The Earth Aloha Eats vegan food truck in Kahului has closed. The brick-and-mortar restaurant in Kihei remains open. … Maui Ono Donuts has opened a second location at the Maui Nui Golf Club in Kihei. Vegan donuts and coffee are served from 7 am – 12 noon.
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How a plant-based diet influences athletic performance; what you should add to and subtract from your current regime; how to fine tune your nutritional supplements and superfood intake; tips and tricks for traveling; and balance, coordination and fall prevention are among the topics discussed at the next Vegan Society of Hawaii free Zoom lecture.
Read MoreOkoa Farms is committed to organic farming in which produce is grown without the use of harmful pesticides or synthetic fertilizers. This not only benefits the environment, but also ensures the highest quality and most nutritious fruits and vegetables.
Read MoreCoconut Cowgirl creatively uses “coconut to satisfy your dairy, sugar, and meat cravings with our nutrient dense flavor packed products, such as Fresh Coconut Milk, Vegan Coconut Bacon, and Coconut Milk Dark Chocolate Fudge. You’ll only find our Fresh Coconut Milk available at the Maui Upcountry Farmers Market every Saturday.”
Read MoreThe Saturday Upcountry Farmers Market offers an unequaled opportunity to buy organic produce and a variety of vegan products..
Read MoreBy our count, there are currently 11 vegan or mostly vegan restaurants on Maui — six cafés (aaRoots, Hempy’s Shake and Wake, Maui Kombucha, Choice Health Bar, Earth Aloha Eats and Niu Life Deli) and five food trucks (Papio’s Place, Rainbow Kitchen, Ahonui Foods, Maui Garden Grove Café and Earth Aloha Eats.) While the total number of vegan outlets has grown considerably in recent years, there is not a single high-end, all-vegan restaurant anywhere on the island.
Read MoreSigns of life: Far from throwing in the towel, after surviving the August 8 Lahaina fire, vegan restaurant a’a Roots is ramping up efforts to build and sustain community on the westside, with periodic open mics and Saturday morning ‘fun runs.” … Garden Sushi is back at the Saturday farmer’s market with vegan ramen.
Read MoreHow do you even begin to comprehend the tragedy of the Lahaina fire? Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, children, workers and friends are forever gone. The death toll keeps rising. A community of homes and businesses wiped out. More than 2,200 structures were destroyed, over 80% residential. Irreplaceable cultural centers key to Hawaiian history no longer exist. A vibrant economic engine on Maui has been decimated. Read more …
Read MoreOur initial thoughts about the devastating Lahaina fire appear in our Talk Story blog entry “After the Fire.”
When it comes to whole food, plant-based restaurants on Maui, you can’t do better than a’a Roots. Founded in 2017, this vegan café is located in Lahaina at Napili Plaza, 5095 Napilihau St., #103.
Read MoreThere aren’t a lot of vegan restaurants on Maui, and we’ve lost one with the closing of Sprout Vegan Café in Wailea. On a positive note, in recent years several new vegan enterprises have opened and one has expanded. One of the newer vegan establishments is a small, friendly, whole food, plant-based café in Wailuku called Hempy’s Shake and Wake, 291 Hookahi St. Hempy’s features smoothies, desserts, sandwiches and soup.
Read MoreNew vegan food truck Ahonui Foods offer some of the best focaccia sandwiches you’ll find anywhere, as well as numerous other unique and flavorful items. It’s at 111 Stable Road, Spreckelsville (Paia), in a pleasant food truck park only about four-and-a-half miles from the airport.
Read MoreAlthough many traditional Hawaiian dishes are meat- or fish-based, innovative chefs have created plant-based alternatives. Our latest installment of Talk Story provides links to dozens of vegan recipes. … Common Ground Collective has published Fresh from the Fields: Your Ultimate Guide to Maui County's Farmers Markets. … Maui Food Not Bombs will offer a free vegan meal at Paia Bay on Thursday, April 20 at 5:45 pm.
Read MoreLike most people throughout the world, most people who live on Maui are not vegan. Is veganism incompatible with traditional Hawaiian culture? We turned to an unlikely source for an answer, which appears in the latest Talk Story.
Read MoreEarth Aloha Eats, which operates vegan food trucks in Kahului and Lahaina, has opened a café in Kihei at 1881 S. Kihei Rd., #111, 808-830-0105 … Food Not Bombs Maui has resumed offering free vegan meals once a month at Paia Bay … Maui's Best 14 Spots To Eat If You're Vegan is one website’s appraisal. Are these the 14 best places? Our Vegan Food Guide lists many additional options, so you can make your own list.
Read More“As a vegan cafe, people turn to us for a more healthy alternative to a traditional diet,” says Hempy’s Shake & Wake. “We use high quality, organic ingredients from reliable and trusted sources. Our foods are created with single ingredients, and no processed foods.” 291 Hookahi St. #109 Wailuku, HI 96793, 808-250-4722 or 808-250-8876.
Read MoreDavid Raatz, a vegan Maui attorney and Deputy Attorney for County Council Services, was featured in Maui Times for donating part of his liver to save the life of a child … Vegan restaurant a’a Roots was profiled by KHON TV. … Vegan food truck Papio’s Place has moved to South Maui Gardens, 30 Alahele Pl., Kihei … Vegan Maui Garden Grove Café has created new kids’ corner in the outdoor seating area … Recently the Vegan Society of Hawaii presented a Zoom talk by Dr. Dean Ornish, “A Unifying Theory for Lifestyle Medicine.” It proved to be one of VSH’s most profound health-related presentations in recent years.
Read MoreWithout much fanfare, a number of relatively new outlets like Maui Garden Grove Café, Sprout Vegan Café, Niu Life Kitchen, Rainbow Kitchen and Papio’s Place have expanded Maui’s vegan dining options, alongside established vegan or largely vegan enterprises like a’a Roots, Earth Aloha Easts, Choice Health Bar, Moku Roots and Maui Kombucha. Speaking of Papio’s Place, this month it relocates to South Maui Gardens, 35 Auhana Rd., Kihei.
Read MoreOn Sunday, October 16 at 12 noon, the Vegan Society of Hawaii will present a free, live online Zoom presentation by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., “Why is Nutrition So Confusing for So Many?” The Zoom link is here. More information is here.
Read MoreThe Vegan Society of Hawaii will present a slideshow and cooking demonstration on healthy eating featuring Colin Zhu, DO, DipABLM, on September 1 at 7 p.m. at the J. Walter Cameron Center. For the cooking demonstration, Dr. Zhu, known as the Chef Doc, will prepare Asian Style Tofu Lettuce Boats and Yogurt Grape Pops.
Read MoreAccording to the Agricultural Fairness Alliance, “The Farm Bill unfairly allocates the majority of Americans’ taxes to livestock farmers and livestock feed farmers. This is not only unfair to plant based farmers, but also to plant based consumers, plant based food companies and plant based restaurants.” AFA seeks your support in fighting for change.
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