The only thing that beats living in paradise is sharing it. When friends or relatives announce they're visiting Maui for the first time, we lucky locals start lining up ways to wow them. We don't have to try hard; Maui works its own magic. Watching our friends swim with their first sea turtle or puzzle over adzuki beans served with shave ice rekindles our passion, stokes our pride. It's impossible to give a tour of the island without falling in love all over again.
This year's Shaka List includes twenty-five Maui specialties worth bragging about. Whether you're fresh-off-the-boat or born-and-raised, we invite you to take a fresh look at the island voted "Best in the World" year after year. Get your feet muddy. Dive in.
2. Moku'ula.
Excavations have begun at one of the most sacred sites in Hawai'i. Beneath an abandoned ball field in Lahaina, a royal compound once surrounded by spring-fed fishponds waits to be unearthed. Called the piko, or navel, of the Hawaiian kingdom, Moku'ula was home to the highest-ranking monarchs and a powerful lizard goddess, Kihawahine. Is she still there, anticipating the restoration of her waters? We'll soon find out. Across from 505 Front Street, Lahaina. Maui Nei offers tours: (808) 661-9494.
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Original URL: http://www.mauimagazine.net/Maui-Magazine/May-June-2010/The-2010-Shaka-List/
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