Using specimens collected in 2009 and again in 2015 at the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, scientists with the Bishop Museum and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have published an official description of a new species of butterflyfish in the journal ZooKeys, NOAA announced today. “Butterflyfish are the glamour fish of the coral reefs,” … [Read more...] about NOAA, Bishop Museum researchers describe new butterflyfish species in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
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Story Of Hawaii Museum In Kahului Adds New Exhibit On 4th Marine Division’s Camp Maui During WWII
When I arrived at the Story of Hawaii Museum at the Queen Ka'ahumanu Center in Kahului on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 5, Buck Mickelsen–who helps run the place–immediately noticed my shirt, which has drawings of old Inter-Island Airways S-38 and S-43 seaplanes on the back. He immediately walked me over to a book of old photos near the back and began showing me photos of the … [Read more...] about Story Of Hawaii Museum In Kahului Adds New Exhibit On 4th Marine Division’s Camp Maui During WWII
Mai Tai Festival Says Wendy Augustine Of Haliimaile General Store Makes The Best Mai Tai In The World
Wendy Augustine, a bartender at Hali‘imaile General Store, knows Mai Tais. She knows them so well, in fact, that this weekend her special Mai Tai blend won the coveted title of World’s Best Mai Tai, making her the first ever Maui bartender to win such a victory. The Mai Tai is Hawaii’s signature drink. This is despite the fact that the Mai Tai isn’t really Hawaiian or even … [Read more...] about Mai Tai Festival Says Wendy Augustine Of Haliimaile General Store Makes The Best Mai Tai In The World
How The War Between Maui Brewing Company and Kona Brewing Company Over What It Means To Be A Local Beer Spilled Over Into The Hawaii State Legislature
You don’t have to spend more than five minutes in a bar on Front Street or in the Kihei Triangle or any of the big Ka‘anapali and Wailea resorts before a visitor (usually a male) walks in, scans the bar taps and then asks the bartender what “local beers” they have. A decade ago, that usually spurred said bartender to offer a glass or bottle of whichever Kona Brewing Co. label … [Read more...] about How The War Between Maui Brewing Company and Kona Brewing Company Over What It Means To Be A Local Beer Spilled Over Into The Hawaii State Legislature
Royal Lahaina’s Mai Tai Mix Off picks three winners from the bartender rumble to go to Kona Fourth Annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Mix-Off
Small pot distilled liquors, fresh fruit forward juices and dark boozy floats are a mixologist's wet dream. Add 10 grand to that and you have a throwdown of the modern Mai Tai, all of it fueled by Sammy's Beach Bar Rum at the Royal Lahaina Resort. Eleven Maui bartenders rumbled last Wednesday for a chance at one of the 30 spots in the annual Don the … [Read more...] about Royal Lahaina’s Mai Tai Mix Off picks three winners from the bartender rumble to go to Kona Fourth Annual Don the Beachcomber Mai Tai Mix-Off