PIECE OF CAKE . . . Or should I say, ‘pie?” Dessert lovers may want to participate in the Pie Meetup from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Chefs Table area of the Mill House Roasting Room at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapu. Attendees are asked to bake a sweet or savory pie infused ...

THE ‘BACKSTORY’ . . . Writing for a newspaper on deadline with regular interruptions and space constraints, I often don’t have the time or the room to include everything of interest, and things get left by the wayside. In Sunday’s Pau Hana section, for instance, I wrote about how ...

AROUND THE TOWN . . . Readers frequently ask about favorite Maui hot spots for discounted drinks and pupu. Those in the know head to Matteo’s Osteria, a cucina Italiana and wine bar, in Wailea. It’s got 64 wines by the glass and authentic Ligurian cuisine. Owner-chef Matteo Mistura ...

CHEFS JOIN FORCES . . . The rains on Kauai have subsided and the lava flows have eased up on the Big Island, but those impacted by the recent natural disasters on both isles still need our help. That’s why Project Kokua for Kauai & Hawaii Island was such a hit last month as a sold-out ...

‘SWEET’ ON MAUI . . . What transpired may be a bit ludicrous, for sure, but famous rapper Ludacris didn’t think so when he chartered a Blue Hawaiian Helicopter from Oahu to Maui recently . . . just for cookies. “The fact that you would rent a helo from Honolulu to Maui, just so you ...

OPTIMUM HAVEN . . . Maui’s always at the top of the heap. The latest kudos is that it remains the “Top Island in Hawaii,” according to readers of Travel + Leisure’s 2018 “World’s Best” poll. “With stellar food, friendly people, lots to do and, of course, spectacular beaches, ...