This event could easily have been billed as an “expo”—but “explosion,” is much cooler. Too, it’s indicative of the vibe that need be generated in celebrating and creating a healthy community. Center stage performances and demos stack up like this…

I saw a listing for a sculpture class and cheerfully signed up when I pictured the kinds of vases and bowl that I’d made at the Hui as a child.  Soon I discovered that it was a contemporary sculpture class, and that my friend and I were supposed to make ‘art’ out of immense pieces of heavy, scratchy, fraying burlap. Something meaningful, that preferably didn’t resemble a potato sack. Throughout the course I discovered that my partner was extraordinarily allergic to burlap, making her almost unable to breathe and her …

MAUI MALL MOUNTAIN OF GIFTS
Through the years, I’ve suffered a lot of grief at the hands of friends and loved ones who’ve taken it upon themselves to chastise my obsession with keeping of receipts. Ok, so it’s a little bit of OCD and a little bit pack rat (I’m not always the most organized), but I’ve got them. All of them.
Whether you’ve kept your receipts because you’re smart and organized, or if–like me–you’re just plain nuts (or salted, or sour cream, or roasted on an open fire, or …

Yet another successful installment of this Festival coordinated by the Maui Okinawan Kenjin Kai (MOKK)! Featuring an all-day line up of entertainment ranging from taiko drumming to samurai swordsmanship, the event also plays host to a bunch of booths with ono grindz (like chow fun, andagi, andadog and Chinese pretzels), as well as crafters and carnival-like games for kids.
The Festival’s stage performances opened with a lion dance featuring the bright, whimsical character in the photo above. This lion was ‘awakened’ at the Paia Rinzai Zen Mission’s obon festival on August …