Maui Whale Watching Season

Starting around Thanksgiving and lasting until mid May humpback whales visit Maui to give birth and mate.  This is truly a magnificent sight to behold.

Start Thinking Whales!

Whale Season Starts Thanksgiving! Right around Thanksgiving humpback whales start arriving in Maui.  Early December is an ideal time to visit Maui — just before the busy holiday season and when fellow tourists are just starting to shovel snow back on the mainland. Anyway the Honua Kai is the place to stay and you can [...]

Road to Hana

Road to Hana Tours The Road to Hana is a “Must Do” when visiting Maui – we have taken the trip to Hana many many times and will do it once again on the next visit.  The road is 53 miles long from the Kahului Airport to Hana, has 600+ curves, 54 bridges and the [...]

Whalers Village

Whalers Village Mall Whalers Village is a “must see” while on the northern half of Maui.  This fantastic mall offers all kinds of restaurants, shops, designer boutiques, art gallerias, fashion stores, museums and activities.  Whalers Village is right on the Ka’anapali Beach and you can swim in the Pacific Ocean and have lunch or dinner [...]

Maui Luaus

Luaus on Maui Every time we visit Maui we try a different Luau – you can’t visit Maui and not take in a Luau if you call yourself a traveler.  Every Luau is different and specializes in different things – that’s why you must visit a number of them to get the complete Hawaiian experience.  [...]

Things to do in Maui

What’s to do in Maui you ask? So what is one to do on Maui?  There’s so much stuff to do that two weeks at the Honua Kai would only scratch the surface this year.  Here are some of the fun activities we have done or have watched over the past 10 years: Helicopter Rides: [...]

Maui Ocean Center

A “Must see” while on Maui Maui has it’s own aquarium – the Maui Ocean Center.  The aquarium is just a 20 minute drive south from the Honua Kai.  We visit the aquarium each visit to Maui – it’s a lot of fun for the whole family.  This is a great way to support folks [...]

The Road To Hana Maui Hawaii

The Hāna Highway (also known as the Hana Road or Road To Hana) is 68-mile roadway and the main highway connecting the population center of Kahului with the town of Hāna in east Maui. Although Hāna is about 52 miles from Kahului, a typical trip to Hāna takes about three hours, as the road is [...]

November Marks the Beginning of Whale Watching Season in Maui

Right around Thanksgiving, humpback whales start arriving in Maui.  Humpbacks migrate from their Alaskan feeding grounds each year to give birth, raise the young whales, mate, and return to Alaska in April.  The waters around Maui are teaming with whales playing, courting, raising their young, and just having a warm respite from the cold waters [...]