THIRTY THINGS TO DO ON MAUI

If a visitor spent a month on Maui, and did something different every day, there would not be enough time to do everything. Maui is a "doer's" mecca!

1. Watch Whales - From November through April the giant humpback whales make their winter home in Maui's offshore waters. They come here to mate and give birth to their young. This endangered species is known for its gentleness, its oceanic gymnastics and its haunting song. The Pacific Whale Foundation conducts whale watching excursions aboard both power and sail boats. Fees are used for cetacean research. A number of other companies offer similar outings. Several shoreline sites offer excellent whale watching. Among them: Pu'u Olai at Makena, hotel Lana`is at Wailea, Kaanapali and Kapalua, waterfront restaurants in Lahaina. There are three whaling museums: the Carthaginian, anchored in Lahaina Harbor, The Lahaina Whaling Museum, and the outdoor museum at the Whaler's Village shopping complex in Kaanapali. The Carthaginian is a replicate two-masted sailing brig and has continuously running films of old whaling days and
contemporary whale encounters. It also has recorded whale songs. Lahaina is the largest marketplace for scrimshaw, the indigenous American art form developed by the whalemen. From January to March, Maui is home to the largest annual marine art show in the world, held in Wailea.