BEST HAIR STYLIST Wendy Pogni Co-owner of Maui Hair Salon and Spa Soleil Luna Wendy Pogni has been voted at best hair stylist of 2008! With over 17 years of experience in the hair industry and Vidal Sassoon expertise, she will start with an “in the chair consultation” to pick out the perfect hair design […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Bookstore on Maui: Requests
BEST BOOKSTORE Requests Different people have different views about what makes a good record store. For some, it’s all about selection and convenience (see our runner up). But for those who value that funky, scruffy, off-beat quality and would rather thumb through hard-to-find titles than run straight for the latest top 40 hit, Requests is […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Local Fashion Blunder on Maui: Crocs
(Edit Pick) BEST (WORST) LOCAL FASHION BLUNDER Crocs Yes, I realize that Crocs are some of the most comfortable and functional shoes on the market and many people seem to think they’re completely genius, but in my humble opinion those rubber slip-ons make feet look ridiculously big and frumpy. I’ll admit that my own footwear […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Bookstore on Maui: Borders
BEST BOOKSTORE Borders On an island like Maui you can’t just waltz in from the Mainland with a big, fancy attitude and expect everyone to love you. It takes time to win over the Maui crowd, and Borders has definitely punched that clock. Besides the super-stocked Kahului store with a huge inventory of books and […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Boutique on Maui: Mahina
BEST BOUTIQUE Mahina Located in Paia and Kihei, Mahina preaches to its shoppers “inexpensive, fashionable, high-quality clothing with fun, friendly salespeople.” Making shopping easy for the customer, Mahina’s employees discover and create new and exciting pieces to complete anyone’s attire. The idea behind the boutique is finding different styles from diverse designers and bringing them […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Parking Lot to Learn to Drive a Stick: Maui Mall DMV
(Edit Pick) BEST PARKING LOT TO LEARN TO DRIVE A STICK Maui Mall on the DMV side Granted, it would probably be best if we had all learned to drive a stick in a large cow pasture Upcountry. That way damage to property and the humiliation factor would be kept to a minimum. But during […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Second Hand Store on Maui: Elise! Clothing
BEST SECOND HAND STORE Elise! Clothing I know you’ve seen the ads for Elise! They’re the ones that always feature some hot naked chick. Yeah, you know the ones I’m talking about. Elise! is the type of second hand store that sells “pieces” instead of mere used clothing. Elise! takes the grunt work out of […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Bookstore with Ambiance: Old Lahaina Book Emporium
(Edit Pick) BEST BOKSTORE WITH AMBIANCE Old Lahaina Book Emporium Sure, Borders and Barnes and Noble are great. I shop at both all the time, but sometimes a person needs more than just rows and rows of crisp covers and espresso. There are those days that call for conversation and a leisurely browse through hundreds […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Weird Pet Event on Maui: Maui Mall Pet Costume Contest
(Edit Pick) BEST WEIRD PET EVENT Maui Mall pet costume contest Halloween is a plain old good time, and there’s no reason pets should be left out of all the fun. What guinea pig wouldn’t want to get squeezed into a cute little lobster suit? I’m pretty sure that one was a winner a few […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Place on Maui to Feel Like Your in L.A.: Epitome Boutique
(Edit Pick) BEST PLACE ON MAUI TO FEEL LIKE YOU’RE IN L.A. Epitome Boutique I live in Lahaina, so I tend to do most of my clothes shopping in the small boutiques along Front Street. Unfortunately, this means it won’t be long before I see someone else sporting the cute new Roxy tank top I […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Place to Get a Musical Instrument on Maui: Kama’aina Loan
(Edit Pick) BEST PLACE TO GET A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT… CHEAP! Kama‘aina Loan A buddy of mine swears he found a perfectly good, remarkable sounding Squier Bullet that should have cost something like $400 for just $140. In fact, he was so shocked that he immediately ran to the bank (delaying our lunch engagement by at […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Place to Buy Children’s Benadryl: Paradise Pharmacy
(Edit Pick) BEST PLACE TO BUY CHILDREN’S BENADRYL Paradise Pharmacy My family has been stopping by Paradise Pharmacy in Pukalani for years and I’m not blowing hot air up your rear by saying that it’s the absolute bomb-diggity. The Pharmacy of all pharmacies. As an admitted hypochondriac it’s always nice to have pharmacists that are […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Bang For Your Buck on Maui: Friends of the Library
(Edit Pick) BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK Friends of the Library Got a lot of time on your hands but just some measly change in your pocket? Welcome to Maui! Luckily for those of us that make chump change, Friends of the Library exists. This is a place that you can get a boatload of […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Tattoo Shop on Maui: Pacific Rootz
BEST TATTOO SHOP Pacific Rootz Thank God for Samson and Pacific Rootz, Kihei’s oldest tattoo shop. Since I haven’t been tatted there before I had to call and try to get some info about his shop without blowing the cover that he had just won best tattoo shop in all of Maui. From the sound […]
MauiTime Best of Maui 2008: Best Hair Stylist on Maui: Wendy Pogni
BEST HAIR STYLIST Wendy Pogni Co-owner of Maui Hair Salon and Spa Soleil Luna Wendy Pogni has been voted at best hair stylist of 2008! With over 17 years of experience in the hair industry and Vidal Sassoon expertise, she will start with an “in the chair consultation” to pick out the perfect hair design […]