ISLAND
HOPPING
AI
Touring the Maui
Brewing Company
The good stuff at
Hawaii Sea Spirits
Even the trees work here
Functioning under a pledge to act as
stewards of the community and the
aina (land), Maui Brewing Company
puts an emphasis on staff retention
and morale, which means regular
cookouts and team-building outings.
Rain begins to fall as I dig into
flights of the brewery’s flagship beers:
a crisp Bikini Blonde lager, the hoppy
Big Swell, Pineapple Mana wheat
beer and Coconut Hiwa porter. In
true Maui form, the clouds give way
to blue skies by the time we’re on the
road again. The conversation turns
toward running sustainable tourism
operations on an island like Maui,
and whether it is a choice for business
owners—or a necessity.
Pulling back onto a highway,
Moose points to a tract of now-empty
sugarcane fields; their future is to be
determined. Everyone here knows
change is inevitable, but for an island
like Maui with such natural riches,
there’s more than a little incentive
to ensure people enjoy the aina for
many years to come.
“Once you change the land, you’re
kind of changing it forever,” Moose
says, adding that it needs to be
developed in a sustainable manner
not just for residents, but for visitors
too. And there’s no better way to
reinforce local communities than
to allow them to manage their own
food sources and share the fruit with
others, as they did centuries ago.
“All of these things are part of Maui
craft culture,” he adds. “And all part
of kuleana.”
YOUR
AII
W
I YO U R
W
With daily flights and
ferries connecting
the major islands,
it’s possible to enjoy
several vacation styles
in a single trip—a
seaside getaway
on one isle, jungle
camping on another.
start in Honolulu to
tour Pearl Harbor,
followed by kauai for a
traditional luau. later,
touch down in Maui
for some wine tasting
before ferrying to
lanai for snorkelling.
Helicopter tours are
also available on most
islands, providing
access to areas
otherwise inaccessible
to humans. Island-
hopping can be
very complicated to
organize, so turn to an
AMA travel expert—
they’ll handle ground
transfers, inter-island
flights and hotel
reservations, so you
can focus on your hula
dancing.
AMATravel.ca/
Appointment
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