1. Exploring the many small, private museums preserving the past for future generations
2. Gazing out across miles of sugar cane swaying in the breeze
3. Learning the history and tradition of outrigger canoes in the islands
4. Picking your own lunch at O’o Farms in the Maui highlands
5. Sunrise at the top of Haleakala volcano
6. Taking life slow and enjoying an amazing massage at the Travaasa Hana
7. Finding hole in the wall restaurants for some of the best food on the island
8. Drive up to the lavender farm for amazing scenery and lavender everything
9. Walking around the laid back surfer community of Paia
10. Take a picnic to enjoy under the largest Banyan tree on the island in Lahaina
11. Biking down a foggy Haleakala volcano
12. Donuts on a stick in Makawao
13. At night drive out into the country, look at at the night sky and be amazed
14. Go whale watching in the channel between Lanai and Maui
15. Visit as many Hawaiian cultural sites as possible; Maui was important to early Hawaiians
16. Take a dip in the chilly Seven Sacred Pools
17. Fried Spam Musubi
18. Take a day trip to Lanai, a short ferry ride away
19. Hiking the lush and mysterious Pīpīwai trail near Hana
20. Early morning run along Red Sand Beach
21. Some of the best seafood you’ll ever find
22. Walking around old paniolo town of Makawao, now home to eclectic artists
23. Paying respects to Charles Lindbergh who is buried on the island
24. Giant cinnamon roll at Longhi’s. Enough said.
25. Find someone who can play ukulele or slack-key guitar and listen to them create magic
26. Trying Stand up Paddling for the first time
27. Drive, just drive anywhere for a couple of hours and enjoy one of the most beautiful places on the planet
28. Grab a local microbrewery beer to enjoy on any patio facing any water view
29. Enjoying Hawaiian soulfood at Da Kitchen near the airport
30. Scuba, SNUBA, snorkel, swim – do anything and everything in the water
31. No such thing as a bad sunset
32. Watching the fog envelop the perpetually rainy Iao Needle
33. Exploring the old colonial town of Lahaina
34. Living like a rock star in Wailea Beach Villas
35. Experience the island like a local at the farmer’s market in Kula
36. Spend the day exploring Heavenly Hana
37. Driving the sometimes nerve-wracking but always beautiful Road to Hana
38. Pampering yourself in the posh Wailea beach area
39. Maui is full of secret gardens and hidden waterfalls, finding a new one is part of the adventure
40. Sampling fresh cheeses at Surfing Goat Dairy
41. Doing nothing, a Maui tradition
42. Driving up 10,000 to the summit of Haleakala to see what life is like above the clouds
Drinking Chocolate Macadamia coffee. Actually grown on the big island, but Maui was the first island I tasted it. I was hooked!!!
Oh wow, how did I miss this?!
#22 should be Makawao, not Mankato…and I LOVED that place! We went for a Friday Town Party and had a blast.
Yes, you’re right and I thought I’d changed that! Thanks for pointing it out.
Headed there on Friday, can’t wait. Your photos are beautiful.
I am always looking for info on Maui and wanting to move there. Thanks for sharing. Mahalo nui loa
Mahalo!