ACTION PACKED . . . Do you adore chocolate? How about cheesecake? Then run to the Life is Sweet fundraiser for Best Buddies Hawaii from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at The Shops at Wailea. But you won’t be able to run there as fast as my fellow dessert contest judge and host Carl Lewis, who won ...
BLOODY MARY MORNINGS . . . A prolific writer who penned over 2,000 songs, Willie Nelson wrote about a Bloody Mary morning as his baby left him without warning sometime in the night. I think even Willie would approve of the burgeoning Bloody Mary bars on Maui. Montage Kapalua Bay serves ...
NEW AND EXCITING . . . The old Aroma D’ Italia location in the Kihei Town Center has a “coming soon” sign hanging outside for the Big Island Indian restaurant Kamana Kitchen. (Not to be confused with the signature Ka‘ana Kitchen at Andaz Maui at Wailea, voted the Top Resort in Hawaii ...
FESTIVAL TIME . . .The third annual Made in Maui County Festival will be planting its roots once again outdoors at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center with more than 140 local vendors selling food, produce, art, fashion items and gifts. Friday, Nov. 4, is the Shoppers Preview Day from 1 ...
SOME LIKE IT HOT . . . The 12th annual Maui Fire Department Chili Cook Off fundraiser for Shriners Hospital for Children at Maui Fair on Sunday was a hoot with emcees Trance Echevary and Mackie Mac of Jam 98.3 FM asking silly questions like “what do beans taste like?” and “what kine hot ...
OOM-PAH-PAH . . . Last week, this column toasted to the famous autumn fest that involves merrymaking and drinking frothy beer. The Oktoberfest fun continues Fridays and Saturdays through the month at Brigit & Bernard’s Garden Cafe in the Kahului Industrial Area. “Authentic music, ...
