It’s the beginning of a new school year and Kamalii Elementary School has issued their new Pueo Premier Card for the year. We have one of these at each of our four condos, so please do use the card to get discounts (similar or better to kama’aina) at local restaurants and stores. If you are not staying at our condos, swing by the school office at Kamalii Elementary School. They sell them as a school fundraiser for $10 cash. Mahalo for supporting local schools.
What’s on this year’s cards? Here are some of the restaurants/stores represented. Check out the picture of the cards to see them all.
- 5 Palms Restaurant
- Amigo’s
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Cow Pig Bun
- Dina’s Sandwitch (sandwich store at Sugar Beach Resort)
- Duo Steak & Seafood
- Fat Daddy’s Smokehouse
- Hawaiian Moons Natural Foods
- Matteo’s Osteria
- Maui Brick Oven
- Maui Taco
- Roasted Chiles
- Round Table Pizza
- Ruby Tuesday
- Scuba Shack
- Shearwater Tavern
- Three’s Bar & Grill
- Wailea Pharmacy
Cards are good for 1 use per day per offer and must be presented at time of purchase/order. Only 1 free item (unless specified) may be received on each visit. 2 for 1s are for equal or lesser value. Offers cannot be combined with any other offer or discount. Discounts at participating locations only.

Kama’aina discounts
Speaking of discounts – what does ‘kama’aina’ discount mean? Kama’aina is the Hawaiian word for native born or ‘child of the land’. Here is an article about the meaning of kama’aina. Businesses in Hawaii are much more liberal with the application of the term when they offer kama’aina discounts to residents. Typically you need to show your Hawaii State ID or driver’s license to get the discount.
Note that though I have lived on Maui for 8+ years now, I am not considered a local. To be local, I would need to have lived here much longer.
The specials offered on this Pueo Premier Card are similar to these stores’ kama’aina discounts. In some cases these are instead of kama’aina discounts.