Hawaii / Maui 

Delicious Hawaiian restaurant offering lots of yummy seafood and great ocean views.

If you want to experience a luau, Lahaina is the place with it’s Old Lahaina Luau. While many luaus are disgustingly touristy (think big resort luau), this one tends is more authentic and shares more of Hawaii’s history and culture (you’ll need reservations).

Lovely farm to table restaurant in Lahaina right on the water.

Gorgeous oceanfront farm to table dining easy walking distance from Napili bay with fantastic food.

Waterfront Restaurant in Lahaina and a good place for lunch – try the poke appetizer and kula pie dessert especially.

A neat spot with a relaxed vibe offering local brews.

A fantastic beach in west Maui – sandy and with safe swimming. It’s walking distance from Napili lodging. Good snorkeling at offshore and left side of reef.

A beautiful portion of Haleakalā National Park on Maui’s southeast coast that has spectacular pools, beaches, and waterfalls, as well as a great hike up the valley.

Gorgeous waterfall on the way to Hana – probably the most impressive as three falls cascade into a fern filled basin. You can walk to the falls and swim below them but the “trail” is slippery and is basically muddy rock scrambling. Don’t try it in flip flops. It leaves just on the far side […]

A beautiful dairy farm located on the scenic slopes of Haleakalā. Take a tour, meet the goats, and sample some delicious cheeses.

A great beach with great snorkeling on the right side near the lava rock. There are many, many people here, mostly served by giant resorts. There is pay public parking at the Sheraton (this is the side of the beach you want). Whalers village mall is right adjacent to the middle of the beach and […]

A required stop on the road to Hana. Visit to see the beautiful black sand beach and stunning sea arch.

In our opinion the Road to Hana is a must see. it is undeniably gorgeous. Waterfalls, jungle greenery, spectacular ocean vistas, and a view of “old Hawaii” await you. If you are not comfortable with driving winding roads, a variety of tour operators make the trip – a quick google search will give you a ton of options.

If you love sailing this is a great way to get out on the water. Most of the other whale watch trips are by power boat, which is fine for seeing whales but there’s something really relaxing about sailing and this boat spends their time under wind power.

Enjoy a morning of snorkeling with dolphins or whale watching with this company that offers trips that leave from Lahaina.

Half of the Hawaii you need to see is under the water. If you don’t get to see it you are missing out. There’s a lot of great options for where to go – some of our favorites are listed here.

Visit Haleakalā at night to avoid some of the crowds and check out the cosmos through the mountain’s famously clear air. Be sure to dress very warmly.

Molokini is a small island visible from wets Maui. It has incredibly clear waters and thus is a destination for MANY snorkel trips. There are dozens of boats that can take you out there and we can’t really recommend one over the others, but grab the latest copy of Maui Revealed and make a selection.

Fantastic location right on the beach with infinity pool overlooking the ocean. Not cheap but nothing in this area is. Be sure and check out the great coastal path and nearby snorkeling

This is a lovely condominium on a point very near Napili Bay beach and right on one of the best snorkeling bays on Maui. It is one of the few lodgings in the area that has multiple room condos (Note you can also search VRBO for condos in same complex).

This is an ideally situated condominium in Wailea. There’s a beach and snorkeling right outside the door. (Not inexpensive but nothing is in Wailea)

Condos directly adjacent to Napili Beach with very lovely grounds.

Lodging right on Napili Bay. It’s pricier than some of our other listed options but is in an awesome location.

We can’t comment on any of these, as we’ve not stayed here. But we will the next time we drive the Hana Highway.