MAUI
Maui Nightlife
Looking for furious island nightlife? We can’t guarantee you’ll regularly find it here—and infrequently you’ll only have to be the party. This island has small of Waikiki’s after-hours decadence, and the bar stage can be quirky, depending upon the deteriorate and the day of the week. But infrequently Maui will warn we with a big-name concert, world-class DJ, outside festival, or special event. And if the eventuality promises to pull a large crowd, chances have been it’s at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Wailuku, or the MACC, as it is known.
Lahaina and Kihei have been your most appropriate bets for action. Lahaina tries to defend the repute as a celebration town, and succeeds each Halloween when thousands of masqueraders intersect for a Mardi Gras-style celebration upon Front Street. Kihei is a bit some-more internal and can be something of a rough-and-rowdy throng in parts. On the right night, both towns stir with activity, and if we do not similar to a single scene, there’s regularly subsequent door.
Outside Lahaina and Kihei, we competence be means to strike an “on” night in Paia (North Shore) or Makawao (Upcountry), generally upon week end nights. Your most appropriate bet? Pick up the giveaway MauiTime Weekly, or Thursday’s book of the Maui News, where you’ll find a inventory of all your after-dark options, island-wide.
Maui Shopping
We goal you’ve saved room in your suitcase. With the assistance of the selling guide, you’ll find the tip shops for all “Maui grown,” from lilikoi (passion fruit) jams and uninformed pineapples to koa timber bowls and swimwear. Even fashionistas can get their fill of bohemian-resort stylish character in Paia, oppulance brands in Wailea and paniolo (cowboy) threads in Upcountry’s still Makawao town. If you’re looking accurate Hawaiian artisanal goods, check out domestic Mele Ukulele, Randy Jay Braun photography, and Robert Wyland’s marine-life paintings.
But prior to make-up up your plunder, conjure up up a little Zen by shower in Maui’s healthy resources. Rejuvenate in a yoga class, afterwards come in a single of the island’s world-class spas to unwind. Among the most appropriate have been the Waihua Spa at the Ritz-Carlton in Kapalua, the Grand Wailea Resort’s Spa Grande, and the Four Seasons Resort’s sauna in Wailea. Most treatments have been infused with mixture inland to the Valley Isle, similar to kukui nut, coconut, ginger, and eucalyptus. Plus, you’re certain to find a sauna product or dual to move home. Lavender salt bath, anyone?
