What are Hawaii’s Christmas traditions? Did you know Christmas did not become an official holiday here until 1862?
Kula Botanical Gardens and my Christmas tree
Kula Botanical Gardens sells locally grown fresh Christmas trees. This is such an improvement from the shipped in box store trees.
Maui Holiday Events coming up!
Here are a few Maui holiday events that are scheduled for December 2021. I will update this list as I come across more.
Maui for Christmas
Christmas is the busiest time of year here, with many visitors choosing to come to Maui for Christmas. Here are some tips when planning your Christmas vacation. Book your condo early. Did you know, three of our five condos are already booked for Christmas next year? Don’t despair – many[…]
Planning for Christmas dinner
Our family loves Christmas. The kids look forward to their school break and of course presents. I do a lot of Christmas baking (I have to store it in my bedroom if I want to ensure it lasts more than a week – ha!), Sig does the Christmas shopping (and[…]
Family style Christmas recitals on Maui
I love this time of year – getting together with friends and family, the lights, decorations and all the Christmas music, reliving memories. Yesterday we attended two family style Christmas recitals. I know – it seems like a little much, but both were held in really neat locations and we[…]
A few pre-Christmas happenings on Maui
I still remember my first Christmas here on Maui. Having lived with seasons all my life, I admit it was strange not having cold weather and snow in December. But eventually you get used to ‘no snow’, poinsettias growing in flower beds, fresh tree-ripened fruit year-round and year-round beach weather.[…]