Sunday May 12, 2024, 12 noon, Meg Kelly discusses Grow Your Garden Veganically! Free Zoom presentation hosted by the Vegan Society of Hawaii. Details here.
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.
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.
Okoa 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.
Coconut 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.”
The Saturday Upcountry Farmers Market offers an unequaled opportunity to buy organic produce and a variety of vegan products..
By 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.
Signs 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.
How 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 …
Our 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.