Have you ever wondered how those perfect looking palm trees at your Maui resort or condo came to look that way? Well, we never gave it much thought either until one afternoon, while we were having lunch on the lanai, the tree trimmers showed up.
They were fascinating to watch. After strapping on spikes […]
The Hawaiian Archipelago, situated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is the most isolated population center in the world. The west coast of the U.S. is 2,400 miles away and Japan is 3,800 miles away. The islands range from Kanemiloha’i (Kure Atoll) in the northwest to the island of Hawai’i in the southeast, a […]
Well it depends on what you’re looking for. From mid-December through March is high season as many travel to Maui during the cold winter months in North America. Prices are particularly high at Thanksgiving, Christmas, New years and Easter.
Low season is from April to mid-December. Accommodation rates can be cut by up to 30%. […]
The designation OGG was given in honor of Lihue native and aviation legend Capt. Bertram J. Hogg. Capt. Hogg (pronounced Hoag) is credited with being one of the pioneering pilots who helped develop airline service in the Pacific. Capt. Hogg logged over 25,000 flying hours, most of it as a pilot for what is now […]
Hawaiian folklore attributes the origin of the island’s name to the legend of Hawai ’ iloa, the Polynesian navigator attributed with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. According to the legend he named the island of Maui after his son who in turn was named for the demi-god Maui. According to legend, the demi-god Maui raised […]
