Tag: Maui Vacation

Upcountry Maui – Mom and Pop’s are Alive

Green pastures and trees in Maui with ocean view.

We definitely cannot leave our upcountry adventures without talking story* about a few Mom and Pop enterprises still thriving today.  Some have been here for over 100 years. As Hawai’i became less of a subsistence, agrarian-based society and more westernized, small stores began to pop up.  This was long before anything like the “big box”… Read more »

Fun on the Way to the Top – Upcountry Maui’s Winery

Maui Winery bottles on shelves.

Upcountry Maui.  Maui’s very own description for a way of life. Many upcountry folks on the island of Maui refer to themselves as mountain people. This term usually comes up when being asked about going to the beach. “Oh, no, I’m a mountain person. Why go to the beach when I can see the ocean all… Read more »

Seven Scented Shoreline Beauties – Hawaii’s Beach Flowers

Brackish ponds in Hawai'i

Endemic Hawaiian plants and flowers will typically thrive in their native environments. You do not have to go deep into the Hawaiian rainforests or to the edge of remote cliff faces finding exotic native flora in Hawai’i. Many beautiful flowering plants live along the beach where you go every day. They flourish in the sand,… Read more »

HANA! You’ll Never Want to Leave Part 2

Hana Blow Holes, Maui

Remember this ⇓⇓⇓ bumper sticker? Previously we mentioned  it in Hana! You’ll Never Want to Leave, Part 1 Our destination for this week is Wai’anapanapa*. It is a place many residents and visitors are grateful for. So much so, that they want to declare it to the world with this bumper sticker. Wai’anapanapa is a… Read more »