LOCAL CHEAP EATS Aloha Mixed Plate Winner Aloha Mixed Plate and runner-up Da Kitchen were neck-and-neck in this category. Hey, I can’t quite decide which one I like better, either. I mean, both offer amazing plate lunches at amazing prices. I think the real winners here are the voters. Seriously, how lucky are we to have two places we can get ono grinds that don’t broke … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Local Cheap Eats on Maui: Aloha Mixed Plate
Best of Maui 2009
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Place to Get Your Chile Fix on Maui: Santa Fe Cantina
PLACE TO GET YOUR CHILE FIX - Edit Pick Santa Fe Cantina This is the kind of place where you can have your chiles and eat them, too. I love chile—green, hot, mild, red, chipotle, all of them. At Santa Fe you can find an array of authentic, Southwestern-style dishes; I hear they use Mama’s old recipes. The chile relleno is awesome, especially with one of their margaritas. … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Place to Get Your Chile Fix on Maui: Santa Fe Cantina
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Snorkeling Spot on Maui: Black Rock
SNORKELING SPOT Black Rock I’ve been trying to figure out why you readers picked Black Rock as Maui’s numero uno snorkel spot, over places like Honolua Bay and Fish Bowl. Could it be because of the potential danger of getting crushed by an unobservant cliff jumper or getting whisked off to Lanai on a riptide? Or maybe it’s the humor of watching hoards of sunburned … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Snorkeling Spot on Maui: Black Rock
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Tourist Activity on Maui: Whale Watching
TOURIST ACTIVITY Whale Watching There is really no way to prepare yourself for just how awesome whale watching is. It’s fun enough from the beach or some strategic lookout point, playing a kind of oceanic Where’s Waldo? as you look for those telltale white puffs. But go out in a boat and get close to the things and you’re truly awestruck. Not merely at their size—though … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Tourist Activity on Maui: Whale Watching
MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Place to Buy an Ukulele on Maui: Bounty Music
PLACE TO BUY AN UKULELE Bounty Music This past winter, when it rained nearly every morning (at least in Wailuku), I would hear the neighbor kids walk up and down the street, strumming their ukes in a manner most eerie, a quality that the rain seemed to amplify. “Only in Hawaii,” I would think before hitting the snooze button. Ukulele’s versatility and potential for … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2009: Best Place to Buy an Ukulele on Maui: Bounty Music