theres something aboutMaui
It makes you want to just stand still and take a deep breath . Maybe it ’ s how the sun noses through the cumulus canopy , casting a misty shine across the island valleys . Maybe it ’ s the air , heady and sweet with plumeria , or the mellow sounds of gulls and surf along the shores . For me , it ’ s the bracing jolt of Moose ’ s cold brew .
“ Locally grown , hand-roasted ,” Ryan “ Moose ” Gross tells our group , jotting our names onto travel cups before filling them with coffee .
Relaxed and affable , Gross is known as the “ Craft Sherpa ” for Maui Craft Tours , a culinary- and communityfocused outfit that seeks to showcase the artisanal traditions of “ Old Maui .” The brainchild of husband-and-wife team Carrie and David Adelmann , the organization introduces visitors to the eco-conscious island known for its farmto-table cuisine and cowboy culture .
On my first morning in this primordial paradise , I ’ m travelling from the elevated Kula countryside and the slopes of the Haleakala volcano to Kihei on the southern leeward coast . Although it ’ s barely 9 a . m ., I ’ m already geared up for a day of pineapple wine and coconut beer as I clamber into the back of the colourful tour van . As the second-largest island in Hawaii , Maui has abundant natural resources and its sub-climates make an ideal setting for a horticultural history that harkens back to early Polynesian settlers , who arrived as early as 450 AD . It ’ s believed these voyagers introduced taro , coconut , banana and sugarcane to the islands . In the late 18th century , Westerners arrived with cattle , coffee
Hawaiian street food
Bodyboarding Maui ’ s epic swells
FruiT : dESign piCS inC / AlAmy ; BoArdEr : jordAn HETriCK / AlAmy
26 Spring 2018 CAA SASKATCHEWAn