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62 Maui's Favorite Island Directory • MauiMagazines.pub Hawaii is the only state in the US that grows cacao beans, and the conditions create cacao that offers a unique and complex flavor profile. Virginia Douglas and Melanie Boudar met through the Hawaii Chocolate and Cacao Association, and combined their talents to create specialty chocolates produced here on Maui. The cacao is grown on the 10 acre Hana Gold farm, where the climate is ideal for growing the beans to perfection. Sweet Paradise Chocolatier offers their delicious confections both online and at their retail location at The Wailea Gateway Shops. Featuring elegant boxed chocolates, handcrafted bars, and specialty confections, this store is a chocolate lovers dream! Stop in or call (808) 344-1040. And online at ChocolateOnMaui.com. It takes 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate. Interesting fact:: Sweet Treats Two chocolatiers create Hana Gold. k f s f s k f s f s FAVORITE FAVORITE MAUI'S MAUI'S 2 0 1 8 S W EE T PAR A D I SE C H O C O L A TE – A S S E E N I N M AU I' S F A V O R I TES M AGAZ I N E CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE I've had a long standing love affair with Maui culture. The Hawaiian legends, as expressed in hula and chants, are absolutely mesmerizing. Did you know there are more than 30 types of hula? My favorite is the kahiko, or ancient traditional hula, where the true culture of Hawaii is reflected in dance, music and words. Be sure to check out a luau while on Maui. – Michael Moore Michael Moore has been a Maui business owner and hula enthusiast since 1987. He is co-owner of Old Lahaina Luau, one of the most popular luaus on Maui. (808) 661-9925, or online at OldLahainaLuau.com. Origins of luaus trace back to the year 1856. Interesting fact:: Island Culture Get lei'd at a luau. k f s f s k f s f s FAVORITE FAVORITE MAUI'S MAUI'S 2 0 1 8 O L D L AHA I NA L U AU – A S SEE N I N M AU I' S FA V O R I TES M AGA Z I NE HAWAIIAN LUAU HAWAIIAN LUAU Hawaii lies in the northern most point of the Polynesian triangle. Early Polynesians reached these shores by navigating the stars. As a result, Hawaii and Polynesia are deeply entwined. In order to understand what "Aloha" is all about, I encourage you to learn all you can at one of the shows that present the complete history of these archipelagos! – Lopaka Aguiar Polynian Influence These shows are very hot. Robert "Lopaka" Aguiar is the award winning Creative Director of Feast at Lele, Maui's premier Polynesian Dinner Show. For more information about the show, call Robert or his staff at (808) 667-5353, or go to FeastAtLele.com. Fire knife dancing originally came from Samoa. Interesting fact:: k f s f s k f s f s FAVORITE FAVORITE MAUI'S MAUI'S 2 0 1 8 FE A ST A T LEL E – A S SEE N I N M AU I' S FA V O R I T ES M AGA Z I N E Polynesian Dinner show Polynesian Dinner show