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Getting Your Directions to Maalaea Harbor
Map credit to Google Maps Getting Your Directions to Maalaea Harbor DIRECTIONS - Use this Google Map Link for location of Maalaea Harbor Expeditions Ferry Ticket Booth located at 101 Maalaea Boat Harbor Rd.: Google Map Link Directions TRAVEL TIME TO MAALAEA HARBOR –...
Help with Common Booking Form Issues
Help with Common Booking Form Issues Having trouble completing an online booking? You have come to the right spot for help with common booking form issues and errors! Here is a step by step walk through of the Booking Process with Solutions to common issues. Booking...
NEW Lanai Cat Sanctuary Itinerary: Adding Adventure Park as an Option!
NEW Lanai Cat Sanctuary Itinerary: Adding Adventure Park as an Option! Quick Update: New Lanai Cat Sanctuary Itinerary Combining Visit to the Adventure Park! We are adding a new itinerary that includes a visit to the Adventure Park for an activity combined with a...
REAL ID Deadline – This is What You Need to Fly Starting May 2025
Picture Credit City and County of Honolulu via Facebook REAL ID Deadline - This is What You Need to Fly Starting May 2025 The REAL ID deadline is fast approaching. If you’ve been putting off upgrading your driver’s license or state ID, now’s the time to act. Starting...
Lāna‘i Skatepark and Youth Center Grand Opening
Picture Credit to Maui County Lānaʻi Skatepark and Youth Center Grand Opening Maui County officials, local stakeholders, and community members gathered in Lāna‘i City on March 29, 2025, to celebrate the blessing and grand opening of the Lāna‘i Skatepark and Youth...
Final Whale Count of the Season Records 714 Humpbacks Across Hawaii
Pic Credit Fern Gavelek - A volunteer scopes out the horizon in search of humpback whales at Keauhou Scenic Lookout on Hawaii Island. Final Whale Count of the Season Records 714 Humpbacks Across Hawaii As reported by Spectrum News in their recent article, the final...
The Maui Humane Society is Overcoming Challenges with Innovation
Picture Credit to Maui Humane Society The Maui Humane Society is Overcoming Challenges with Innovation The Maui Humane Society is overcoming challenges with innovation. Recent events have presented challenges to the Maui Humane Society which has long served the Maui...
A Few Facts About Prince Kūhiō – Prince Kūhiō Day March 26, 2025
A Few Facts About Prince Kūhiō - Prince Kūhiō Day March 26, 2025 Early Life & Education Born on March 26, 1871, in Kukuiʻula, Kauaʻi, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi Descendant of Kaumualiʻi, last ruling chief of Kauaʻi Given the nickname "Prince Cupid" due to his...
Lānaʻi: A Look Back at Hawaiʻi’s Pineapple Isle
Picture Credit to Lāna‘i Culture and Heritage Center Lānaʻi: A Look Back at Hawaiʻi’s Pineapple Isle For much of the 20th century, Lānaʻi was home to one of the largest pineapple plantations in the world and became known as the “Pineapple Isle”. Today, while tourism...
Second Great Whale Count of the 2025 Season Reports 1,947 Whales Counted
Pic Credit Pacific Whale Foundation/Maui News Now Article Second Great Whale Count of the 2025 Season Reports 1,947 Whales Counted On February 22, volunteers counted a total of 1,947 humpback whales across the main Hawaiian Islands. The Great Whale Count by the...
Stargazers in Hawaii: Get Ready for a Blood Moon!
Stargazers in Hawaii: Get Ready for a Blood Moon! Stargazers in Hawaii, mark your calendars! A spectacular celestial event is on the horizon on the evening of March 13, 2025. A total lunar eclipse, the first since a partial eclipse on April 8, 2024, will grace our...
South Kīhei Road Reopening Soon – February 2025
South Kīhei Road Reopening Soon – February 2025 As reported in MauiNow’s recent news article, Maui County has been working to reopen South Kihei Road. Great news for South Kīhei residents and commuters! As everyone who has travelled through Kihei recently knows. The...
Celebrating Whales: World Whale Day 2025
Photo Credit PacWhale Eco-Adventures Celebrating Whales: World Whale Day 2025 Let's Celebrate World Whale Day 2025! The Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) emerged from one man's fascination with North Pacific humpback whales. When Greg Kaufman started the organization 45...
NEW Itineraries: Adding Four Seasons as an Option!
Quick Update! Were are adding new itineraries that include a visit to the Four Seasons (Beach) Resort or the Activity Center combined with a visit to the Lanai Cat Sanctuary and Town. Departures at 6:30am and return at 5:30pm for a full day of fun and adventure! •...
Charles Lindbergh and the Humpback Whale
Photo Credit PacWhale Eco-Adventures Charles Lindbergh and the Humpback Whale Charles Lindbergh may be best known for making history with the first successful transatlantic flight in 1927, but later in his life, he took on another mission, that of environmental...
First Humpback Whale Count of the Year-2025
Pic Credit Pacific Whale Foundation/Maui News Now Article First Humpback Whale Count of the Year-2025 On January 25, 2025, 429 volunteers gathered across the main Hawaiian Islands for the first humpback whale count of the year. This event, a collaboration between the...
Community Event March 1 – Second Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center
March 1 - Second Annual Golf Tournament - Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center Do you want a chance to play at the Manele Golf Course on Lāna‘i? Then please check out and support this community fundraising event that benefits the Lānaʻi Culture & Heritage Center....
More Tips for Your Visit to the Lanai Cat Sanctuary – 1/2 Day Itineraries
Plan Your Visit to the Lanai Cat Sanctuary - 1/2 Day Itineraries 6:30am-1:00pm or 11:00am-5:30pm Tip - Departure time: Answer the question - Am I an Early Bird (6:30am Depart) or not (11:00am Depart)?(Look at Tips for a Full Day 6:30am-5:30pm here.) Getting There -...