You can’t miss them. They’re everywhere on Maui, these agents who will sign you up for snorkeling, sunset cruises, fishing, helicopter tours, scuba diving, ziplines, golf tee times, biking, whale watching, luaus — basically anything under the sun you can do on Maui. The agents fill storefronts in Lahaina with counters and brochure racks spilling onto the sidewalk. They have...
Lana‘i is back to its luxurious self with the re-opening of Four Seasons Resort Manele Bay after a multi-million dollar renovation. But you don’t need to spend the night a pricey room. Lana‘i is an easy day trip from Maui for a round of golf, snorkeling at beautiful Hulopo‘e Beach, hiking the Munro Trail or exploring— petroglyphs, a shipwreck, unusual...
Public course Maui Nui Golf Club is beginner friendly with widened fairways and replanted greens. A recent renovation also brought in new golf carts with GPS sensors and a revamped pro shop. Canadian Bill Newis designed the par-71 course. It offers expansive views of Haleakala and the West Maui Mountains. Trade winds play an important role here. They seem to...
Waiehu is Maui’s affordable course. On an island where greens fees edge close to $300, Waiehu charges just $63 for 18 holes. If you are a state resident, it’s just $28 and for Maui dwellers, $22. Wow! White sand beaches are just steps from the sixth, seventh, and eighth greens of this municipal course near Kahului. The front nine holes...
Remember three colors — Blue, Gold, Emerald. They’re the names of the three Wailea golf courses. The oldest, the Blue Course, sometimes called “Old Blue,” is famous for its hidden hole, no. 4. You can’t see the green or little of the fairway from the tee box. The par 72 course features wide fairways that undulate with the rise and...
Kapalua Golf Courses boast two world-famous names, the Bay and Plantation. The Bay Course is closest to the shore, and has two holes overlooking Oneloa Bay. To get your ball to Signature no. 5 green, you’ll shoot over crashing surf. Arnold Palmer and Frank Duane designed the 72-par course. Its restaurant, Pineapple Grill, serves Pacific Rim cuisine in keeping with...