-
Dec 9, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Mona de Crinis
Waterwoman plunges into designAfter cliff-diving injuries sidelined her athletic career, Ashley Baxter finds a new purpose in upcycling thrifted findsby Mona de CrinisPhoto by Ryan SiphersMost of ashley Baxter’s early memories took place on, under or near a massive patchwork table in the back of her parent’s Kahului store.
-
Dec 9, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Mona de Crinis
To Grandma’s House We Go Beloved family-run coffee shop serves up community in Keokea By Mona de Crinis Photographs by Ryan SiphersMore than a hundred years after Dominga Franco – better known as Grandma Minnie – began sharing delicious home brew and warm aloha with her Makawao neighbors, Grandma’s Coffee House in Kēōkea continues the tradition of Upcountry camaraderie and the best cup of joe this side of Seattle.
-
Nov 29, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Savy Janssen |Mike Morris |Mona de Crinis
Alpaca OhanaTour a growing alpaca farmBy Savy JanssenNestled in the lush, green hills of Upcountry Maui lies a serene sanctuary where the gentle hum of nature mingles with the murmurs of contented alpacas. Not unlike their native mountains of Peru, here the alpaca graze and strut happily in pastures on the slopes of Haleakalā. Founded in 2020 by Janet Baldwin, the Maui Alpaca Farm began as a modest venture with just three female alpacas.
-
Oct 17, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Serene Gunnison |Savy Janssen |Mona de Crinis
Unwavering Aloha‘Unko’ Bobby Baraoidanby Serene GunnisonPhoto by Jason MooreIn early 2024, Bobby Baraoidan celebrated 55 years of employment at Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel, now known as the OUTRIGGER Ka‘anapali Beach Resort.
-
Oct 17, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Mona de Crinis
A seclusive ranch with inclusive equine therapy is helping Maui self-regulatestory by Mona de Crinisphotographs by Daniel SullivanWhere the famed backroad to Hāna, HI-37, snakes across verdant expanses peppered with scoria and ‘ohi‘a trees, the Pacific Ocean churning below, cattle roam free and wild goats skirt the hillsides like pied phantoms glimpsed but never seen. Out here, in the shadow of the House of the Sun, a person can breathe.
-
Oct 17, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Mona de Crinis
Former surfing pro launches lifestyle brand celebrating the second half of lifeBy Mona de CrinisGrowing up on Maui, where a surfboard is more appendage than equipment, Micah Nickens took to the water like most North Shore boys did, chasing swells from Honolua Bay to Pe‘ahi – the monster surf spot known as Jaws. Gifted the surfing gene by both parents, Nickens felt the ocean coursing through his veins and his future on the crest of a wave.
-
Oct 9, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Mona de Crinis
Maui Ocean Center Marine Institute gives injured sea turtles a fighting chancestory by Mona de Crinisphotographs by Daniel SullivanAmputation used to be the first response to injured sea turtle flippers, but the MOCMI team found a way to save honu from the knife. Dustin Paradis lights up when he talks about turtles.
-
Oct 7, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Mona de Crinis
A love of Lahaina and the ocean enliven renowned painter Robert Lyn Nelsonby Mona de CrinisRobert Lyn Nelson poses in front of a Lahaina tribute piece in progress with daughter Sienna, also an established artist. Walking into Robert Lyn Nelson’s home studio is an exercise in sensory management. Neurons fire and pulse quickens as eyes dart from painting to painting to painting, the brain fully engaged from cerebral cortex to medulla oblongata.
-
Oct 7, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Mona de Crinis
Tiny and tough, tugboats are the shipping industry’s undisputed dynamosStory by Mona de CrinisPhotographs by Daniel SullivanA mere 200 feet separates the tugboat from a lumbering barge laden with Maui-bound cargo. The unlikely duo — David with Goliath in tow — bob and weave as they battle a February swell rolling into Kahului Harbor. Dredged up to 40 feet down into the naturally formed Kahului Bay, the man-made commercial harbor poses navigational challenges even when seas are calm.
-
Sep 20, 2024 | 
mauimagazine.net | Mona de Crinis
The Pineapple ExpressedMaui Gold + Hali‘imaile General Store equals one delicious partnershipStory by Mona de CrinisPhotographs by Ryan SiphersRecipes by Hali‘imaile General Store
