A new World War II exhibit marking the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and America's entry into the war opened Nov. 1 at the Story of Hawai‘i Museum in Lahaina. “The Road to Pearl Harbor” is an interactive exhibit presented in a “fresh and timely” manner using vintage maps, prints, artifacts, military documents that show events leading to the war, battle … [Read more...] about Road to Pearl Harbor exhibit opens at Story of Hawai‘i Museum
Bryant Neal
Maui’s Story of Hawai`i Museum getting Travel Channel exposure in May
The Story of Hawai‘i Museum at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center is getting some big publicity this month. On Thursday, May 17, the Travel Channel show Mysteries at the Museum will air a segment on the museum’s steel guitar exhibit (which we wrote about in this April 4, 2018 story). “I’m part of the narration in this segment,” museum owner Bryant Neal told me. “It features the … [Read more...] about Maui’s Story of Hawai`i Museum getting Travel Channel exposure in May
Kika Kila: How Geri Valdriz helps keep the fire burning for steel guitars
Growing up on Oahu in the 1960s and ‘70s, Geri Valdriz and his friends listened to the blues. “In my generation, that’s the kind of music we listened to–we never played Hawaiian music,” he told me recently. Then he started reading interviews of his favorite blues artists, and was surprised to find them citing Hawaiian steel guitar musicians as their influences. “So … [Read more...] about Kika Kila: How Geri Valdriz helps keep the fire burning for steel guitars
2018 MauiTime Food Issue
By Axel Beers, Shan Kekahuna and Anthony Pignataro If you’re like us, you eat food. This is a good thing, though on Maui, it can be a little overwhelming, given the fact that there are 32 million restaurants here (give or take a few). Some are incredibly opulent, while others are just cramped kitchens with a few plastic tables out front. Finding a consistently great, hopefully … [Read more...] about 2018 MauiTime Food Issue
Story of Hawaii Museum moves into new spot at Queen Kaahumanu Center
This past Sunday afternoon, my girlfriend and were walking through the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center when she noticed that the Story of Hawaii Museum had moved. No longer located on the first floor, a few doors down from Ramen Ya, the little museum is now on the second floor, just opposite the elevator and directly above American Eagle Outfitters. Stepping inside, we found museum … [Read more...] about Story of Hawaii Museum moves into new spot at Queen Kaahumanu Center