Sunday, December 28: Wailea Village Mochi Pounding. Celebrate making traditional rice cakes the "old-fashioned" way. Everyone takes their turn at pounding the glutinous sticky rice for good luck. Hearty local style lunch for $5. New Years crafts, calligraphy & floral arrangements, plantation stories, Okinawan taiko drumming, Hawaiian entertainment & more. Akiko's Buddhist Bed & Breakfast, […]

Wednesday, December 31: Fireworks Display at The Grand Wailea Resort. Enjoy a 7 minute New Year’s Eve fireworks display at Midnight from a barge off the coastline of Wailea.  Please note that Maui County Beach parking lots close and will be secured at 8 p.m. The Shops at Wailea will secure their lot early for restaurant and private […]

Wednesday, December 31: New Year’s Eve Cruise. Ring in the New Year aboard a fun and festive starlight cruise. While watching the fireworks displays up and down the cost, enjoy live island-style musical entertainment along with tantalizing appetizers. Pacific Whale Foundation's New Year's Eve Cocktail Cruises departs from M`aalaea Harbor at 10:15 p.m. Pacific Whale […]

Every Wednesday and Thursday: Helping Paws Visitor Volunteer Program. Do you miss your pet when traveling? Visitors can offer a “helping paw” to homeless animals at the Maui Humane Society shelter, located in Pu`unene (central Maui), on Mokulele Hwy. between Kihei and Kahului. 1 to 3 p.m. Help with such activities as walking dogs, bathing […]

Every Wednesday & Thursday: Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert. Host and slack key guitar master George Kahumoku, Jr. is joined by renowned slack key masters who are true ambassadors of their music, their culture and their land for an evening of traditional Hawaiian songs and authentic “talk-story”. January 1 – “Everyone is Kama`aina”, […]

Thursday, January 1: An Evening with Bill Maher – 4th Annual Aloha Live Stand-Up Tour. An evening with the brilliantly funny Bill Maher and his characteristic combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs. Bill Maher opened the floodgates of funny political talk with his television shows, Politically Incorrect and Real Time. Note: show will have […]

Every Friday: Candlelit Tours at the Baldwin Home Museum. Step back in time and visit the Baldwin Home Museum with a tour by candle light. Tours include free light refreshments on the lanai. Dusk - 8:30 p.m. Located on the corner of Front and Dickenson Street in the heart of historic Lahaina. Admission: $7 per […]

Every Friday: Maui Friday Town Parties. Enjoy food, live entertainment, shopping and art. Many retailers, galleries and boutiques operate extended hours and highlight special promotions. Crafters, artisans and culinary wizards add their creativity to the event. 6-9 p.m. January 2 - Wailuku, on Market Street; January 9 – Lahaina, on Front Street; January 16 – Makawao, on Makawao […]

Saturday, January 3: Straight, No Chaser. If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivy league campuses, think again. These men are neither straight-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudeville-style kitsch. They have emerged as a phenomenon with a massive […]

Sunday, January 4: Atmosphere. 17 years ago, hip-hop act Atmosphere transformed Minneapolis into a nexus from which underground rap spiraled-out to the masses. And thanks to the duo’s indefatigable touring habits, Top 20-charting albums, and their galvanizing artist-owned label Rhymesayers (MF Doom, Aesop Rock), they’re still pushing the boundaries of what indie rap can mean. […]