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Wailuku First Friday Tomorrow

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Tomorrow, Friday June 1st starting at 6:00 pm its Wailuku First Friday! This free event will take place on Market Street. Market Street will close at 5:30 pm. Maui Medical Group offers free parking for this event.

At this family friendly event, you can expect live music and entertainment. Also on hand will be classic cars, and works from Maui photographer Drew Sulock. Some good eats from Gianotto’s Pizza, 808 On Main, Saigon Cafe, Wailuku Coffee Co., among many others!

This is a fun way to support the community! Come out and enjoy!

Makawao Rodeo Deadline

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The annual Makawao Rodeo Parade will be held this year on July 7th. Applications for participants are now being accepted. Deadline for entry is June 20th and a mandatory meeting will take place on June 27th.

During the parade, Baldwin Avenue will be closed starting at 8:00 am. The parade is scheduled to start at 9:00 am. Some of the categories for judging in this years parade will be Best Parade Horse, Best Mounted Group, Most Unusual Entry, Best Mounted Keiki, and many others!

All information including rodeo schedule can be found here.

Maui Barrio Fiesta

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This Friday May 25th from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Saturday May 26th from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm the 49th Annual Maui Barrio Fiesta will be held at the Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center. This is a free event!

Celebrate Filipino culture with food, games, prizes, demonstrations, and more. Live entertainment and karaoke! Enter one of the contests available. Best barrio wear costume, greased pole, or “Eat Da Pansit”! A fun event for the entire family!

Restaurant Week Wailea

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It’s that time of year again! Restaurant Week Wailea will be held from May 20th to May 26th! Award winning culinary foods will be available for pre-fixed menu prices ranging from $29 to $59 depending on the restaurant. This event supports the Maui Food Bank. For each pre-fixed entree sold, a contribution is made to the Maui Food Bank. A delicious way to help out a great cause!

19 restaurants will be participating. Reservations are recommended. You can call the restaurant directly, or try and book through OpenTable. Here is a small sampling of what you can expect.

Gannon’s, located at 100 Wailea Golf Club Drive, will be serving a wide variety of ncluding Lemongrass Chicken, organic chicken with fingerling potatoes, Lamb Osso Bucco, with broccolini and sweet potato gnocchi, Cashew Crusted Catch, served in a pineapple red curry sauce, or Pumpkin & Mascarpone Ravioli, served with a pesto sauce and seasonal vegetables. With these options it will be hard to choose just one! Chef Bret Scott Pafford will be sure your taste buds are satisfied!

At Matteo’s Osteria, Executive Chef Matteo Mistura invites you to Italy! Located at 161 Wailea Ike Place below the new Marriot Residence Inn. Some Italian favorites are offered for your choosing. Gnocchi Gorgonzola made with handmade potato gnocchi and aged gorgonzola dolce latte, Lasagna with house made pasta and sausage, or Aqua Pazza a fresh catch with olive, capers, and white wine. Are you getting hungry yet?

Chef Paul Gonzalez of Longhi’s Wailea, located at The Shops of Wailea, will get your mouth watering with their selection of dishes.  Choosing only one main dish seems impossible! Island Spiced Ahi with a white wine butter sauce, Shrimp Longhi sautéed in butter, white wine, lemon, and served over garlic crostini, Eggplant Parmesan, Surf & Turf comprised of a petite filet with shrimp torino, or last but not least, Veal Marsala in a sweet dry Marsala wine sauce with mushrooms.

This is the week to indulge in culinary masterpieces and remember you will also be supporting the Maui Food Bank! Bon Appetit!

INNOVATE Program

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INNOVATE program interns will be submitting their findings to the University of Hawaii Maui campus this Friday. For those interested, the presentations are open to the public in Room 225 of the Laulima Building. Presentations will be heard between 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

The main focus of the project was on resource use and  energy efficiency. Data was used from manufactures such as Maui Tempeh, Waikapu Pickles, and Maui Screen Printing. Recommendations will be made on how to cut costs and on becoming more sustainable.

The Sustainable Living Institute and the Hawaii Technology Development Corp. are the hosts and sponsors of the project. Anyone interested in an internship can learn more at sustainablemaui.org.