The Amateur Traveler talks about a recent trip to Maui as the guest of the Maui Visitors Bureau. In this second half of a two part episode Chris talks about some of [...]

Chef Mark Ellman owns the original Mala Ocean Tavern in Lahaina on the island of Maui but Ellman himself actually lives 45 minutes away in Wailea. Ellman got tired of driving all [...]

The picture for this month’s wallpaper is from Maui just outside of Hana from Wai’anapanapa State Park Regular width (1600 x 1200) / without calendar Widescreen (1920 × 1200) / without calendar [...]

One of the coolest things to do at the little state park with the big name near Hana on Maui is to swim in a lava tube. And coolest can also apply [...]

This picture is one of the many different waterfalls on the road to Hana in Maui. This week’s Amateur Traveler episode Travel to Maui revisited – part 1 talks in more detail [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks about a recent trip to Maui as the guest of the Maui Visitors Bureau. In this first half of a two part episode Chris gives an overview of [...]

One of the things that I have always enjoyed about Hawaii in general and Maui in particular on this trip is that all beaches are owned by the people of Hawaii. So [...]

Wai’anapanapa State Park just outside Hana on the North shore of Hana is easily in the running for state parks with the most number of syllables (each vowel is pronounced separately in [...]

I love street food. I like the whole idea of local cuisine and food that is not massed produced. On my trip here in Maui I ate today not street food but [...]

I have been to Iao Valley on Maui before to see the famous Iao Needle but like many visitors I had driven passed a lesser known gem which is the Hawai’i Nature [...]