TRAVEL Secure a table for the Old Lahaina Luau. It’s transporting, refined and true to custom. Additionally, it’s located on Moku’ula, once a centre of royal residence and burial, and a noteworthy archaeological site. Upon sunset arrival it’s not hard to see why royalty came here for respite, considering the sweeping views across the seas. The next few hours are packed with culture and cuisine. A generous feast of local specialities, including pua’a kalua - the whole pig roasted in an underground oven, awaits. Post meal the captivating presentation tells not just the evolution and history of Hula via dance, but also that of America’s 50th state and its ties to Tahiti. The mai tais continue all evening, making the likelihood of joining in the post presentation dance increase with every round. Drive your way around Maui via the road to Hana and absorb possibly some of the most beautiful and diversely changing landscapes you’ll ever see. Leave close to sunrise and work your way clockwise around the island beginning near Napili. You’ll spend the day weaving on cliff side roads, past rainforests, waterfalls and farmlands. Make sure you stop at Paia, the heart of Maui’s North Shore, and the last town before Hana. Check petrol and grab a packed lunch from the Hana Bay Picnic Co, as well as the narrated audio CD that will educate as you pass the sites, including the famed and brutal surf spot ‘Jaws’. “Set aside a few hours in the day to explore Lahiana, a harbourside town with a rich past. Over the years its served as the Hawaiian kingdom’s capital, a plantation town, and was the major hub for pacific whaling, a colourful time when the streets crawled with bars, brothers, sailors and the odd missionary.” Pindara Magazine 80 Autumn - Winter | 2014
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