Iao Valley Closure

If the Iao Needle was on your Maui itinerary, you’ll want to rethink your timing. Iao Valley State Monument is closed from April 27 through June 26, pulling one of Central Maui’s most iconic stops off the map for two months.

For travelers who had already penciled it in, the news stings. Iao has never been a casual drop-in, between reservation requirements for non-residents, limited parking, and set operating hours, visiting has always taken a bit of planning. Now that window has narrowed considerably.

If your trip falls within the closure, consider reworking your Central Maui day around nearby alternatives like the Bailey House MuseumKepaniwai Heritage Gardens, or the Waihee Ridge Trail.

Beautiful Olinda

An unforgettable evening in Olinda-where the sky puts on a show and every

moment feels like a gift.

First Quarter Stats

Maui’s housing market started 2026 with more sales, steady prices for homes, and softer prices for condos.

Market at a glance

Total closings across homes, condos, and land rose about 9% year-over-year, even as overall dollar volume slipped roughly 11% to about $516 million. Single-family home sales climbed 13% to 176, condos rose 10% to 183, and the median home price held near $1,300,000 while the condo median eased to about $699,000. Median days on market hovered around four months for both segments, showing that well-priced listings are still moving.

Where buyers are shopping

South Maui led the island with 37% of all sales, followed by West Maui at 24% and Central Maui at 18%. South recorded 142 total sales, West 92, and Central 70 for the quarter, with most regions posting modest gains in activity compared with 2025. South Maui also drove much of the growth in single-family transactions, with home sales there jumping from 28 to 46.

Homes vs. condos

For single-family homes, more sales but slightly lower total volume suggest buyers are active but spreading dollars over a broader price range. In West Maui, Lahaina’s home sales more than doubled even as medians pulled back, while Kaanapali and Napili/Kahana/Honokowai saw fewer sales and lower prices, creating selective opportunities. In the condo market, higher unit volume but a 12% drop in the median price points to more attainable options, especially outside the very top luxury tier.

Inventory and negotiation

Inventory has improved from the tightest years and now sits in the mid-single-digit months of supply for homes and low double digits for condos, giving buyers more choice than in 2021–2022. Roughly 36% of home deals and 18% of condo sales were cash, and about 30% of homes and 18% of condos still closed at or over list price, so accurately priced listings retain solid leverage.

Luxury snapshot

At the high end, the top home sale was 461 Laulea Place at $7,950,000, with several other single-family closings between roughly $5 million and $6.6 million. The highest condo sale was Makena Surf A103 at $9,000,000, alongside notable Wailea and Honua Kai sales in the $3.5 million to $6 million range. Luxury demand remains strong, while most of the softening is occurring in the mid-market and select sub-areas.

When The Storm Isn’t The Only Thing Brewing

Ran into Costco in Maui today ahead of the storm—wall-to-wall people.

Packed aisles. Long lines. Zero breathing room.

And you could feel it… people getting edgy.

Short tempers. Tight spaces. Little things turning into something bigger than they should be.

For a moment, it didn’t feel like Maui.

Storm’s coming—but that’s not what stood out.

It was how fast patience started to disappear.

The Golden Egg!

𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐠𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭… 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬!

🚨 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄 – 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 $𝟐𝟎𝟎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! 🚨
🌺 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 #𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟓 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 & 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 🌺
𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐚’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟, 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬.
🔥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬:
🌊 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬
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