West Maui Vacation Info

The first confirmed sighting of a humpback whale this season was made this week by Sea Quest Captain, Tony Roensch.  Captain Roensch witnessed two tail slaps from a humpback whale yearling in Honaunau Bay (Big Island). Photo by Joe Marquez The North Pacific humpback whales, we affectionately refer to as our “gentle giants”, will be in Maui [...]

The Maui Jazz & Blues Festival will be held this Saturday, September 24th, at the Grand Wailea from 4pm-9pm.  Headlining the event is artist Les McCann and saxophonist Eddie Harris, Delfeayao Marsalis, Brother Noland Blues Trio, and the list goes on and on! Tickets can purchased at the door or online at www.MauiJazzAndBluesFestival.com

Experience a very unique cultural legacy with the Masters of the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar.  Shows are every Wednesday between now and December 15, 2011! TONIGHT: September 14, 2011 Ledward Kaapana – Slack Key Guitar GrandMaster – All Ages Show – 2011 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Recipient, Ledward is Slack Key’s premier master guitarist. His inventiveness and [...]

Mahalo to one of our guest’s, Julie, for taking these great honu (turtle) photos while snorkeling in Honokeana Bay!

The theme for the 2011 Festivals of Aloha is “E Hi’ipoi i Ka Lei Aloha, Cherished is the beloved child.” The Festivals of Aloha events will be held in September and October, with the kick off on September 2nd. The schedule of events include: September 2nd – Maui is honored to open the celebrations with [...]

Check out “Queen’s Treasure”, West Maui’s newest high-performance 65′ sailing beach catamaran!  Book your snorkel and sunset sails now for your next visit to Maui. Snorkel Sails: Daily except Sundays, 10:30 am – 3:00 pm (Check-in 10:00 am) Sunset Sails: Daily – times vary during year.  Please call for exact times Whale Watches: Daily except [...]

Hawaii’s Jake Shimabukuro performed with his brother Bruce, at the 41st Annual Roy Sakuma Ukulele Festival Hawaii 2011 a couple of weeks ago.  Over 800 ukulele players from all over the world came together for this festival, which is the largest in the world!  Enjoy!  

Hope everyone enjoys little impromtu keiki hula dancing that happened on Kaanapali Beach a few days ago! http://youtu.be/ozPQPO5r6fU            

The “Queen’s Treasure” is West Maui’s newest high-performance sailing beach catamaran!  She is 64′ long and absolutely gorgeous. I was at the Lahaina Harbor after her long voyage from St. Croix where the catamaran was built by Gold Coast Yachts.  It was a milestone for the yacht building company – their 100th boat! The owners, [...]

Lahaina put on a great fireworks show on July 4th this year.  We went to town at around 4pm and Front Street was already starting to be closed off so we parked several blocks away at the far south end of Lahiana and then walked into town.  It was a beautiful day, around 82 degrees [...]