Our writers
Who writes this
Everything published about Maui on this site carries a name. Here is who those names belong to, what each of them covers, and how to read everything they have written.
Kealoha Nakamura
Senior Editor
Beat: Getting Around, Best Time to Visit, Things to Do
Kealoha edits everything on this site that touches permits, closures and West Maui. Fifteen years on Hawaiʻi visitor coverage taught him that the useful sentence is usually the one about a reservation window, not the one about a view. He checks county notices and state park releases before he checks anyone's marketing, and spells place names the way the people who live in them do.
4 guides · 3 news posts
Dana Whitfield
Outdoors & Ocean Editor
Beat: Beaches, Snorkelling, Best Time to Visit
Dana crewed on Māʻalaea snorkel boats before writing about them and still reads the trade forecast before the weather app. She covers the water, the summit and the trails: Molokini and shore snorkelling, humpback season, diving, and the Haleakalā and Kīpahulu hikes. She will tell you plainly when the conditions are wrong for the day you had planned.
4 guides · 4 news posts
Marcus Reyes
Culture & Food Editor
Beat: Road to Hāna, Things to Do, Attractions
Marcus writes about how Maui eats and what it remembers: upcountry farms at Kula, the paniolo history around Makawao, lūʻau that are cultural events rather than dinner theatre, and the small kitchens in Wailuku and Pāʻia. He names the people and places he recommends, checks that they are open before he prints them, and points readers to Native Hawaiian-owned businesses where there is one to point to.
2 guides · 1 news post
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