Maui Food And Dining

Approximately 1,200 restaurant, bar and hospitality workers have received one-time $1,000 disbursements from the Kokua Restaurant & Hospitality Fund, according to an announcement from the Hawaiʻi Ag & Culinary Alliance.

Foodland Super Market today launched Project Keiki, a new monthlong statewide community giving program that will help provide lunches and meals to Hawai‘i’s children on days they don’t have access to school lunches. Support will go to the Hawai‘i food banks on four islands to fulfill this mission.

Throughout the month of March, at select Raising Cane’s locations across Oʻahu and Maui, parents and their keiki can enjoy a new or classic book read by one of the stars of The Hawaiʻi Comedy Festival while learning how to engage with each other while reading. A Maui event takes place on March 24 at 10 a.m. at the Raising Cane’s in Kahului at 176 Hoʻokele St.

The 43rd Annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival returns June 6-9, 2024 to Kapalua Resort. Celebrate, learn and experience culinary trends and viniculture with the return of celebrity chef cooking demonstrations and luncheons.

Placing an order in the month of March benefits Special Olympics Hawaiʻi, enabling the organization to offer year-round sports training, competition and health, wellness, and leadership initiatives for more than 3,400 athletes across the state with intellectual disabilities.

The Kokua Restaurant & Hospitality Fund for Maui will benefit from two “Experience the Magic of Napa Valley” fine-dining events Feb. 23-24, hosted by Chef Thomas Keller and Chef de Cuisine David Breeden, at the French Laundry at Hotel Wailea.

Tails Up Maui, a restaurant in Paukūkalo, reopened on Jan. 26 after a transformative period of community service.

The vibrant heart of Morocco finds a new home on Maui as Le Bazaar, the island’s only Moroccan restaurant, opens its doors at Azeka Makai Shopping Center in Kīhei on Thursday.

The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture is administering the more than $2.6 million Resilient Food System Infrastructure grant.

Fairmont Kea Lani announced the opening of Pilina, the resort’s newest bar and restaurant.

Chef Zach Laidlaw, of Maui’s Hua Momona Farms, competes on the upcoming season of the FOX show “Next Level Chef” hosted by Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay.

Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea has unveiled a reimagination of the resort’s Ferraro’s Restaurant & Bar.  The reveal features an extensive design transformation by Venice, CA-based boutique agency, Studio Collective, and new menu direction led by Chef de Cuisine Russell Rummer.

Hana Hou Hospitality announced its Māla Ocean Tavern is set to reopen in February of 2024. The restaurant is one of five West Maui establishments run by the group, two of which were destroyed by the Aug. 8, 2023 wildfire in Lahaina.

Slappy Cakes Maui, announces its return after a brief hiatus. The restaurant celebrates a decade of serving the West Maui community and welcomes back residents with gratitude.

Choice Health Bar makes a comeback to the Westside, reopening their location at Whalers Village in Kāʻanapali this week. The Whalers Village location is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Point Break Pizza & Panini is now open at Maui Harbor Shops in Māʻalaea. Signature menu items include Warm Focaccia with Honey Butter, Rochetta Salad with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette, Spicy Italian & Carbonara Pizzas along with homemade focaccia breads, fennel sausages, dressings and pickles.

Culinary students at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College organized about 1,600 boxes of produce that were distributed to students and community members impacted by the August wildfires.

Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, announces the debut of its reimagined signature dining concept, Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.

McDonald’s celebrates a newly renovated Kīhei restaurant with a more spacious 74-seat dining room, self-ordering kiosks and double drive-thru lanes for quicker and easier ordering. 

L&L Hawaiian Barbecue announced it is extending its “Purchase A Meal” community initiative through the holidays as it continues efforts to provide relief to wildfire survivors on Maui.