Mala Ocean Tavern – 2025 Updates

By Aloha_Admin | Nov 22, 2024 |

If you drive by Mala Ocean Tavern on Lahaina’s famous Front Street, you may mistake it for a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, a place in a nice location but easy to miss. But this top-rated Maui restaurant is anything but plain, and eating here will definitely be a treat during your next Hawaii vacation.  Mala Ocean Tavern…

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Old Lahaina Luau Updates for 2024

By Aloha_Admin | Jan 4, 2024 |

Update For March 2024: The Old Lahaina Luau officially reopens on March 12, signaling a new era for Lahaina’s recovery. Read on to learn about the luau’s endurance amid tragedy and its value to the community. We look forward to reserving tickets to the luau for future Maui visitors! Old Lahaina Luau has long been…

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Maui wildfires create disaster conditions

By Aloha | Aug 15, 2023 |

Maui is burning. That’s not hyperbole. Dozens of homes and businesses in Historic Lahaina Town have been destroyed, and wildfires across the Valley Isle have closed multiple highways and roads, grinding traffic and commerce to a dead stop. High winds and drought conditions turned much of Maui into a disaster area. Acting Governor Sylvia Luke…

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Maui vacation planning from Oahu by a local resident

By Aloha | Aug 20, 2022 |

The HAT Blog has been informed that the home office will relocate to Maui for one week in September so it’s a perfect opportunity to share our Maui vacation planning. Honorable Wife Person (HWP) and I will join her parents, two sisters, and their husbands for dedicated mirth and merriment on the Valley Isle. That…

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HAT Blog Maui dispatch: Lahaina

By Aloha | Sep 20, 2021 |

Our Hawaiian Airline flight from Honolulu to Kahului was uneventful, which was enough to make me nearly ecstatic. In the nights before the trip, I had fever dreams of getting seated near some violent anti-mask wingnut of the variety that go instantly viral on social media. Please, no, I begged the Cosmos. We boarded without…

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