Each year humpback whales migrate from Alaska to Hawaii. Whale season begins in November and goes through May. Maui welcomes the majority of whales that come to mate, calve and nurse their young. This year the first sightings were reported in late October! With the return...
Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund, NOAA’S Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and Brookfield Properties proudly announce the opening of the 5,000 sqft Hawai'i Wildlife Discovery Center in Whalers Village, Maui’s iconic shopping center in Kaʻanapali Beach Resort in Lahaina! HWDC is an interactive discovery center with over 30...
Kaanapali Beach offers a variety of family fun activities and snorkeling Black Rock is one Maui activity that makes it to the top of the list! Located on the north end of Kaanapali Beach, Black Rock is a popular jumping, swimming and snorkel spot. Scuba...
It intrigues me how what is old always becomes new. Take my bell bottoms and peace signs, for example. In my world they’re long gone, however today, they’re all the rage. Who would have thunk? Same goes for the exciting sport of Stand Up Paddle, or...
At the Lahaina end of Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, walk along the beach to the mouth of the stream. Named Hahakea, this stream originates way up the mountain on the other side of Honoapi’ilani Highway. On Kaanapali’s South Course near Hahakea streambed is...
Across from the south end of Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club, look at the 17th green of the South Course and you’ll notice the ground dips slightly lower. This area was used to cultivate taro (kalo) in abundant terraced patches (lo’i) in old Hawai’i. They thrived...
At the intersection of Ka’anapali Parkway and Nohea Kai Drive, look to where the golf course greens now stretch. The scene is set amid lush plains cultivated with taro and sweet potatoes. Visualize thousands of warriors in the field, garbed in loin cloths and wielding...
Named after the famous battle between two royal brothers who fought in the area, a race track stood right on Ka’anapali’s sandy beach. The track stretched from Ka’anapali Beach Hotel, past Aston at the Whaler on Kaanapali Beach and Whalers Village to The Westin Maui...
Chief Kaka'alaneo and Legend of Kaulula'auKaka’alanmeo was a high chief of the land at Keka’a (Maui’s capital circa 15th century). He lived near the extinct volcanic cone of Pu’u Keka’a. The chief reigned over a thriving community of many people, as his land was fertile...
This famous dark lava rock promontory is named Pu’u Keka’a in Hawaiian (which translates as “the rolling hill,” probably in reference to people at one time observing stones rolling down from the top without any known cause). It is said that in ancient times, a...