Lately, there’s been a great deal of buzz about the health of Maui’s coral reefs. While not a new topic–the reefs have been threatened for many years–there are nonprofits, watersheds, scientists and marine biologists, Maui County officials and state departments like the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources working to sustain the reefs. The … [Read more...] about Maui’s reefs face many threats–here’s how you can help
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Learn more about a great Hawaiian delicacy in our Anatomy of a Poke Bowl
Some ancients, like the Sardinians, prepared their delicacies by putting a wheel of cheese outside and inviting maggots to climb in, calling the resulting treat Casu Marzu. Other predecessors of the 21st century decided that maybe fly larvae and stinky cheese would not make for a palatable experience. Early Hawaiians instead created Poke, the English equivalent of “bite-size … [Read more...] about Learn more about a great Hawaiian delicacy in our Anatomy of a Poke Bowl
Eh Newbie Spear Fisherman
To the newbie spear-fisherman at the Westside beach: Wow, you had a big new shiny gun but the fish that was dangling from it was quite manini! A snapper you say? Review your fishing regs, friend–even though you went “way out,” that was no snapper you caught. It was what we call a “kumu” and is not a snapper of any kind. The whiskers might have clued you in if you’d checked the … [Read more...] about Eh Newbie Spear Fisherman
Shark Pit Maui Food Truck New Restaurant Review
The trains may come and go at the Pu'ukoli'i station in Lahaina, but the food trucks are likely there to stay. The first one to stick has been Chris Mahon's Shark Pit Maui Food Truck, serving what he calls "funked up farm food." Now this isn't Mahon's first time to the rodeo. His recipes at the old Gaby's Pizzeria repeatedly won awards at the Taste of Lahaina food festival. … [Read more...] about Shark Pit Maui Food Truck New Restaurant Review
MISO PHAT SUSHI New Maui Restaurant Review
To take sushi appreciation to the next level you have to see the movie Jiro Dreams of Sushi. In the film, chef Jiro Ono turns a restaurant consisting of 10 seats in a Tokyo subway station into one of the most renowned sushi establishments in the world. I dream of sushi, too, though more in terms of eating it than making it. Sushi has been in Japan since the eighth century but … [Read more...] about MISO PHAT SUSHI New Maui Restaurant Review