West Maui Vacation Info

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 [...]

Just got back from the Makawao Parade that is held annually upcountry in Makawao Town on Maui.  It was a beautiful day with the weather being just about perfect!  The crowd turnout was great and red, white, and blue adjorned almost every storefront.  Hope you enjoy these photos from the parade. To read all about [...]

Amazing music, an unbeatable atmosphere, and no cover charge? The Maui News sponsored the 20thMaui Ki Ho’alu Guitar Festival on Sunday, the 27th. Talented slack key guitarists gathered at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Amphitheater, entertaining both Maui residents and visitors. Pictures provided by, read more at: The Maui News

The Department of Fire and Public Safety is cracking down on this year’s cracks, bursts, and pops! Fireworks appear to be a rarity on the island for the Fourth of July. However, there is one display scheduled thus far, thanks to the Maui Chamber of Commerce. The fireworks display begins at 8 p.m. from a [...]

Stroll historic Lahaina and enjoy holiday specials in many oceanview restaurants and town shops. For an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration, listen to a variety of bands play in a free concert on the oceanfront Lahaina Library lawn starting at 5 pm. A fireworks display lighting the night sky over Lahaina’s roadstead is scheduled for 8 [...]

Mahalo to Brandon Pinard for this amazing underwater video he took while swimming recently with a manta ray in Honolua Bay.  Brandon is a professional videographer on Maui and we at Napili Point Resort recently had the pleasure of working with him another another turtle dvd for the resort.  We are excited to promote his work and [...]

A favorite “must do” while staying at Napili Point Resort is driving “the road to Hana.”   To read one of the best travel reviews for the drive to Hana, click on this link to Frommer’s: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/maui/0015020319.html (Photos by Travel & Leisure/Frommer’s)

Every Friday night is “Art Night” on Front Street in Lahaina, but this weekend the street was lined in American flags commemorating our U.S. Service Members who gave their lives while serving our country.

It’s that time of year again when the Hawaiian Islands experience the astronomical phenomenon known as “Lahaina Noon” – when the sun is directly overhead at high noon. Lahaina’s was yesterday and I happened to be at the Post Office when it happened.  For just a few moments the flagpole didn’t cast a shadow and [...]

Everyone had a great time at the 22nd Annual Maui Onion Festival this past weekend.  The festival was hosted annually by Whalers Village in honor of the famous Maui Kula Onion – one of our largest agricultural exports.  The Maui Onion Growers Association cooked up 300 pounds of sweet Maui onion rings to what seemed [...]