Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Weekly Events

Arts and Crafts festivals held in Banyan Tree Park

Weekend arts and crafts fairs under the Banyan Tree take place three weekends a month from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, featuring 25 maui artists and artisans displaying and selling island-made artworks. The weekends alternate between the Lahaina Arts Society's Banyan Tree Arts & Crafts Fair and Lahaina Town Action Committee's Malu 'O Keawaiki Arts Y Crafts Festival. Admission is free.

Friday Night is Art Night
Every Friday evening year-round, stroll through dozens of art galleries in Lahaina from 7-10 pm for special gallery shows, featured artists-in-action, and refreshments. Free and open to the public.

Napili Plaza
Weekly craft fairs from 9 am - 4 pm on Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays. A portdion of the proceeds benefits Maui Family Support Services

Pacific Whale Foundation runs a free Whale Information Station seven days a week from about 8:30 am - 2 pm at McGregor Point Lookout.

The Napil Kai Foundation's Keiki Hula Show is held Tuesdays from 5 to 6:30 pm at Napili Kai Beach Resort. Spend and evening with the children of Hawaii, with dances, crafts and free refreshments. 669-6271

The Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series continues on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in the theater of the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua 669-3858 Beginning June 20th the concerts will be held at Napili Kai every Wednesday evening starting at 7:30 pm 888-669-3858 tickets are $45. Special price for Kama'aina www.slackkey.com

Free Keiki-style Plynesian shows are performed Wednesdays at 2:30 pm at Hale Kahiko at Lahaina Center. Free Aloha Friday Keiki Hula Shows begin at 3:30 pm. 667-5758

Free Hula Shows Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday. Lahaina Cannery Mall 661-5304

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About Maui

Nickname: Valley Isle
Maui County includes the islands of Lanai, Molokai, and Kahoolawe. Together, the four islands are known as Maui Nui
Flower: Lokelani
Size: Maui is the second largest of the major Hawaiian Islands. Maui is 48 miles long and 26 miles wide, totalling 728 sq. miles
Average Winter Temperature: 71 degrees
Average Summer Temperature: 78 degrees
Average ocean temperature is 78 degrees
Average annual rainfall: 33”
Population: 141,320 (2006 census)
Tourists: 2,263,676 tourists (2005)
An average of 42,000 tourists on an average day