After a productive 2008, Lahaina.com would like to wish all of Maui and any Lahaina visitor a Merry Christmas, Mele Kalikimaka, and Happy New Year! Treat yourself to a holiday in paradise next year and enjoy our little gift here from Animoto. -The Lahaina.com Team » Read more..

A tourist agency in the Caribbean has come up with a great way to offset the pain of the stock market with the joy of a tropical island getaway. Elite Island resorts is accepting up to $5000 worth of stock as form of payment to stay at their high-end Caribbean island resorts.  The company will roll [...] » Read more..

Last month, spearfisherman held a tournament in Lahaina in conjunction with the International Year of the Reef to rid the reef of invasive fish. The Roi Roundup, as it was called, sent 80 divers into the waters right off of the Maui coast to spear the predators. According to the Honolulu advertiser, each roi eats an average of 146 [...] » Read more..

As seen on Jon and Kate Plus 8 , the Grand Wailea Resort is one of the most exquisite hotels in all of the world. The resort is located right on the ocean in southern Maui offering some breathtaking and stunning views. The grounds of the hotel was designed around a garden atrium with waterfalls [...] » Read more..

Lahaina.com would like to congratulate one of Maui’s own and former St. Anthony High School graduate, Shane Victorino, on a job well done winning the 2008 World Series. Victorino plays for the Philadelphia Phillies who beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-3 in Game 5 of the World Series. The Phillies won the series 4-1 and [...] » Read more..

 According to The Maui News, the 86th Maui County Fair grew in size this past weekend and attendees have spent more money than last year. Attendance was up 2,000 people from numbers in 2007 and many of the vendors said they reached or surpassed proceeds of the past year. The surprising news comes at a time when [...] » Read more..

On Friday of this week, Lahaina will be hosting its annual Halloween bash on Front Street. Although the festivities will  not be as crazy as year’s past, there are still plenty of fun to be had. Lahaina News has provided great coverage of all of the events on Maui for Halloween. Below is excerpt of some [...] » Read more..

The Maui real estate sales numbers and volume numbers for the month of October this year are down quite drastically from October 2007. Granted, with the relatively small market, monthly swings within a month can be exaggerated by few sales at the high-end or low-end of the market. The hardest hit areas were the condo market which [...] » Read more..

Today marks the beginning of the 25th annually Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center. Eight teams from across the U.S., including the #1 ranked team UNC,  are poised to battle it out over the next few days to be crowned the 2008 EA Sports Maui Invitational winner. First tip-off starts at 10am local time when St. [...] » Read more..

With the downturn in the economy, tourism on Hawaii has seen its fair share of suffering. According to Hospitality Advisors LLC, hotel rates for Hawaii are at its lowest levels since 1998 with a statewide occupancy rate of 74.4%. Things maybe looking gloom for businesses all throughout Hawaii, but there is always a bright side [...] » Read more..