BEST PLACE TO BUY GAS Royal Dutch/Shell This one’s a love/hate thing for me. On the one hand, Shell offers the best value for your petrodollar. They put in some secret additive that gives you better gas mileage. No, really, I swear—I get like 100 miles more than if I put in some other brand. […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Piercing Shop on Maui: Island Ink
BEST PIERCING SHOP Island Ink I love Brad. Have you seen those shirts that are in all those trendy chick clothing stores that say “I (heart) Brad”? Yeah, I think they’re talking about Brad Pitt but they should be talking about Brad, piercer extraordinaire, from Island Ink in Paia. Really, if you’re gonna get a […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Place to Get a Woody (Shirt): Maui Lifestyle
BEST PLACE TO GET A WOODY (SHIRT) Maui Lifestyle While other stores on Front Street come and go like the flocks of tourists who visit our shores, some like Maui Lifestyle continue to survive. Since 1992, this humble tourist shop has sold an array of aloha wear, board shorts, sunglasses, hats, handbags and even the […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Reason to Visit the Maui Mall: Paper Airplane Museum
BEST REASON TO VISIT THE MAUI MALL Paper Airplane Museum Where else can you see 2,000 paper airplanes and a bunch of old photographs documenting the history of aviation on Maui? Located at the Maui Mall between the Christian bookstore and the Japanese travel agency, 877-8916. [AP]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Place to Buy A Bikini on Maui: Maui Girl
BEST PLACE TO BUYA BIKINI Maui Girl So I’m hungover Saturday morning in Paia, and I need to get in the water badly, but don’t have a bathing suit. I make my way into Maui Girl, the pinnacle of bikini shops. Debbie Wilson has been designing and selling suits for years here, and her service […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Place to Shop For the Metrosexual Man You Love: Tropo
BEST PLACE TO SHOP FOR THE METROSEXUAL MAN YOU LOVE Tropo An upscale men’s boutique, Tropo is a little shop located right in the heart of what once was “Macho-wow”, now metrosexual-friendly, Makawao town. So while your own metro-man is having his nails buffed at one of the salons, you can be his personal shopper […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Place to Buy Porn on Maui: Paradise Spice
BEST PLACE TO BUY PORN Paradise Spice For the largest selection of adult videos—not including your cousin Ed’s house—you have to check out Paradise Spice in Wailuku. They have so many videos to choose. It’s not just about girl-girl or girl-guy or guy-guy anymore, you know. I mean, you have to choose from dramatic porn […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Place to Get Waxed on Maui: Paragon Salon
BEST PLACE TO GET WAXED Paragon Salon Who says journalistic research doesn’t hurt? To write this properly, I had to visit Paragon Salon’s aesthetician Carrie Jacobsen. Somehow, I went from sporting the ‘70s look to a more minimalist Brazilian style in just 20 minutes. Not only that, but 10 minutes later she turned my freedom […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Bookstore That Isn’t Borders: Waldenbooks-Borders Express
BEST BOOKSTORE THAT ISN’T BORDERS Waldenbooks (aka, Borders Express) Are you kidding? What about… oh, wait—there aren’t any other unused bookstores. I mean, on principle, there’s Old Lahaina Book Emporium, Friends of The Library in Kahului and Paperbacks Plus in Wailuku. But they’re all used bookstores so I guess you’re off the hook for voting […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Tattoo Shop on Maui: Island Ink
BEST TATTOO SHOP Island Ink Maui Time readers have voted Island Ink the best tattoo shop the second year in a row. The bohemian nature of its Paia location just makes you want to come in and get inked. But it’s their great customer service, clean shop and amazing group of cocky artists that make […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Place to Get a Massage that Isn’t a Big Resort: Pacific Therapy and Wellness
BEST PLACE TO GET A MASSAGE THAT ISN’T A BIG RESORT Pacific Therapy and Wellness Maui is a health and healing Mecca, and is loaded with the finest healers of all types, especially massage therapists. With so many options from high end pampering, to top-notch services that bring the spa to your home, to excellent […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Safety Check on Maui: Ernie’s Kwik Lube
BEST SAFETY CHECK Ernie’s Kwik Lube They’re quick, they’re reliable, they’re cheap—kind of like your high school boyfriend. And they’re convenient, too! Ernie’s Kwik Lube also offers a courtesy shuttle for their Kihei customers. You know the drill—once a year, you take your car into an authorized service station or vehicle repair shop and wait […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Place to Buy a Surfboard on Maui: Hi-Tech
BEST PLACE TO BUY A SURFBOARD Hi-Tech I know this guy Chip who dreams of being a professional body surfer. He swears that Hi-Tech is the best place to go for his equipment. Equipment, I asked him, for body surfing? He just shook his head, shaming me for my naiveté. Whatever equipment you are looking […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Place to Buy A Dildo on Maui: Love Shack
BEST PLACE TO BUY A DILDO Love Shack You know how it is. You have needs and sometimes your loved one just isn’t around. Or you’re really tense and need to relieve the stress. Or you can’t sleep and know that orgasms are a natural tranquilizer. Or you have a craving for junk food or […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Library on Maui: Wailuku Public Library
BEST LIBRARY Wailuku Public Library The Wailuku Public Library, located in downtown Wailuku, is everything a library should be. A well lit, spacious and breezy building, the structure was designed by architect C.D. Dickey in the “Hawaiian Style” with high ceilings and lots of windows to facilitate airflow. In 1950, the courtyard was enclosed and […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2004: Best Auto Mechanic That Won’t Screw You: TIE Lahaina Foreign Car/Ed’s Auto/Kenny Cummings
BEST AUTO MECHANIC THAT WON’T SCREW YOU (TIE) Lahaina Foreign Car, Ed’s Auto and Kenny Cummings Having a loyal mechanic is sometimes more important than daily fiber intake. Fortunately for you, there were at least three mechanics who won your top vote, equally! Ed’s Auto Shop of Kahului won accolades when they moved their services […]