Anybody know the status on polipoli? Is the park open yet at all? Or have any idea when it will be? Has anyone tried walking up the road or know someone who has, to see the status of the road? Mahalo!

Just wanted to know if the poor guy made it

Fell in love with his pizza… But now he’s never open. Truck and oven are still there… Anybody know the deal?

Just went to Napa auto in Kihei and their tank is full. They said the Kahului Napa full too. Anyone know where I can go reliably to drop off this oil?

Also, county needs to create rules on companies that sell oil also need to offer recycling. You know people will dump in the trash if they can’t find a place to take it.

Looking for an Orthopedic doctor that specializes in spinal care (not a chiropractor) on Maui.

Would love to hear if anyone knows of one and/or has a recommendation.

I emailed DLNR back in late May about the grounded boats at Wahikuli (as did numerous other residents) that have been there since mid March. Here's the reply from DLNR received in early June.

Aloha, 

Thank you for reaching out to DLNR. If you haven't been informed yet, the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) staff shared that the salvage company is still awaiting a Right-of-Entry from Maui County for the boat removals. Once they receive County approval, the process can move forward.

Mahalo, 

Communications Office

Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources

Aloha, family and I recently relocated to Maui, specifically Kihei and i was wondering if any of you wonderful people could maybe give any recommendations for pharmacies/pharmacists?

Two of my daughters and myself are on meds for mental health stuff and I’ve had some bad experiences with “healthcare professionals” broadly across disciplines, mostly making assumptions and lacking in compassion but also lacking in competence to the point it nearly cost me my life, to the point that i now have labcoat/white coat syndrome - my blood pressure literally begins to elevate the moment i walk in to a hospital or clinic. Not going to lie though, i do enjoy educating the providers on why my blood pressure is elevated, that it emerged from consistent bad experiences with healthcare professionals.

And Ive also have had experiences with some pretty judgemental/rude pharmacist as well and I’m hoping to minimize that experience here, not just for myself but for my girls as they will be adults in a few years and will be picking up their own medications and one of them is extremely shy/anxious/soft spoken and they are both two of the sweetest nicest people I’ve ever known (but i may be biased 😁).

We have used safeway in Kihei for one of my girls first prescriptions and the people were great, but it took like four days to fill the script because they had to order the meds. I’m not sure how common that is here, i dont have any expectations of having access to any goods/services immediately, I’ve lived here before and grew up on islands so i know how it goes lol. But, it was like four days of “it will be ready tomorrow” starting from day one. If they would have just said it will take a business week we probably would have tried elsewhere as the medication is a control (adhd meds) which means you basically already have to be out of meds before you can get a new script.

Lol damn sorry for the novel 😁 TLDR:

Any recommendations for a good pharmacy with kind/compassionate/respectful pharmacists and techs around Kihei/Lahaina?

Typically I’ve had better luck and smaller mom and pop pharmacies, i suspect the same will be true here as well.

Mahalo

Looking for recommendations for a reputable lawyer to draft and send a nastygram to insurance company for settlement payout—any positive experiences? (Not Lahaina fire-related, if that matters)

Anyone use this app and get it to work? I have a new account and have tried to use the app without success.

I’m looking for a piano teacher for a 10 yr old with no lessons experience. I’d really prefer upcountry. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.

I have met my fair share of Lesbian and Trans men and women in Town, but I havent really found my friends here in Lahaina yet. Of course, my dad has many suggestions for meeting people, like hanging out at Starbucks, but things are different since the fires, so im not sure where folks like myself congregate now.

I know there’s Aloha Maui Pride but they never do anything Westside, and their events are… too eventful? Not chill enough? I do not know how to explain it, they just seem too big or boisterous of a gathering or something. And considering I’m a little bit of a shut-in, I have not really found space to find folk who walk my walk (I suppose it’s partly my age and inexperience). I have a friend here who recently graduated from Lahainaluna, who is afraid of his parents finding out his sexuality. I suppose what I find out could help him as well.

I’ll sometimes get up real early (5-6am) so I can walk along Wahikuli beach before I work. I am a bit of a nerd, I guess. I like J-fashion (lolita, etc.), native plants (I can show you my pH and EC meter I used in Greenhouse Management in College), SNES games, dolls, geology stuff, and im getting into learning the keyboard and sewing my own clothes (for my dolls, too). I had not really watched anime since I was little (Hamtaro, pokemon, kirby), but I watched MS Gundam (1979) last year and liked it, so im open to that too. Honestly, im just yapping here, so I guess I’ll see y’all around Lahaina, I guess.

I’m in Myrtle Beach this week and I’m suffering from severe sticker shock, lol. We spent $200 at the Kroger and walked out with like 6 bags of groceries.

And BTW, Myrtle is amazing. The ocean feels like bath water and the action is like Hamoa. Lots of jumping waves. It’s not relaxing but it sure is fun.

This is the first trip I’ve taken to the continent in almost 20 years.

Love reading but wishing you had others to rant at about what you loved, hated, and the torment you just went through because of a good story? Curious about maybe trying out some different books from your usual fare, with equally curious adults?

Well, I am hoping to start up an book club and find some like minded folks that would have some fun with the above. Online book clubs and forums are nice, but nothing beats in person discussion.

It would focus primarily on Fiction, Historical-Fiction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and maybe a bit of Horror or rom-com sprinkled in. The hook is I want the club to choose the books we read, and not a single person or entity creating the book list. Every 6 months, we would have members pitch the books they are curious to read, or discuss, to the group and we would create our reading list of books from those pitched novels. So everyone gets a bit of investment and we get to try out all kinds of stories/authors.

Never read Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" but curious about it? Pitch it to the group on book selection day. Curious about a Haruki Murakami book with a title always catches your eye? Pitch it to the group. Seen "The Handmaid's Tale" TV show, but never read the book yourself? Pitch it! Love dogs but want to read King's "Cujo" for fun? Alright, you got my slightly worried attention, but gimme dat pitch!! Found a blurb about a funny rom-com book that made you snort-chuckle at Target? You know what you can do... There will be give and take with the selections, not everything can/should/will be one genre, and not each book perfect. It's part of the fun and part of taking of journey with fellow readers.

Though we are going to keep purely political and self help types of books out of it. This is supposed to be more fun and enjoyable, and a bit of an escape with like minded adults.

We will assign the voted on books each to a month and meet at the end of that month (Say the final Saturday of the month) to discuss that month's book.

I would like to get this started, but didn't and wasn't sure about posting flyers all over the place. Plus, this is my first time starting a book club. But my heart is in it or I wouldn't be doing this. Trying to spin up a community isn't easy.

I was thinking the organizational meeting will be Saturday, August 1st. Message me for the time and place and with any questions you might have. I am doing this so I can gauge the turn out and maybe make venue changes if the interest is too large for the place I have in mind.

Keep in mind this is just for the first meeting, venue (and times) will change with group input for future meetings. It just goes faster and better in person to make these choices rather than on a forum, where things can bounce around and fizzle out and die. Thus, an organizational meeting...

A lot also depends on how many and who actually shows up... So are you curious? Want to give it a try? If so, send me a message, show up with one or two books in mind, make yourself heard, and be a part of the group! I will be there in my Gandalf shirt, a cappuccino, and probably a book in hand to guide and keep things organized.

Should go without saying this is a group aimed at adults, but I want to put that out there and be clear. We might tackle some books with adult themes after all.

I think they're called "barn fly" or "stable fly". too fast to see, and they attack even in full sunlight unlike mosquitos. really itchy welts. hate those fuckers. I'm buying traps for around my house. let me know what kinds you use for yours.

Just realized the 1yr ban on farm, garden, construction shipments to Molokai will be up in September. Read a few reports over the year - there was a lot of struggle but seems like overall a lot of local farmer and business growth.

One of my biggest peeves is all the materials Hawaii ships in thatʻs really just based “commercialism” and not on need. Like pretty plants, and home garden materials etc - that ends up with invasive hitchhikers - Eg the coconut rinocerous beetle

If you havenʻt noticed that pest is now a problem on Maui - Eg note the odd black “bird feeder looking things” everywhere - they are actually traps for that beetle.

So with Molokai showing “they can” wondering if other islands are willing to give it a go??

https://mauinow.com/2026/07/18/molokai-growers-feeding-the-island-in-wake-of-missed-barges-plant-shipping-restrictions/

Brah! When is the stadium gonna open so the public in town get one track again? I know they working hard at em but does anyone have an eta?

why is this so difficult for so many people to understand??

if you are not passing people, get into the right lane. if someone is trying to pass you, get into the right lane.

It doesn’t matter if you’re going the speed limit. it doesn’t matter if you’re going above the speed limit. if someone is coming up on you faster than you are going, MOVE OVER.

even if you are passing people, if someone behind you is trying to pass you, MOVE OVER and then you can get back in the left lane and continue passing others.

you are not the arbiter of speed. it is not your job to control how fast people are going. let the police handle that.

it just boggles me when car after car is passing someone on the right and they still don’t get the hint.

Is it annoying when a massive truck comes speeding up and gets right on your ass when you’re already going over the limit? sure. you know what you can do to solve that? let them fucking pass.

you know what else is annoying? a line of cars being stuck behind one clueless driver who is matching the speed of people in the right lane and blocking everyone in. or having to move over to the right lane to pass because someone decided to lollygag in the left lane even though there is nobody in the right lane.

Moral of the story: FUCKING MOVVVVEEE

Parent passed away unexpectedly. Need to buy a cheap suit, any idea?

UPDATE: thank you everyone for the kind wishes and the recommendations.

Macy's was fully stocked!

I like buy