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Local girl Lysha Kamisato knows fitness. She is a certified Kitaido Yoga instructor, AFPA certified personal trainer, Mad Dogg Athletics certified spinning instructor, certified TRX trainer and she was Miss Maui in 2004. Born
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Something about Maui attracts yogis. You can find them literally all over the island, and there are plenty of studios to meet their yoga needs. But only one studio can be the best, and
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Bounty Music takes pride in the quality of their ukuleles, and for good reason. On Maui, a guy carrying around a ukulele is as ubiquitous as eating poke at pau hana. Everybody loves that
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Ahh, this little North Shore town seems forever to be the place to visit, at least where MauiTime readers are concerned. Living there, with its few, tiny homes seems like a dream, but it’s
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This is a tough one. Kihei isn’t exactly a walkable town–sidewalks are rare and portions of South Kihei Road more closely resemble a street racing course than a local thoroughfare–and it’s pretty much the
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST TOWN TO VISIT: Paia @NorthshoreMaui #BOM2012
Ahh, this little North Shore town seems forever to be the place to visit, at least where MauiTime readers are concerned. Living there, with its few, tiny homes seems like a dream, but it’s
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST TOWN TO LIVE IN: Kihei #BOM2012
This is a tough one. Kihei isn’t exactly a walkable town–sidewalks are rare and portions of South Kihei Road more closely resemble a street racing course than a local thoroughfare–and it’s pretty much the
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST STATE BLUNDER: Superferry #BOM2012
Wow, our readers really hold grudges. The Superferry has been dead in the water for a few years now (the U.S. Navy recently bought and renamed the two ferries) but our readers sure don’t
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST SCARY PUBLIC FIGURE: Linda Lingle @lingle2012 #BOM2012
Technically Lingle hasn’t been a public official since she left the Hawaii governor’s office in 2010, but here campaign to replace retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka (D, Hawaii) is close enough for me. Our
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST POLITICAL SCANDAL: County of Maui LC #BOM2012
Commonly called by their initials, the LC enjoys a great deal of power and authority over the county’s service industry. No one sells booze without their say-so, and that doesn’t come easy. And not
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST POLITICAL ACTIVIST: Irene Bowie #BOM2012
It’s always nice to see our readers acknowledge the hard work and dedication of an activist not often seen in the spotlight. Irene Bowie is definitely that person. Since 2007, Bowie has been the
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFIT: Pacific Whale Foundation @pacificwhale #BOM2012
For most people, Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) is probably just a kickass whale watch service (they did also win BEST ACTIVITY, after all) but this non-profit organization also does what it can to help
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE: Sugar Cane Burning #BOM2012
Are there other environmental issues these days? Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar (HC&S), which operates the last mill on Maui, grows sugar on 37,000 acres. For much of the year, company workers burn the fields
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST COUNTY OFFICIAL: Elle Cochran #BOM2012
Apparently, more than just MauiTime readers agree that Elle Cochran–who’s been in government a scant two years now–is the best public servant. After just one term of office as a member of the Maui
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MauiTime Best of Maui BEST COUNTY BLUNDER: Wailuku Main Street Association #BOM2012
Talk about a no-brainer. Wailuku Main Street Association (WMSA) has been taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants from the County of Maui for years ($2.2 million since 2002, according to The Maui
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