Top 5 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TRAVEL TO MAUI! (from a local resident)

Discover the top five essential tips for travelers to Maui, shared by a Lahaina local! Learn how to enhance your Maui experience by practicing empathy, supporting local businesses, volunteering, respecting closed areas, and embracing responsible tourism. Make your trip memorable and impactful by following these key guidelines. Watch now for invaluable insights from someone who truly knows the island!

Volunteer Opportunities:

My Favorite Reef-safe Sunscreen:

Support Local:

Resource For Responsible Tourism:

[MannyEmm]

Very well said. Your vid was extremely well thoughtful and kind and considerate. My wife and I respect the island when we go and always eat locally from the people on the island. We love farmer’s markets. We are limited in our resources so can’t be there for a few years. We have been to the island like 8 times. Maui is more than an island. It’s a person. A person who loves and cares for other people. I’m Maui is a person who is beautiful and shares its beauty with everyone who sees it. Maui, above all, is a strong person. Maui will not let a tragic fire take it down. Maui did hurt, did cry, is still crying, but……Maui will flourish. Maui will be smiling once again.

[gandacruz]

Great video. Thank you for the reminders and tips and volunteer opportunity information. Maui is beautiful :) I visited with my family for the first time back in April. We were mindful of reefsafe sunscreen and tried to shop local and be mindful of where our money was going We visited the Ali'i Kula Lavender farm. We visited the Makawao Library and Kihei Library. We ate at Tin Roof Maui, had Kraken Coffee, Aunty Sandy's Banana bread, Akamai Coffee, Kihei Cafe - most delicious pancakes, had pies at Leoda's. We shopped at Uptown Farmers Market, Kula Farmers Market and Swap Meet - they had so many vendors for fruit/veggies. We made leis with a local (Maricel's Floral Designs) and had family photos with Desi Eddy Nova Photography. We definitely felt the Aloha spirit and are thankful we could visit. We had some leftover non perishable food and a local was able to donate it to a church. We hope to visit Maui again. If anything, a library is a great source/place to talk and ask what else you can do/where you can help in Maui during this time.

[CJAnderson]

Thank you for all this great information. Sharing with the rest of my family. We are headed to Maui at the end of the month and really want to make sure we visit in a way that is helpful to the community and respects what everyone is going through.

[cdiep]

I’m going to Maui in August my first time and thank you for sharing this video, this brought me to tears. Thank you.

[bltravel]

Very well said. We were there 1 week after the fires. We almost changed our plans and went to a different island, but we did not. We went and we supported everything local. Many food trucks, local car rental company in kehei and a local photographer for family pictures.
Everyone was amazing and very thankful that we were there and did not cancel. Thank you for sharing your beautiful island. I'm glad you look to be doing good and are back to doing your videos.
Thank you!

[TheCoolOwen]

I didn’t know about reef safe sunscreen. Thanks for the heads up!

[MpowHERMENtCEO]

nice video.... great words ! We were visitors April/May and tried to share as much ALOHA as we could and have now friended 7 families thru their employer that we met on a trail while hiking, and now trying to help them remotely now from the midwest. Sending much Aloha to Lahaina! take care West Maui residents! Hang in there... we are supporting you!

[MicheleKochspeaks]

We’re coming in August. Thank you for this. Will be very respectful. Mahalo for posting.

[rzegarra]

Thank you for your vid. I'm coming back with my family to Maui in August. My kids love your vids and we can't wait to try all the local spots you recommend. No fast food for us on this vacation! Nothing but gratitude and respect to the locals. Mahalo, and God bless you brutha.

[ptche]

Great video, thanks for providing so much information. Missed your wisdom

[runforrestrun]

I’m very fortunate enough to have visited maui the last 3 years. We always stopped by Lahaina whenever we visited and made some great memories. All the chickens roaming around, great local eats around there, wonderful boutique stores to do some shopping, and the harbor where we signed up for a snorkeling boat tour and sunset cruise. I want to visit Maui again this year because we love the beautiful island so much and it’s wonderful. Thank you for the great video Blake!

[VisitLiveLoveMaui]

Mahalo for all these reminders and resources.

[BraddahBruce]

Mahalo nui loa for sharing the tips/information. Love how thoughtful and pono you did the video.
🍍😎🤙🌴🥥🌺🌈

[lancerobinson]

Thanks Blake, your video created a lot of awareness for my wife and I as we just started planning our winter visit to Maui. We’ve decided to change our approach on where we stay, what we eat and what we’re going to do once there. Thanks again. I can tell your good people!

[Grzegorz_D]

thank you for all recommendations. Your videos helped us a lot to prepare our trip to Maui. We couldn't sleep because of jet lag and We decided to go for a walk on Kapalua Trail. I've never thought that I will meet you when we go there, but we did, on a beach by Oneloa bay. World is so small. It made my day. Best regards - Polish/American tourist from New Jersey.

[cardiac]

Mahalo nui ia 'oe no keia wikio! My anake and hoa hanau lost their home to the fire but are still working in the tourism industry to keep them going. Business is really down right now and it's causing a lot of anxiety. Good to see a video from a kama'aina that sends good messaging without being anti-tourist.

[DAVE-xwok]

We visited in 22 and found everyone very nice on the island of Maui. We are coming back this month and I have been watching videos like yours. I'm nervous to step on toes you never know how each individual reacts. We lost a town near us from tornadoes here just weeks ago. Something that happens more often it seems, and many seem to not care so I feel ya. Mahalo for the video.

[dranamarie]

I plan to go there with a friend who was there during the fire. He will return to work there hopefully. I’m looking for a place to stay or campsites… not sure what the best option is so I’m grateful for videos like this one !❤
Definitely subbed

[catherinemcmartin]

Nice seeing you. Hope you are doing well. I wondered what happened to you. Thank you.

[jillrogers]

Thank you for this video. I desperately want to visit Maui for the first time but I’ve heard that locals aren’t ready and others saying tourists are needed. I listened in on the town hall meeting regarding the phasing out of the short term rentals. I wanted to visit before that might happen but not if I would cause more harm than good. So this video helps.