#GungHo Sailing
State unveils plans to improve popular Māla Boat Ramp in Lahaina
The state already has spent $1 million to dredge the incoming channel, and now it is spending another $2.2 million to pave the access road, redo the parking lot, renovate the bathroom, add signs and put in a leach field.
Maui’s major winter attraction – the humpback whales — are back, drawing visitors to recovering tourism industry
Watching the majestic humpback whales has become a tradition woven into the tourism economy of Maui Nui ever since they started coming back from near extinction in the 1970s due to successful conservation efforts.
Maui commercial boating industry struggling while waiting for Lahaina Harbor to reopen, tourism to rebound
Most commercial boat companies on Maui were just recovering from the COVID pandemic’s six-month shutdown of tourists, when the 2023 Lahaina fire led to visitors being told initially to stay away, a message that still lingers two years later.