One of the best things about working in the Wailea destination on Maui is the variety of great restaurants. All this week, thirteen of the very best, including our very own Mala Wailea, have joined together to benefit the Maui Food Bank with an extraordinary dining event, called Restaurant Week Wailea.
The Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa is located on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii's Big Island. However, a lot of people don't know the Hawaii hotel fronts a culturally significant fishpond from ancient Hawaii.
Koa trees are native to the Hawaiian islands and can be found primarily at high altitudes on the Big Island. You may have seen the beautiful creations by local handcrafters – from intricate jewelry boxes and carved pictures frames to rocking chairs and bedroom furniture. But have you ever seen a koa surfboard like this?
Here on Maui, there's nothing more exhilarating yet relaxing than scuba diving off the backside of Molokini Crater, a sunken volcano.
When I am 140 feet underwater, I am mesmerized by the whales verberating song. Listening to the whales communicate is like listening to music. There are also so many different pelagic fish and marine life to see. It's a tranquil experience. Winter season is when the humpback whales return to Hawaii from the North Pacific between November and April.
In the islands, we are one big ‘ohana (family) and helping one another is the core of our culture and lifestyle. In partnership with the Hawaii Foodbank, whose mission is to “ensure that no one in our ‘ohana goes hungry,” our associates in all departments -- from housekeeping to front office, loss prevention and bell desk -- raised more than $8,000 and collected 1,939 pounds of food for the Foodbank’s Annual Food Drive. Now celebrating the event’s 20th year, this is the Hawaii Foodbank’s largest annual fundraiser.
On May 1st, Hawaii celebrates "May Day, Lei Day," a tradition started in 1927 by a Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspaper columnist to celebrate the tradition of making and giving of the Hawaiian lei. In Hawaii, the most popular occasions one might see a lei being given would be at graduations, birthdays, weddings, funerals, retirement parties, or as a greeting. Often times, a lei is given with a kiss on the cheek, a tradition started during World War II.
