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Where to Snorkel on Maui, and When
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The trade winds decide this, not the guidebooks. Almost every good snorkelling site on Maui is excellent at eight in the morning and mediocre by two in the afternoon.
10 min readDana Whitfield
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Guides to Maui
10 long-form guides to Maui, each one signed and dated so you can see how current it is. They answer the questions that do not fit on a listings page: how the place is laid out, what you will actually be charged for, and which trade-offs are worth making.
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The trade winds decide this, not the guidebooks. Almost every good snorkelling site on Maui is excellent at eight in the morning and mediocre by two in the afternoon.
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Do You Need a Car on Maui?
Almost everyone needs one. The island is 727 square miles with a volcano in the middle, and the public bus does not go to a single thing you flew here for.
10 min readKealoha Nakamura
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Seven Days on Maui: A Week That Actually Works
FeaturedWater in the morning, land in the afternoon, and the three reservations booked before you fly. Order the week that way and Maui stops feeling like a driving holiday.
11 min readMarcus Reyes
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A First-Timer's Guide to Maui
FeaturedMaui is bigger than the map suggests and three of its headline sites now need a reservation booked before you leave home. Get those two things right and the rest of the week arranges itself.
10 min readKealoha Nakamura
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Visiting Maui Respectfully
FeaturedMaui asks more of its visitors than most places, and it asks for specific things rather than good intentions. Here is what residents have actually said they want.
12 min readMarcus Reyes
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Outdoors
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Haleakalā Sunrise: How the Reservation Actually Works
FeaturedA timed reservation is required for every vehicle entering the summit between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., and the good dates go in minutes. Here is how the system works, and when to skip it.
9 min readDana Whitfield
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Reef-Safe Sunscreen and Ocean Etiquette on Maui
Maui County's rule is stricter than the state's: mineral only, no prescription, no exceptions. Most visitors arrive with a bag of sunscreen they should not be using here.
9 min readDana Whitfield
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Driving the Road to Hāna: Timing, Etiquette and What to Skip
FeaturedSixty-four miles, around 600 curves and 59 bridges, most of them one lane. The road is the destination, and the people who live along it are the reason to drive it well.
10 min readKealoha Nakamura
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Whale Season on Maui: Months, Boats and the 100-Yard Rule
FeaturedRoughly ten thousand North Pacific humpbacks winter in Hawaiian waters, and a large share of them choose the shallow basin between Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi. You can watch from a car park.
10 min readDana Whitfield
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Maui with Kids: Which Beaches, Which Boats, Which Drives
FeaturedOn Maui the family variable is water. Some of these beaches are a bathtub and one of them has sent more people to hospital with spinal injuries than any beach in the state.
10 min readKealoha Nakamura