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Maui Attractions Newsletter
July 2008
[Events] [Natural History] [Arts & Culture]
[Braddah-Nics] [Local Grinds] [Hawaiiana]


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MLS: 327083
Pictures: 4 more.
Price: $900,000 Fee Simple
District: Kihei
Type: Vacant Land
Baths: 0.00
This lot is ready for you to build your Maui Dream Home. Quiet established neighborhood. One or two story homes are allowed in this subdivision.
MLS: 325796
Pictures: 8 more.
Price: $1,473,300 Fee Simple
District: Kapalua
Type: Vacant Land
Baths: 0.00
Build your Maui Dream Home in Plantation on this level lot. Very good views across the driving range to the golf course and sunsets at your door. Lot sits right at the corner and has great trees and all for a very plantation stye feel to give privacy for your lifestyle. Custom designed homes of one or two story would be easily situated on this lot. Come and enjoy all of the Mercedes PGA amenities in January as a Plantation Estate Owner. Seller would like buyer to cooperate in a 1031 exchange.
MLS: 323483
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Price: $399,999 Fee Simple
District: Napili/Kahana/Honokowai
Type: Condo
Building: Napilihau Villages I
Unit: 4-101
Beds: 2
Baths: 1.00
Located between world famous Kapalua and Kaanapali Hotel/Beach Resorts. Nice ground floor unit away from street. Fenced yard with a tranquil water feature to lull you to sleep at night. Two parking stalls next to the unit. Short walk to shopping. (Supermarket, bank, eateries, etc). Currently rented at $1650.00. (Please do not disturb the tenants) Priced to sell now! Seller will consider all serious offers.
MLS: 331736
Pictures: 17 more.
Price: $499,900 Leasehold
District: Kaanapali
Type: Condo
Building: Maui Eldorado II
Unit: C101
Baths: 1.00
Great corner unit in C bldg. looking to the golf course. Very light and bright unit. It has been remodelled and has been kept up and is in good condition. this is great for a for a retired couple as quiet corner location and nice lanai to eat on as out of the wind. Near barbecues and pool. Easy walk to the shops and restaurants in the Fairway mall or easy walk to Whalers Village. Great pool and parking garage to leave a car if living full time. Away from the road noise.
MLS: 320974
Pictures: 16 more.
Price: $690,000 Fee Simple
District: Kapalua
Type: Condo
Building: Kapalua Golf Villas
Unit: 15T3,4
Beds: 1
Baths: 2.00
Golf course frontage on street level for easy access. This is a very nice unit with large lanai across the living area and bedroom area. Bedroom is on the golf course front for view. Good rental unit. Pools are close to unit and easy walking to Pineapple Grille restaurant. This is a must see for the golf buyer.
MLS: 321922
Pictures: 18 more.
Price: $850,000 Fee Simple
District: Kapalua
Type: Condo
Building: Kapalua Golf Villas
Unit: 12T2
Beds: 1
Baths: 1.50
Great Golf townhouse right on the golf course with mountain and sunset views. Excellent condition as not in rental. Easy to show. This unit is very close to pool, restaurant, beach across the street for an easy walk. End of cul de sac location for privacy. Unit has street access. for easy entry.
MLS: 324378
Pictures: 20 more.
Price: $850,000 Fee Simple
District: Kapalua
Type: Condo
Building: Kapalua Golf Villas
Unit: 17 P5,6
Beds: 2
Baths: 2.00
Lanai has been enclosed for more sitting room in living area. Very nice views of golf course to ocean for sunsets and whale watching. Near pools and office. Unit is in Villa program. Unit is clean and is furnished. Golf Villas have 4 pools. Golf Villas have easy access to beach across the street and restaurant and tennis nearby. They are all air conditioned. Enjoy Maui Living in Style.
MLS: 332739
Pictures: 19 more.
Price: $899,000 Fee Simple
District: Kapalua
Type: Condo
Building: Kapalua Golf Villas
Unit: 26P1,2
Beds: 2
Baths: 2.00
Great Priced end unit on the 11th Fairway for watching the golf tournaments. Unit is in good condition and has refaced kitchen cabinets. Wonderfully quiet cul de sac setting near pool and easy walk to beach across the street. Easy walk to tennis and restaurants. 3 pools in complex with nice lounge areas. Central air conditioning in all units. Must see to appreciate the location of this end unit.
MLS: 325737
Pictures: 17 more.
Price: $950,000 Fee Simple
District: Kapalua
Type: Condo
Building: Kapalua Bay Villas I
Unit: 15G4
Beds: 1
Baths: 1.00
Great oceanviews from this unit. Near pool. Unit is in very good condition. New blinds are being installed. Owner wishes Buyer to cooperate in a 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange. Close to pool and also tennis courts in the Bay Villa complex. In a private rental program. This is priced to sell.
MLS: 326218
Pictures: 12 more.
Price: $975,000 Fee Simple
District: Kapalua
Type: Condo
Building: Kapalua Golf Villas
Unit: 16P3,4
Beds: 2
Baths: 2.00
Excellent Golf Villa right on the fairway. Great viewing for the LPGA game to be held next October. Lanai has been enclosed on dining side for more living area. Some oceanview. Unit has not been in rental pool. Golf Villas have 4 pools and easy walk to beach, tennis,restaurrants and all of the Kapalua amenities. Unit is in very good condition.
Events
Susan Robb & Island Artists Create Kites
July 5, 2008 to August 23, 2008
  Address: 2841 Baldwin Avenue, Makawao, HI 96768
  Time: Monday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Place: Hui Noeau Visual Arts Center
  Admission: FREE
  Phone: (808) 572-6560
  Come and enjoy this wonderful exhibit on hand made kites by Susan Robb (artists in residence), Scott Skinner (master kite maker), and Nobuhiko Yoshizumi! Also, most of the kites in the exhibit may be purchased.
 

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Ka'anapali Nights
July 26, 2008 to August 16, 2008
  Address: 2780 Kekaa Drive, Lahaina, HI 96761
  Time: 7:15 p.m.; Check in at 6:15 p.m.
  Place: Royal Lahaina Resort
  Admission: $40 for adults, $20 for children 12 and younger
  Phone: (808) 661-9119
  Come to the Royal Lahaina Resort and enjoy this wonderful day of Hawaiian music and hula! Featuring Hawaii Recording Artists Barry Flanagan of Hapa and Eric Gilliom of Barefoot Natives. Also, hula by award-winning hula dancer Pi‘ilani Klein.

This event is on July 26 & August 2, 9, 16
 
 
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Natural History


Cup Of Gold, Chalice Vine
(Solandra maxima)

The spectacular Cup of Gold (called "Copa de Oro" in Spanish), is a rambunctious ornamental vine that is a native of Mexico, Central America and northern South America.  It is common throughout Hawaii, where its rampant growth and extravagant blooms are very much appreciated, and has escaped and become naturalized in some places. 

In the wild the plant is a scrambling jungle climber and woody creeper that can grow to over 30 feet or more with large, glossy, elliptical leaves that are slightly pointed at the end. The plant is a member of the potato family and belongs to the same family as the Deadly Nightshade and the Tomato.

The vines are often used in gardens as rapidly growing hedges and as specimen plants. They like full sun and need a strong support to show off their blooms to best effect.

Cup of Gold tends to flower during the winter and spring, and sometimes into the early summer. The waxy blossoms form cups that can measure six inches across and up to nine inches long. The flowers are more properly called "chalices," they are so huge. They are especially fragrant in the evening and smell like ripe apricots. Most people enjoy the fragrance of the flowers, but some people feel slightly ill after sniffing these flowers deeply, developing headache, nausea, dizziness and weakness.

The flowers bloom for four days, changing color from light cream when in bud to a golden banana color when in full bloom, to a rusty, orangish-apricot before dying. The huge waxen-textured buds unfold so rapidly that the backward curving movement may be easily observed. They seem to unfold before your eyes. Inside the flowers are five distinctive purplish lines that radiate from the center.

Be aware that the plants contain toxins (either solanin or atropine, and sometimes both) that affect the central nervous system and can cause hallucinations. In fact, the Aztecs once used the flowers to induce sacred hallucinations. It is wise to avoid touching your eyes while you are handling the plants and to thoroughly wash your hands afterwards.


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Arts & Culture


Iao Theater

A landmark in old Wailuku town is the Spanish Mission-style theater on Market Street.  It opened in 1928, in Wailuku and originally was a place where movies were screened and live onstage performances hosted.  It fell into disrepair in the 1980s, faced possible demolition in 1994. 

In December, 1927, Manuel Paschoal and H. B. Weller broke ground for the Iao Theater.  (The theater, they said, was named after the small bait fish, and not the Iao Needle, the other famous Wailuku landmark.)  The building was designed by architect Edward Walsh and after nine months and $40,000 in construction costs, the 75-seat theater opened on August 22, 1928.

The first production was a local play featuring local actors as well as a showing of "Sporting Goods," a movie starring Richard Dix.  In the ensuing years, it was a major entertainment center for Maui.  Local Hawaiian artists performed at the Iao and many community events were held under its tiled roof over the years. The first talking movie "Rio Rita," a musical comedy based on a Ziegfeld production, was shown at the Iao Theater on March 30, 1930.

A snack concession called "Harry's Sweets" was located just outside the main theater entrance.  It was run by Harry Kaya for almost forty years, from 1930 to the mid-1970's.

Movie glams Bob Hope, Betty Hutton and Frank Sinatra appeared at the Iao for USO shows during World War II.  In 1953, the Hawaii premier of "From Here to Eternity," a movie made in Hawaii, was screened at Iao. 

Twenty years later, in 1973, as the theater and the town went through a seedy phase, it was a major scandal when a showing of the X-rated film, "Deep Throat" led to the arrest of the manager.

By the early 1980's after the theater closed down, the threat of demolition loomed.  Community efforts helped save the theater.

In November, 1984, Maui Community Theater produced Gilbert and Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" after they lost their playhouse at the Kahului Fairgrounds in a fire.  The group occupied the theater for $200 a month. 

In July, 1993, Maui County paid $882,000 to buy the one-acre lot and the theater from the Lyons family trust.  On March, 1996, a blessing was held to celebrate the completion of $734,000 in renovations.  Eventually, they spent $1.8 million on partial restoration. 

The Hawaii State Register of Historic Places listed Iao as the oldest theater building in Hawaii on June 24, 1994.  It was placed o the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Currently, it is the home of Maui OnStage, a community-based theatrical organization.


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Hawaiiana

Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono

The Hawai’i State motto is “Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono,” which means “The life/sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.” This motto has been the motto of Hawai’i for over 160 years, but in 1959 “Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono” became the official motto for the state of Hawai’i. It is often said that this became the motto of the kingdom of Hawai’i when Kamehameha III (also known as Kauikeouli) spoke the words. In 1843, a British commander named George Paulet pressured Kauikeouli into surrendering the Hawaiian kingdom to the British monarchy, which was a bit beyond his authority. Kauikeouli contacted London and informed them of the captain’s mischievous actions. About 5 months later a British admiral named Richard D. Thomas rejected the actions of the commander and the kingdom was restored to Kauikeouli. It was during this time of confusion that Kamehameha III voiced the phrase “Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono.”

 

 

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Braddah-Nics Lexicon


STANDARD:  No, really....I'm not angry.
BRADDAH-NICS:  Not!  I no stay habut!

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STANDARD:  I see.  Now you have time for us.
BRADDAH-NICS:  Oh.  Now you like see us now!

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STANDARD:   What's the matter? Why are you acting like that?
BRADDAH-NICS:  'Samattah you?  Why you make li' dat?







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Potugese Bean SoupLocal Grinds


Portuguese Bean Soup

Ingredients:

  • 1 Cup Red Kidney (Uncooked) Beans
  • 4 Cups Boiling Water
  • 1 Pound Portuguese Sausage
  • 1 Onion (Sliced)
  • 2 Carrots (Diced)
  • 2 Potatoes (Diced)
  • 1 Small Cabbage (Chopped)
  • 1 Can (8 oz.) Tomato Sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Salt

Procedure:

Wash beans in a large saucepot. Cover with boiling water and let stand for one hour, add in Portuguese sausage and onions and let stand over night (in refrigerator).

Next Day: Cook on medium heat for one hour. Add in remaining ingredients and cook until vegetables are soft (approximately 1 or 11/2 hours).
(For a little extra spice add a dash of red pepper)
Best enjoyed with a side of Portuguese sweet bread.


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