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Maui
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You
could be in Pa'ia just to wander around the streets
and poke in the little shops and galleries. Take lots of money
for the galleries, or just drool over the great art and island
crafts. Maybe you'll want to splurge on a special treasure
to remember your trip. If you don't find something here, you
just might find it up the road (Baldwin Avenue) about five
miles in Makawao. That's the place known for its art
community, as well as some of the Upcountry homes of lots
of Maui residents.
If you like poking around in markets and craft fairs,
you'll have lots of opportunities on Maui. The Thursday newspaper
has a section called 'Scene' that tells about all sorts of
events for the coming week, including markets and fairs. I
think the best one is the Swap Meet, which is not about
real swapping, but is a market that has lots of local produce,
flowers and baked goods, plus arts and crafts. Many of the
local artists sell at the Swap Meet for a great percentage
less than they ask for their things in retail stores. Ben
Diller's lovely ceramic fish dishes are a very good value
there. There are plenty of booths selling tee shirts, sarongs,
beach towels, and the prices are good. The Swap Meet is on
Saturday mornings in Kahululi.
There is some world-class shopping in Maui, too. If
you like to browse and buy from the top-end shops, you have
your choice of a half hour trip just beyond Lahaina to the
resorts and shopping at Ka'anapali, or going the other direction
for about 20 minutes to The Shops of Wailea. If you need a
regular just-like-we-live-here shopping center, go north for
about 15 minutes to the Queen Kaahumanu Center in Kahululi
( where you arrived at the airport). You'll also find Wallmart,
Kmart and Costco in Kahululi.
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