Maui Arts & Cultural Center has postponed all public programming until further notice. This decision is guided by ...

Maui Coronavirus Impacts | VIEW ALL

“End of an era”

The Maui News The Maui Fair Alliance announced Tuesday they will not hold the Maui Fair in 2024, and will cease operations after 98 years of fairs and events for the Maui community. The county fair was last held in the fall of 2019 and has not operated since the Covid-19 pandemic. The fair ...

Lunas’ Donez named Gatorade Hawaii Girls Basketball Player of the Year

The Maui News Lahainaluna High School senior Lola Donez was named the Gatorade Hawaii Girls Basketball Player of the Year for 2023-24, Gatorade announced in a news release Thursday. Donez led the state in scoring at 26.9 points per game, according to statistics from scoringlive.com. The ...

Lunas’ Donez is MaxPreps Hawaii Player of the Year

The Maui News Lahainaluna High School senior Lola Donez was named the 2023-24 Hawaii MaxPreps Player of the Year via an online news release on Wednesday. The 5-foot-11 senior guard helped the Lunas go 13-3 and reach the Heide & Cook/HHSAA Division I state semifinals. Donez led the state ...

Gillcoat’s future looks bright after winning bronze medal at worlds

Kawehi Gillcoat is on a mission and his future in the combat sport of jiu-jitsu appears extremely bright. Gillcoat won a bronze medal in the blue belt featherweight (149 pounds) division that included 110 competitors at the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championships in Las Vegas on Dec. ...

Sports Spotlight | VIEW ALL

Sports Spotlight

• Mercedes Armstrong • Lahainaluna High School Sports: Volleyball, Basketball, Track and Field • Lola Donez • Lahainaluna High School Sport: Basketball • Noah Gordon • Lahainaluna High School Sports: Football, Volleyball • Emily Hegrenes • Lahainaluna High ...

Sports Spotlight

• Mercedes Armstrong • Lahainaluna High School Sports: Volleyball, Basketball, Track and Field • Lola Donez • Lahainaluna High School Sport: Basketball • Noah Gordon • Lahainaluna High School Sports: Football, Volleyball • Emily Hegrenes • Lahainaluna High ...

Tevainui Loft

• Lahainaluna High School • Grade: 12 / GPA: 3.819 AP: Literature, World History, Government • Sports: Football, Basketball • Activities, Hobbies, Volunteer work during free time: Surfing and hanging out with friends. • Future Plans: I plan to go to college. I want to study ...

Bailee Hughes

• Haleakala Waldorf High School • Grade: 11 / GPA: 3.93 • Sports: Basketball, Track & Field, Cross Country, Swimming, Surfing • Future Plans: I haven’t decided which school yet, but somewhere on the West Coast. Maybe major in Interior Design. • Sports Lessons: The process of ...

The Last Harvest | VIEW ALL

Going, going, gone

KAHULUI — Now, sugar really is gone. On Friday, the same day that Puunene Mill smokestacks stopped puffing, the last shipment of Maui-made sugar was carried out of Kahului Harbor. Bound for a refinery in California, the 685-foot-long Moku Pahu held 32,000 tons of sugar and 2,000 tons of ...

‘End of an era’

PUUNENE — Sugar workers, retirees and company officials expressed sadness as well as pride as they witnessed “an end of an era” Monday with the delivery of the last load of sugar cane from the fields to the Puunene Mill. Fermin Domingo, a 40-year veteran of Hawaiian Commercial & ...

Shipping sugar

KAHULUI — The sun-baked, wind-blown sugar cane that Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. burns, harvests and mills arrives here, where soft raw sugar crystals form more than several-story-high mountains of golden sweetness. Kahului Trucking & Storage Co. hauls about 150,000 tons of sugar ...

One final push

In a great big basin of thick, goopy molasses, a set of wheels slowly rotates, sinking into the pool of shiny liquid and emerging with a viscous, dark brown coating that slides off and flaps in the wind before dripping back into the basin. In the Puunene Mill at Hawaiian Commercial & ...

Business | VIEW ALL

Maui mayor thanks Skechers for its generosity at new store’s grand opening

Speaking at the grand-opening ceremony for the new Skechers store in Kahului, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said he doesn’t normally attend these kinds of events, but it was Skechers’ generosity to the community that compelled him to be there Friday. The grand-opening ceremony for the ...

Local Business / In Brief

Corndogs by Mr. Chow opens Corndogs by Mr. Cow, the first on Maui, opened recently at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center next to Hi Tea in the food court. It is a specialty corn dog restaurant that was founded in 2019 by Yunko Kim with three locations in Honolulu. The Maui location will employ a ...

Local Business / In Brief

100 job openings at Raising Cane’s Raising Cane’s is seeking to fill over 100 positions for the grand opening of the business’ first Maui restaurant located by Lowe’s and American Saving Bank at 176 Hookele Street, Kahului. There are positions available in the front and back of ...

Names & Faces

Belmonte, Woodson join Mahi Pono Maui farming company Mahi Pono has appointed Leah Belmonte as director of human resources and Stacy Woodson as project manager of business operations. Prior to becoming the director of human resources, Belmonte served as the Maui-based representative for the ...

Latest Movies | VIEW ALL

Vin Diesel in the bruising ‘Bloodshot’

The Associated Press It might be too harsh to recommend practicing social distancing with the new Vin Diesel movie “Bloodshot,” but I wouldn’t want to shake its hand, either. David S. F. Wilson’s film comes not from Marvel or DC but the pages of Valiant Comics. Its central ...

Two theaters temporarily close on Maui

As of press time, Maui Scene learned that both Consolidated Theaters Ka‘ahumanu and Regal Maui Mall Megaplex are temporarily closing in light of ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19. Consolidated Theaters announced on Tuesday that it is taking this action in line with the direction, ...

Maui Movies

Maui Scene’s minireviews, wire service reviews and previews are provided by studios and other sources. SPECIAL SCREENINGS “THE ASSISTANT” R, Drama. 1:27. Regency Kihei Cinemas. 10:30 a.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a ...

‘The Hunt’ a clunky swipe at a divided America

The Associated Press Fittingly, few films in recent memory arrive with a bigger target on its back than “The Hunt.” Our quick advice? Lower your weapons. The horror-thriller with a healthy side of political commentary was pulled from release last summer following backlash to its trailer ...

On The Campaign Trail | VIEW ALL

Bissen holds event in Kahului

Mayoral candidate Richard Bissen and The Bissen Movement team will continue its series of Collective Kuleana ‘Ohana Forums with one at the Kahului Community Center on Thursday. The event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. RSVP at https://bissen.nationbuilder.com/kahului_ohana_forum. Free ...

On The Campaign Trail

Walk to the Box event on Tuesday In an effort to promote the importance of Native Hawaiian civic engagement and turnout at the polls, a collaboration of community organizations are again organizing several get-out-the-vote (GOTV) events across the state including on Maui. The Valley ...

Forums with Bissen set for Paia, Wailuku

Mayoral candidate Richard Bissen and The Bissen Movement team will continue its series of Collective Kuleana Ohana Forums in Paia and Wailuku this month. The forums allow residents to meet with subject matter advocates, experts and facilitators who help show what it would be like to work ...

Victorino to hold talk story in Lahaina

Mayor Michael Victorino will hold a talk story session from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at the West Maui Veterans Hall. Victorino, who is running for reelection, will talk about Maui County’s post-pandemic progress and future plans, according to announcement from his campaign. Participants will ...

People Who Made A Difference | VIEW ALL

Taking care of us all

Fighting the instinct to save someone without first protecting yourself is one of the hardest adjustments for Maui’s frontline health care workers, a tight-knit group that thrives off community and sacrifice. Before March — when the pandemic began to hit the Valley Isle — putting the ...

Paying it forward

At first, Gary Marks thought there had been a terrible accident. Early one morning in mid-July, the longtime Kihei resident ventured out for a cup of coffee. As he drove down Piilani Highway, he passed by a long line of cars pulled off to the side. But as he continued down the highway, he ...

Extra scoop of kindness

It’s a sunny Wednesday afternoon and a small, socially distanced crowd is gathered outside the bright green Pastele House Maui food truck in the University of Hawaii Maui College parking lot. Inside, owners Cristina and Devin Pagaduan busily prepare traditional Puerto Rican dishes, everything ...

Coming together at the seams

Behind COVID-19’s very dark clouds, there are silver linings. The Maui Face Mask Project is one of them. It was a true labor of love: Over the course of eight weeks, nearly 200 volunteers from all walks of life came together to produce 10,000 medical-grade masks for Maui’s health care ...

Ahead of the Class | VIEW ALL

Ahead of the Class

To have your class, workshop or presentation included in this free listing, email its title, instructor, location, dates, start / end times, cost and brief description to currents@mauinews.com. Due to the volume of submissions, items will be listed as close as possible to their start date; if ...

Religion | VIEW ALL

Makawao Hongwanji garage sale and bazaar set

Makawao Hongwanji’s gigantic summer garage sale and bazaar is set for 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22 and 7 a.m. to 12 noon Sunday, June 23. Bazaar is Sunday only. Come for chow fun, sushi, Manju, sanbaizuke and other goodies. Plant sales both days. Makawao Hongwanji is located ...

Cool Cat Café Lahaina youth fundraiser for youth program

The Maui News Cool Cat Café will be hosted by Citizen Church at their location in Kahana to help fundraise for the Citizen Church Youth program! Citizen Church has opened their doors to Cool Cat Café allowing them to do what they love by giving back and helping the community. The ...

Local Religion/In Brief

Easter service at Keawala‘i Church The Annual Sunday Morning Easter Sunrise Service at historic Keawala‘i Congregational Church - United Church of Christ will host guest musician George Kahumoku. It will be held on Sunday, March 31, 2024. The service will begin at 7:30 a.m. on the ...

St. Anthony Church holy week schedule celebrates Easter

The Maui News March 27 Wednesday: 6 p.m.: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. March 28: Holy Thursday - No 7 a.m. Mass – 9 a.m.: Parish Workday, 7 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. 10:30 p.m.: Evening Prayer. March 29: Good Friday – ...

Shopping Center Activities | VIEW ALL

Shopping Center Activities

KAHULUI SHOPPING CENTER. Sunday: Maui Sunday Market, featuring a weekly rotation of food trucks, vendors, artisans, crafters and entertainment, 4 to 8 p.m. LAHAINA CANNERY MALL. Today: Free hula lessons, 5 p.m. Saturday: Family Magic, noon; Cardfight Vanguard trading card game, 2 p.m. ...

Shopping Center Activities

KAHULUI SHOPPING CENTER. Sunday: Maui Sunday Market, featuring a weekly rotation of food trucks, vendors, artisans, crafters and entertainment, 4 to 8 p.m. LAHAINA CANNERY MALL. Today: Free hula lessons, 5 p.m. Saturday: Family Magic, noon; Cardfight Vanguard trading card game, 2 p.m. ...

Shopping Center Activities

KAHULUI SHOPPING CENTER. Sunday: Maui Sunday Market, featuring a weekly rotation of food trucks, vendors, artisans, crafters and entertainment, 4 to 8 p.m. LAHAINA CANNERY MALL. Today: Free hula lessons, 5 p.m. Saturday: Family Magic, noon; Cardfight Vanguard trading card game, 2 p.m. ...

Shopping Center Activities

KAHULUI SHOPPING CENTER. Sunday: Maui Sunday Market, featuring a weekly rotation of food trucks, vendors, artisans, crafters and entertainment, 4 to 8 p.m. LAHAINA CANNERY MALL. Today: Free hula lessons, 5 p.m. Saturday: Family Magic, noon; Cardfight Vanguard trading card game, 2 p.m. ...

Maui Music | VIEW ALL

Maui Music

WEST MAUI DUKE’S BEACH HOUSE, 130 Kai Malina Parkway, Kaanapali, 662-2900 Today: Tim Osbourne, 3 p.m.; Keali‘i Lum and Eddie Aviles, 6 p.m. Friday: Ben Deleon, 3 p.m.; Damon Perillo and Tim Osbourne, 6 p.m. Saturday: Keali‘i Lum, 11 a.m. (brunch). Keali‘i Lum, 3 p.m.; Damon Perillo ...

Maui Music

WEST MAUI DUKE’S BEACH HOUSE, 130 Kai Malina Parkway, Kaanapali, 662-2900 Today: Tim Osbourne, 3 p.m.; Keali‘i Lum and Eddie Aviles, 6 p.m. Friday: Bobby Moderow, 3 p.m.; Damon Perillo and Tim Osbourne, 6 p.m. Saturday: Keali‘i Lum, 11 a.m. (brunch). Keali‘i Lum, 3 p.m.; Damon ...

Maui Music

WEST MAUI DUKE’S BEACH HOUSE, 130 Kai Malina Parkway, Kaanapali, 662-2900 Today: Tim Osbourne, 3 p.m.; Keali‘i Lum and Eddie Aviles, 6 p.m. Friday: Bobby Moderow, 3 p.m.; Damon Perillo and Tim Osbourne, 6 p.m. Saturday: Keali‘i Lum, 11 a.m. (brunch). Keali‘i Lum, 3 p.m.; Damon ...

Maui Music

WEST MAUI DUKE’S BEACH HOUSE, 130 Kai Malina Parkway, Kaanapali, 662-2900 Today: Tim Osbourne, 3 p.m.; Keali‘i Lum and Eddie Aviles, 6 p.m. Friday: Bobby Moderow, 3 p.m.; Damon Perillo and Tim Osbourne, 6 p.m. Saturday: Keali‘i Lum, 11 a.m. (brunch). Keali‘i Lum, 3 p.m.; Damon ...

Island Events | VIEW ALL

Island Events • March 12, 2020

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 CALDER QUARTET WILL MAKE MAUI DEBUT U.S.-based Calder Quartet will present works by Beethoven, Mozart and the Swedish composer Anders Hillborg at 7:30 p.m. in MACC’s McCoy Studio Theater. The quartet is comprised of Benjamin Jacobson, violin; Tereza Stanislav, violin; ...

Island Events • March 5, 2020

FRIDAY, MARCH 6 ‘MRS. KRISHNAN’S PARTY’ AT CASTLE THEATER “Mrs. Krishnan’s Party,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. at MACC’s Castle Theater. The comedy seats the audience around the dining table and at the kitchen bench in the back room of an Indian-run convenience store. Now that her ...

Island Events • February 27, 2020

THURSDAY, FEB. 27 IRISH ENSEMBLE GOITSE PERFORMS Goitse will perform at MACC's Castle Theater at 7:30 p.m. Winners of the prestigious 2016 Freiburger International Leiter award in Germany, Goitse have become a leader of the new generation of traditional Irish ensembles. The distinctive sound ...

Island Events • February 20, 2020

THURSDAY, FEB. 20 AH TIM PERFORMS FREE CONCERT IN WAILUKU Roselani Place and Ola Na Mele Productions present Picnic for Poki Concert at 11 a.m. at the Historic Kaahumanu Church in Wailuku. The featured guest will be Ah Tim Eleniki. Enjoy coffee and fresh- baked cookies from Roselani Place. ...

Pau Hana | VIEW ALL

Covid-19 Maui County Schedule Changes

The Maui News has compiled a list of countywide cancellations, closures and postponements due to coronavirus. This story is updated daily as information is released. Last updated at 5 p.m. Friday. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Public Facilities • County fields, pools, gyms, parks and public restrooms, closed ...

Thrift Stores

The following is a listing of nonprofit organizations that sell an assortment of used and donated goods. For changes or new listings, call 242-6335. • Goodwill Retail Thrift Store, 250 Alamaha St., Ste. N-9, Kahului, 442-8989, Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ...

Publishers Weekly Best-sellers

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Boy from the Woods” by Harlan Coben (Grand Central Publishing) 2. “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins (Flatiron Books) 3. “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy (Harperone) 4. “The Sinner” by J.R. Ward (Gallery) 5. “The Last ...

Pet of the Week

Are you ready to join the dark (fur) side? I’m Vader and I’m ready to use my cuddle force to change your mind about senior and black cats! I’m a 7-year-old lover boy with a helmet-sized head and a big purr when you rub my giant cheeks. If you think I could be the lord of love in your ...

Side Orders | VIEW ALL

It’s been an epic ride

The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua’s newly reimagined The Banyan Tree signature restaurant is drawing in diners with its nightly Tiki Hour from 5 to 6 p.m. Get 50 percent off of Lite Bites from the fireside menu and Moet Imperial Champagne by the glass. “Our menu at Banyan Tree is a mixture of ...

Sip & imbibe

If you like fine wines, gourmet foods and supporting a noble cause, then Maui Calls is THE event to attend. The 25th annual signature gala fundraiser for the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului will usher in the Hukilau theme from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. Legendary Russian ...

Puttin’ on the Swiss

Want to go “Euro?” Brigit & Bernard’s Garden Cafe in Kahului will be puttin’ on the Swiss tonight with its annual party. “We are celebrating the 728th Independence Day of Switzerland this year,” says the restaurant’s Owner-chef Bernard Weber. “We will have decorations as ...

Maui’s legacy thrives

“If you want to go first, you go alone. If you want to go far, you go together,” says restaurateur Paris Nabavi, quoting an old African proverb. With his wife, Donna Nabavi, Paris owns and operates the Pizza Paradiso Mediterranean Grill in Honokowai Marketplace. They give back to ...

Art | VIEW ALL

When the circus comes to town, and it’s nothing like you remember . . .

Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului presents the return of a Maui favorite in an all new show: The New Shanghai Circus, onstage in Castle Theater Saturday, Sunday and Monday. This dazzling display features fearless performers with boundless energy and amazing skills who bring new ...

Art season kicks off with ‘Art of Aloha’

It’s the beginning of a new year, and with it art season on Maui kicks off in grand style at Lahaina Galleries in The Shops of Wailea when it hosts its highly anticipated “Art of Aloha” from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. Admission is free and open to the public. Of course, Maui is ...

Contemporary artist Kostabi exclusively at Martin Lawrence Galleries

Making two rare, in-person appearances this weekend at Martin Lawrence Galleries, located at 790 Front St. at Lahainaluna Road, is “Bad Boy Painter” Mark Kostabi. Meet this provocative artist at the opening receptions from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the ...

Surf imagery shines at MACC’s Schaefer

A new exhibit celebrating images of surfing and its history opens Sunday and runs through Feb. 17 at the Schaefer International Gallery at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului. “Surfing Hawai‘i” presents the most popular ocean sport, beginning with the origins of “he‘e ...

Dining Out | VIEW ALL

Sale of holiday treats to benefit culinary program

University of Hawaii Maui College Culinary Arts Program baking students — and their instructors, pastry chefs Hannah Stanchfield and Teresa Shurilla — are once again offering a wide range of holiday treats for sale. The sale takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ...

Giving Thanks…

Whether dining out or ordering prepared food for an at-home celebration, Maui’s restaurants and catering services are here to help. The 5 Palms “ohana” invite you to a traditional three-course Thanksgiving Day turkey dinner. The first course choice is roasted butternut squash soup ...

For Oktoberfest, it’s Brigit and Bernard’s

For The Maui News For 20 years, those in the know hoist steins, eat German and party to oompah during Oktoberfest Fridays and Saturdays 6-10 p.m. in October, at Brigit and Bernard’s Garden Cafe, 335 Ho‘ohana St., in Kahului. Bernard Weber is the undisputed king of German cuisine and ...

General Election 2022 | VIEW ALL

Maui Perspectives | VIEW ALL

Paniolo’s Corner

The past few months and years have ushered in tremendous tsunamis of change. It seems that ever since the new decade hit, we have experienced change at a rate and frequency that probably has been seen in the past, but at this moment in time seems unique and brand new. A saying handed down to ...

Queen Elizabeth II | VIEW ALL

Spice of Life | VIEW ALL

Farmers and food vendors find creative ways to serve us

We are finding new ways every day to stay nourished and enjoy the food on our island home during this uncertain time that has put unprecedented restrictions on our lives. With many restaurants closed and markets putting rules in place to honor new health regulations to keep us safe, we are ...

Restaurants find delicious ways to keep our spirits up

Change is here, with uncertainty on the horizon, but a meal shared, whether it be a cookie broken in half, or an entire feast, is always heartwarming. With health officials urging us to stay at home and implement social distancing, rest assured our local restaurants are here for us! They are ...

Artistry of sushi enjoyed in Haiku

One of the jewels of Maui is the town of Haiku. Even the name reminds us of poetry. Haiku town has a quaint cluster of eclectic eateries inside its town center. Japanese food is extremely popular on Maui and with good reason. Some of the freshest seafood in the world is caught just off our ...

Lineage showcases flavors of Hawaii

Reservations at award-winning chef Sheldon Simeon’s Lineage in The Shops at Wailea have been in high demand since the day it opened Oct. 15, 2018. Seven months ago, Mijin Kang Toride came to work side-by-side with Sheldon, learning from him and being a part of his vision. Confident that the ...

Weddings | VIEW ALL

Hilsabeck / Corpuz

Maia Corpuz and Tyler Hilsabeck were married Aug. 20 at the Ventana Campgrounds in Big Sur, Calf. The bride is the daughter of Nellie Panon and Jonathan Corpuz and was raised by Nellie Panon and Grandmother Betty Corpuz. She is a 2010 graduate of Kapa‘a High School, 2014 graduate of ...

Tabisola / Bohlin

Maui author Malia Bohlin and Byron Tabisola were married in a small, private ceremony in Waikapu on Sept. 6. The bride is the daughter of Jennifer Bohlin and the late Capt. Ken Bohlin, formerly of Haiku. The groom is the son of the late Marciano Tabisola, and Martha Tabisola, of Kahului. The ...

Forrest / Amano

Megan Leinaala Susan Amano, daughter of Mark Sr. and Jeanine Amano of Makawao, and William Ryan Forrest, son of James and Karen Forrest of Mossyrock, Wash., were married on Aug. 24 in Ka‘anapali. The couple’s close friend David Wolff performed the ceremony. A reception followed at the ...

Wilt / Knight

Jacqueline Knight and Todd Wilt, both of Columbia, S.C., were married on April 28 at The Columns at Six Penny Farm, McGaheysville, Va., in the Shenandoah Valley by Pastor Tim Cole. The bride is the daughter of John and Terry Knight of Bridgewater, Va., and the granddaughter of John Knight, who ...