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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Features

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MAUI STYLE IN WHALES WE TRUST Humpback whales are mysterious at best. Here’s what we know — and don’t know — about our lauded wintertime guests. By Lara McGlashan

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ISLAND ISSUES BREAKING THE TIES THAT BIND Ride along on a 911 call to rescue an entangled humpback calf.

By Judy Edwards

Cover: “Lahaina is one of the greatest places to see whales,” says renowned nature photographer Flip Nicklin.

“After 43 years, I still get excited.

Who knows what wonders await?” Flip Nicklin/Minden Pictures (NMFS Permit #753)

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AT HOME A GARDEN INDOORS Go green in your home — without renovating a thing. By Savy Janssen

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AT HOME: SPA ESCAPE ROOM Recreate the serenity and style of a professional spa, no matter what your budget. By Sarah Ruppenthal

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HEALTH & WELLNESS THE SENSEI WAY This Lāna‘i sanctuary is more than a luxury resort — it’s the ultimate approach to wellness.

By Lara McGlashan

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Sunset yoga at the Fairmont Kea Lani is just one of the many ways to enjoy wellness on Maui.

See our top picks on Page 46.

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HAWAIIAN SOUL RENAISSANCE MAN When artist Herb Kāne helped build and sail an exact replica of an ancient sailng canoe, he also inspired a cultural revival. By Peter von Buol

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Departments

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CONTRIBUTORS It takes a lot of talent to make Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi the magazine it is.

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE

By Diane Haynes Woodburn

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TAG, WE’RE IT! A shout-out to our IG fans who get social.

Dining

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TALK STORY Tales of Hawai‘i fresh off the coconut wireless. By Savy Janssen & Krista Garcia

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Looking for something to do?

Here’s what’s happening on Maui right now.

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FEATURE STAR POWER The dining stars align at Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel’s newest restaurant, Huihui.

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CHEFS KITCHEN QISA + CHAI Chef Khatera Gardizi shares her chai recipe‚ rich in both flavor and history.

Stories by Becky Speere

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MIXOLOGY SPIKED SHAVE ICE Grown-ups need treats, too!

Breakwall has just the thing to cool you off.

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DINING GUIDE Hungry? Check out this short list of our favorite places to eat all over the island.

MIEKO HORIKOSHI

Smokin’ hot! The Li Hing Margarita at Huihui arrives topped with a coaster filled with burning wood shavings.

Dining, p. 64

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MASTHEAD

There’s a saying known in the Islands: Maui nō ka ‘oi, Hawaiian for “Maui is the best.” We hope you think so, too.

Publisher Diane Haynes Woodburn Group Publisher Michael Haynes Creative Director John Giordani

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Judy Edwards, Krista Garcia, Savy Janssen, Lara McGlashan, Sarah Ruppenthal, Becky Speere, Peter von Buol

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CONTRIBUTORS

BR I N G H AWA I ‛ I HOM E .

One-of-a-Kind Artwork & Sculpture

Here are some of the folks who make our magazine nō ka ‘oi (the best).

An adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia College Chicago, Peter von Buol enjoys writing about Hawai‘i and the Pacific. His articles have appeared in publications such as The Chicago Tribune, Hawai‘i Magazine, BBC Wildlife and BBC Focus on Africa. Here, he poses with his daughter and the subject of his article, Herb Kāne (left), in 2006. Hawaiian Soul (p.48)

Photographer Jason Moore is a long-time contributor to Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi Magazine who spends his winters working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a research and rescue assistant. In this issue, Moore captured a joyful moment during a humpback detanglement mission.

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World-renowned photographer and Whale Trust co-founder Flip Nicklin has spent his 40-year career specializing in marine photography, particularly whales and dolphins. Nicklin works closely with researchers around the world, and in 2012, he was named photographer of the year by the North American Nature Photography Association. Maui Style (p.32)

Chef Krista Garcia studied English literature at the University of Oregon, and initially attended the Napa Valley Cooking School to hone her food-writing skills.

However, she happily discovered she actually had a passion for cooking. Garcia currently serves as the culinary experiences chef of the Treehouse at Hotel Wailea.

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Savy Janssen grew up barefoot on Maui before moving to California to study writing.

She obtained her master’s degree in 2019 with a graduate thesis defense on identity politics in Hawai‘i. Janssen now lives back on island and works as an English teacher at Seabury Hall. Her writing has been published in Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi, Lennon Wall Magazine, Calliope, The Panther and The Los Angeles Review of Books. Artist on Location (p.26) & At Home (p.56)

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PUBLISHER’S NOTE

Embracing the Tiger

A hui hou,

Diane Haynes Woodburn, Publisher

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MIEKO HORIKOSHI

The Chinese New Year is just around the corner, an event that calls for a big celebration in Hawai‘i, complete with fireworks. With each new year, the Chinese calendar moves ahead to the next animal in its 12-character zodiac, an animal which is then matched with one of five elements: water, air, wood, metal or fire. This year is the Year of the Water Tiger, which (according to chinesezodiac.org) is “brimming with opportunities and prosperity ... a year that can dramatically change our lives for the better, as long as we are not afraid to turn our dreams into reality.” Well, that sounds good to me.

As a fellow jungle cat (albeit a metal tiger), I was delighted to see that my sign is once again the center of attention. (Tigers are known to love attention.) After all, it’s just once every 12 years that the animal zodiac comes full circle, and just once every 60 years that both animal and element are once again matched. For me, the metal tiger roared again in 2010 on my 60th birthday.

That’s why turning 60 is so important in many Eastern cultures — it's the celebration of one’s life coming full circle, a starting over, if you will. A chance to celebrate a “new” you.

But lucky we live on Maui, where you don’t have to wait 60 years for a fresh start. Here, renewal opportunities abound, proffered every day by the beauty that surrounds us. I invite you to immerse yourself in the pages of this issue, where you may find inspiration to celebrate both the new year — and a new you.

According to Chinese I Ching, a tiger represents thunder or motion; thus a water tiger translates to something moving in the water. In “Breaking the Ties that Bind,” something thunderous is indeed moving through the water. An entangled humpback calf was literally given a new lease on life, thanks to the heroic efforts of Ed Lyman and the NOAA rescue team, who successfully liberated her from a deadly plastic corset. And in our story “In Whales We Trust,” Whale Trust co-founder Meagan Jones details what we know — and what we don’t know — about humpbacks, and how to best protect them from the perils of today’s oceans.

(Our water tiger at work.)

For a more dramatic example of rebirth, read about the life of artist and cultural leader Herb Kāne in “Renaissance Man.” In the ’70s, Kāne answered his calling to document the beauty of Hawaian culture through art. But no one could have predicted that his passion to tell the story of a wa‘a kaulua (Polynesian voyaging canoe) on canvas would so profoundly influence an emerging Hawaiian cultural awakening.

Of course, we haven’t forgotton the “you” in this picture, and to satisfy your inner tiger’s need for attention and make her purr, indulge in a little self-care. In “The Sensei Way,” editor-in-chief Lara McGlashan (or shall I say, Lucky Lara) traveled to Lāna‘i to experience Sensei, a retreat that takes a 360-degree approach to wellness — in a purrrfectly luxurious setting. To attain similar nirvana without crossing the channel, check out “Treat Yourself,” a directory of heavenly treatments and packages from some of our favorite Maui spas.

And so, as we close this issue and embark on our 26th year of bringing you Maui stories, I realize once again the importance and blessings of community, family and friendship. I am, as always, grateful to you for your friendship and readership. In this New Year, I hope you will embrace the optimism of the Water Tiger and greet 2022 with a roar, opening your heart to opportunity and renewed prosperity.

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TAG, WE’RE IT

Our readers are as obsessed with Maui as we are. We see you out there, exploring the island and snapping those Insta-worthy shots. Follow us on Instagram @MauiMag, tag #LoveMauiMag and we’ll share some of our favorite posts in each issue.

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TALK STORY

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by Karl Hensel Opposite: Finches,

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The Art of Glass

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Imagine a world without glass. Not only would our homes be pretty darn dark, but we’d have no eyeglasses, mirrors, telescopes, windshields or fiber optics. Technological advancements in surgery, lighting, telephones and the internet would not exist.

For these reasons and more, 2022 has been declared the International Year of Glass.

“We owe to glass the ability to see, scientifically and logically, who and where we are,” says Richard Mills, professor of art at the University of Hawai‘i. “Glass is now ubiquitous, so much so that we take it for granted.”

In honor of this invaluable invention, Viewpoints Gallery at The Courtyard in Makawao, is hosting “The Art of Glass.” The exhibit showcases pieces from more than 40 artists across Hawai‘i, including plates, vases, mosaics and sculptures.

“Our motivation is to celebrate glass as art and honor what it has done for humanity,” says Joëlle C. Perz, exhibit director at Viewpoints.

Though it’s not entirely clear where and when man-made glass originated, it is believed to have been discovered by the Mesopotamians around 3,500 BC as a byproduct of metalworking. The Romans brought the blowpipe into the mix, increasing the efficiency of production and therefore the availability and affordability of glass.

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“As an art form, glassblowing has a high amount of instant gratification.”

art pieces such as decorative windows, beaded jewelry and elaborate vases. But in America, its uses were largely pedestrian: windows, bottles, drinkware and the like.

Then in 1962, artist and professor Harvey Littleton held a glassblowing seminar at the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio that helped popularize it. Many of his students became renowned glass artists, including Dale Chihuly, whose whimsical glass flowers skip across the lobby ceiling at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.

Bill Worcester discovered glassblowing while studying oceanography on O‘ahu in

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the ’70s, and he and his wife, Sally, opened a studio in Oregon. “Back then we were melting Miller [beer] bottles in the furnace,” he jokes. The couple relocated to Maui and introduced glassblowing to the island.

“The Worcesters were part of the very first Viewpoints Gallery exhibit in 1990,” says Perz, adding that The Courtyard’s landlord, Larry Phillips, loved Sally’s work so much that he built the Worcesters a studio, Hot Island Glass, which is still open for business across the walkway from Viewpoints.

Decades later, the Worcesters still revere both the medium and the process. “A piece is built like a watercolor, layer upon layer,” says Bill. “As an art form, glassblowing has a high amount of instant gratification.”

“It’s a medium of contradictions — how can something be visible and invisible at the same time?” adds Miller. “It’s dangerous, hot and sharp-edged, but also smooth and soothing. That’s what makes it attractive.”

“The Art of Glass” runs from January 22 through February 19.

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Above: Sally and Bill Worcester with son Michael (holding the torch) at work in their home studio. Left: Water Drop, by Michael Worcester.

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