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Jim Niess of Maui Architectural Group designed this Mākena home, which won an award in a recent AIA/Maui Chapter competition. Niess and son Peter are two of the architects featured in our Q&A. See a story on this home at MauiMagazine.net/a-place-apart.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ISLE 2 LOVE ENDURES For sixty years, this beach house has proved that home is where the heart lives. By Kathy Collins

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14 GREAT FINDS FOR YOUR HOME

Fall in love with island living—even if no ocean surrounds you. By Conn Brattain

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16 ARCHITECTS’ Q&A

Four Maui architects share their insights on how to create the home of your dreams. By Rita Goldman

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TONY NOVAK-CLIFFORD

Sugarcane is no longer grown commercially in Hawai‘i, but you might want to plant some at home.

By Becky Speere

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Who better to understand Upcountry properties than a realtor who’s also a fourth-generation Maui rancher? By Diane Haynes Woodburn

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For sixty years, despite the odds, this north shore dwelling has proved that home is where the heart lives.

Story by Kathy Collins | Photography by Jonathon at JBR LIFE

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In this sprawling, sundrenched Spreckelsville beach home, love is everywhere. Literally. It’s the first thing you see as you approach the front lānai, spelled out in eighteeninch-high wooden letters mounted on the wall.

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Inside, from the spacious kitchen and dining area to each of the three charmingly cheerful bedrooms, “LOVE” is rendered in whimsical wall art. Like colorful Post-It notes on a bulletin board, affirmations of aloha decorate the walls of the children’s bathrooms.

Even when the occupants are out for the day, the house seems warm and welcoming, alive with positivity. It’s almost as if the nearly-sixtyyear-old dwelling is celebrating its narrow escape from demolition, grateful for the opportunity to harbor yet another Maui family.

Built in 1957, the plantation-style dwelling went through several owners before Jane and Jack Thompson married and took over the home that Jane had lived in since 1975, a year after her parents purchased it. Until Jack’s death in 2011, the couple enjoyed an idyllic island lifestyle, raising their children and, for twenty years, operating a bed and breakfast.

“It was always a great family house. Kids coming and going all the time. Our house was open to kids, friends . . . of course, that’s how the

Though it sits on an access road leading to a popular beach, the home feels secluded and peaceful.

Sabrina and Kevin created their tropical sanctuary by enclosing the half-acre yard with lush foliage.

Neighbors and friends, of course, are always welcome, and are equally comfy on the back (top left) or front lānai (top right), as well as in the refurbished living and dining rooms, which retain the home’s original structure and features.

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Island tradition and mainland style meet in the kitchen and dining area, where contemporary, casual furnishings merge comfortably with such classic plantation-home elements as extensive cabinetry and countertops, high ceilings and spacious rooms. The added bathtubs and showers are reminiscent of the backyard furo (Japanese baths) common in Hawai‘i’s plantation era.

whole neighborhood was back then. It was, and still is, a special place,” Jane remarks.

She sold the house and moved to Kula in 2012, but the quaint charm of Spreckelsville and the desire to be close to dear friends lured her back to the beachside village after a year. She now resides a block away from her former home. Any pangs of wistfulness when she passes the house? Jane says no. It was the perfect place to raise her family and it served them well. “I’m so grateful for having been able to live there for nearly forty years. I hope the [current] family has as much fun in that house as we did.” She’s especially pleased that owners Kevin and

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Sabrina changed their minds about razing the structure.

“We bought it with the intention of tearing it down,” says Sabrina, “but the longer we were in here, the more we wanted to save it. . . . We decided to use what was here and build on that. We wanted to keep it beachy and casual, keep the kama‘āina feel.”

With a long-held passion and talent for interior design, Sabrina knew exactly what she wanted, and hired contractor Frank Zajac and Aloha Remodeling and Construction to carry out her plans. They significantly increased the recreation/entertainment space, extended the master bathroom, added a couple of outdoor baths and converted a

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“Sabrina wanted an old-fashioned, beach-style house,” says contractor Frank Zajac. “She did all the decorating and designing herself.”

Sabrina planned the transformation in increments, which allowed her to gradually acquire the perfect furnishings for each room. “Every time they went on vacation, she’d have a project for us to work on.”

fourth bedroom into a laundry. Wherever possible, Aloha Remodeling restored and enhanced the home’s original features, rather than replacing them; in the kitchen, modern appliances fit in perfectly with the old plantation-home drainboard and cupboards.

“Frank was wonderful,” Sabrina enthuses. “I just told him what I wanted, and he did the work whenever we left on vacation.” Over three summers and a couple of Christmas and spring breaks, Sabrina saw her vision realized.

The home has retained the relaxed, tropical charm of sweeter, simpler days gone by. Realtor Martin Lenny, also a neighbor, was pleased

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to see new life given to the beloved abode. When it had seemed destined for destruction, he had lamented not being able to purchase it himself. “It’s amazing what they’ve done,” he says. “We’re so happy that they decided not to tear down this wonderful house and preserve it instead.”

As she tells it, Sabrina fell in love with Maui on her first visit, six years ago. “I was riding my bicycle up Baldwin Avenue, loving the beauty of this island. I passed Montessori [School of Maui] and thought, ‘This is where I want to send my children to school.’ Then it started to sprinkle, and this may sound silly, but I felt I was being

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Remodeling an entire house in stop-and-go fashion, over three years, was a challenge, but one that contractor Frank Zajac eagerly accepted and thoroughly enjoyed.

Projects like the outdoor baths and the masterbedroom extension (below) were each completed in two- to four-week chunks.

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baptized. Baptized to Maui. In that moment, I just knew I had to be here.”

Two years later, Sabrina and Kevin purchased the Spreckelsville house, enrolled their three children in Montessori, and settled into “our beach cottage in Hawai‘i,” just as she had envisioned.

On their days off from school, the youngsters frolic with friends at the seashore or in their spacious backyard, swinging from the monkeypod tree Jane planted decades ago.

As in the Thompsons’ time, the small, closeknit neighborhood remains family-friendly.

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HOW TO CREATE THE HOME OF YOUR DREAMS tects go through rigorous training, maybe fifteen years in the preparatory phases, apprenticeship and licensure. We’re trained to understand the nature of building materials, what they can and can’t do.

There’s also the issue of accountability.

I’ll give you an example. I was called as an expert witness in a court case. The people I was representing had a home built right in front of them; it was designed by a drafter who didn’t investigate the environment very well. They put a two-story structure as close as they could to the plaintiff’s property, and took out [my clients’] entire view.

Why is it wise to hire an architect when planning a home?

Jim: There are a number of reasons. Archi-

Let’s talk about money. How much do an architect’s services add to the cost of a home? I can imagine people thinking they

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How did the case resolve?

Jim: The plaintiff was successful.

But the house was already built!

Jim: Yes, but there was a big money award.

can’t afford an architect, even if they’d like to hire one.

Jim: Actually, there could be savings. You asked earlier for the best advice we can give a client. Mine is, tell me the truth regarding your budget. Clients will tell you one figure, and have a big shopping list, and when you try to narrow it down, they say, “No, I need this.” [The item] goes back into the plan, and when the numbers come out, they’re 20 or 30 percent over the budget. Then the client will say, “Oh, I guess we can do that.”

Why do they do that?

Frank: The reputation of the industry is that architects’ fees are based on a percentage of the construction cost. Some architects do that. Others do it on an hourly basis, or on a set-fee basis.

It sounds as though not knowing the real budget would adversely affect the whole design.

Jim: Exactly.

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Granted, if that dwelling is on Maui, you’re, well, halfway home. Still, there’s a lot to designing a residence that will make you happy just being there. We sat down with four Maui architects and asked them to share their advice and insights. Jim Niess, of Maui Architectural Group, and Frank Skowronski, of Territorial Architects, Ltd., have been designing residences and commercial buildings on Maui for decades.

Jim’s son, Peter Niess, also with Maui Architectural Group, and Atom Kasprzycki, of Kasprzycki Design, are newer to the profession, but grew up on Maui and have an intimate understanding of the island. All four are members of the American Institute of Architects’ Maui Chapter, and three are past presidents—Peter Niess last year.

Atom Kasprzycki is the chapter’s current president.

Above: “Story poles” help a client visualize the height and mass of a home before it’s constructed. The owner of this site wanted to be able to see the ocean as he approached the home, and after looking at the story poles, agreed with lowering the height of the building pad to make that happen. Right: Well-placed wooden louvers take advantage of Maui’s tradewinds to provide cross ventilation.

and things morph. It’s important to remind them of their initial goals, and make sure that in the end it’ll come together cohesively.

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Whoa! How many psychology classes do you guys take?

Peter: Neuroscience for architecture is one of my favorite things.

What’s “neuroscience for architecture”?

Peter: It’s how the lighting in a room affects your mood. It’s the textiles. . . .

Frank: Colors, how mirrors make a room look bigger. . . .

Initial sketches, like this “bubble diagram” are a quick and easy way to explore a home’s possible spaces and proximity relationships.

Can you give an example?

Peter: Yes. A house I’m doing in Central Maui was going to have an artist’s studio above the garage, until the contractor and I determined that the best way to stay on budget was to remove the studio, the home’s only two-story element. The client agreed. A stand-alone studio is a possibility for the future, but even if it’s the same size, it may end up more costly in the long run.

When I sit down with a client, I ask, “What’s the purpose of this home? Are you going to live in it for three, four, five years, and then sell it? Is it something you want

to pass down to your kids? Are you going to be here full time or part time?”

I’ll write down the scope of their ideal home. Is this entry something they’ll use daily? Do they want cubbies for shoes?

Art lighting? Flagstone? Do they want the kitchen to be the heart of the house? I have clients who rarely cook and don’t want to spend a lot of money on the kitchen, but they want it to look nice. We go through everything, room by room. I take notes, and keep them as a reference. A lot of times, as clients delve into the experience of designing a custom home, they educate themselves,

Is it fair to say that a Maui architect would know things an architect from somewhere else doesn’t?

Frank: Well, there is a big difference between designing for a temperate climate and designing for the tropics. Our relationship to the environment is different; we live outside more, we know what passive cooling is, and that you don’t make the front door open into the tradewinds. It’s not just drawing experience, or building experience.

It’s our experience of a lifestyle. A mainland architect has to learn those issues—usually at the client’s expense.

Jim: Here’s an example. The client says, “I just bought this property in Hāna, and it’s right on the ocean, and it’s got this gorgeous view, so I want slide-away walls.” And I say, “You’ll never open those doors. I’ll put Maui N¯ o Ka ‘Oi » Island Living ISLE 17

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What’s the highest they can build on O’ahu?

Jim: About 1,500 feet.

Atom: At sea level, you’re protecting [the home] from the heat. When you’re up in upper Kula, you’re considering the cold at night.

Peter: There’s also our ability to navigate the County of Maui’s permitting process, which is hugely valuable—people learn that very quickly if they don’t hire an architect.

It’s not like on the mainland, where they can submit a basic set of plans, cross their

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Top: After the client and architect have explored various ideas through the use of bubble diagrams, the next step is a more developed design; this one also illustrates how repetition of certain materials creates flow and ties the home together. Above: Construction starts at the foundation; this is the last opportunity to make any significant changes before costs go up exponentially.

fingers, and expect to get a building permit two months later.

Atom: Most of us have developed a relationship with most of the people at the County. A lot of times we’re on first-name basis, or can send an email request for more information, as opposed to a letter that takes a week to prepare . . . and sits on someone’s desk for two weeks . . . and finally gets mailed out to you . . . and it’s been a month. With most of our correspondence, it’s almost instant. That translates to faster turnaround of permit time, saving money, ultimately.

Frank: And keep in mind that there’s a lifestyle at the end of the construction. You

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them on the other side of the house, and give you lots of glass for the ocean view, but [if we install slide-away walls], every time you crack the door this far, you’re going to clear the table, because the wind comes onshore there, hits the cliff, and salt spray covers everything.”

Even an O‘ahu architect can’t do that well here, because they don’t know how to design at 4,000 feet.

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Schematic sections illustrate how a home will work with a site’s topography.

may have saved money, but now you don’t have a lānai to sit on and enjoy the sunset or sunrise. The built environment has got a lot more issues than just the price tag.

Atom: And this house is going to be here for seventy to one-hundred-plus years. If it’s going to be in your family, it shouldn’t be designed and assembled haphazardly. The money is important, but at the end of the day, so is how the house functions, how it’s put together, and how it looks.

Jim: This ties into how a local architect can design more economically. In this climate, we don’t have to protect ourselves from the environment so much. You can live in a smaller space, especially if it’s a vacation home, with outdoor rooms that may be sheltered or not. We can design a smaller footprint, and bring the cost down, but it still can be very well designed, very tasty, and give you delight, which is really what architecture is all about.

How do I choose an architect who is right for me?

Jim: As a client, you enter into a close relationship with the architect for a good number of months—maybe years, even. So

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“It’s always exciting for clients when site grading begins,” says Peter Niess. “We’ve been talking about the home for months, and suddenly it’s becoming real.”

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personality has to work. You want to interview the architect, and make sure that they aren’t cutting you off while you’re talking.

Check their references, and see some of their work, if possible.

Frank: If you see eight different homes that this architect has done, and they all look alike, you don’t want to hire them. You want an architect who is designing for you.

Peter: Your home is the largest investment in your life.

Frank: And the most critical in your relationship with your partner. The questions Peter asks his clients are to get unique answers.

Every family is different. You’re getting a home that not only meets your budget, but also your lifestyle and your dreams.

Peter: Again, it’s about being honest, letting us know the way you live with your partner. A lot more people than you’d think like to have separate bathrooms. And either they’re embarrassed, or shy, or don’t want to let us know that.

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I know a couple who love each other dearly, but she can’t sleep in the same bedroom because he snores so badly.

Atom: That’s more common than you would think.

So what’s wrong with just saying, “We want a bedroom over here, and a den over there,” and not telling the architect that this is actually where he’s gonna sleep? I’ll just put a bed in there, instead of a couch.

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master bedroom here, with a plushed-out master bathroom, but he’s sleeping down the hall,” maybe with a powder room. No, no, no. The architect doesn’t have to be a marriage counselor, but you have to tell us.

This is not a value judgment of how people live. It’s an idea of the customness that has to occur if the structure is going to be successful.

Peter: I want to go back to the initial meeting with the client, figuring out how they interact, what their lifestyle is. I’ll go to their existing house, if that’s possible, walk through it with them, and talk about the pros and the cons: Do you like your closet?

Do you like having a tub? Do you like having to go upstairs to your bedrooms?

I have them do their homework about each of the houses they’ve lived in, all the way back to their childhood home, and pull out their favorite rooms or experiences: how the sun comes up in the morning, where they eat breakfast or drink coffee, and explain it to me, so we can get them their custom home.

Frank: And I do almost the opposite. I believe that if you tell me what you don’t like, I can learn more than if you tell me

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They’re clear on that—it’s been bugging them for years—as opposed to, “Yeah, it has a great view; it’s okay.” Well, no. At $300 a square foot, nothing should be just “okay.”

Peter: The biggest issue is expectations.

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We’ve talked about taking the time to interview different architects, and the importance of being honest with them. Is there anything else that would make the experience of building my dream home more successful?

Peter: I have my clients set up a Pinterest account and a Houzz account. Houzz is a room-by-room, graphically oriented website. You say “kitchens,” and there’s 30,000 kitchens to look at, and you narrow it down.

The site has different types: traditional, contemporary, tropical. . . .

Frank: Large, small, medium, expensive. . . .

Peter: The clients go through room by room and select all the things they like, and I have them write what they like about it. Giving clients Houzz and Pinterest as homework [encourages them] to take the time to really think about how they’re going live in this space, and not just wait till they meet with us to go over design development. It’s helpful as a designer to have that information.

It also complicates things, because then you have to bring a bunch of scattered design elements together.

Frank: With Houzz and Pinterest, you’re pulling their ideas out, synthesizing those ideas and getting some sort of common thread.

“You’ve picked these things; did you realize this and this and this are related to each other? Can we put that into the design?”

Successful designers realize that the clients are designing the home. With a good designer, there’s no hidden agenda; there’s hopefully a lack of ego. You’re helping people realize, “Oh, I really don’t need that big of a kitchen,” or “We can get away with three bedrooms, not six.” You’re helping, but they’re designing. That’s the most successful residential design.

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Rather than pouring simultaneous slabs for all the structures on this homesite, contractor Nalu Akinaka had his team focus first on building the garage. The strategy of starting with an auxiliary structure enabled them to work out how finished details would look for the whole project, while saving the client a lot of money. Right: Perfecting the corner eaves.

Peter: When I was a kid, hana bata days, I’d go with my dad to jobsites. He’d say, “We’re going to sit here at this time of day. Notice where the sun is, where it’s going to rise.

Notice where the wind is—is today a typical day? Look at the views. Over there you can see Lāna‘i meet the water.” We’d sit there and draw it out, really get to know the site.

Every project is unique; every site presents different design issues or possibilities.

And when you add the client to the uniqueness of each site, it’s fun. It’s never boring to be an architect.

Jim: We’ve been talking a lot about the practical reasons to hire an architect. Here’s a quote by [Swiss-French architect] Le Cor-

busier that touches on another element of architecture, the mystery, the delight: You employ stone, wood and concrete, and with these materials you build houses and palaces. That is construction. Ingenuity is at work. But suddenly you touch my heart, you do me good, I am happy and I say: This is beautiful.

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Hawaiian sugarcane is different from the commercial crop that for so long blanketed the island’s central isthmus. This stand is one of several varieties grown at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens.

KŌ: HAWAIIAN SUGARCANE Years later, our dining editor has her sweet revenge.

Story by Becky Speere | Photography by Ryan Siphers It was dangerous. The sharp-edged leaves of the sugarcane could slash my skin like a knife. But I needed to keep up with my two brothers as they ran, laughing, losing me in the sea of green. I was six years old, the youngest, a tomboy. And stories of kids getting lost while playing in the sugar fields hadn’t fallen on deaf ears. My heart thumped in my chest and my leg muscles burned as I listened to them yelling in the distance . . . out of sight. At last, I sadly turned around and picked my way back to the old plantation house. They didn’t want a girl playing with them.

Fifty years later, the memory flashes

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back as though it were yesterday. I’m on my riding mower, circling stands of twelve-foottall Hawaiian medicinal kō (sugarcane) that I collected at the East Maui Taro Festival in Hāna, and from Maui Nui Botanical Gardens in Kahului. I planted them after tasting my first fresh-pressed sugarcane juice at the Upcountry Farmers Market in Pukalani; soon, I’ll be pressing the nutrient-rich stalks myself. Calcium, manganese, magnesium and iron are a few of the health benefits of sugarcane juice. Consisting mainly of water—great for rehydrating after a workout—the lightly sweetened, highly alkaline drink measures at half the glycemic index

of processed sugar—so there’s no worry of spiking blood-sugar levels.

Pre-contact Hawaiians were well aware of kō’s beneficial properties. They mixed cane juice with medicinal herbs to make lā‘au lapa‘au (healing potions) more palatable, and chewed the fibrous stalk to clean their teeth. In her book Lā‘au Hawai‘i: Traditional Hawaiian Uses of Plants, noted botanist and native Hawaiian Isabella Aiona Abbott noted that sugarcane was even used in reattaching severed portions of the body.

And sugarcane has polyphenols (micronutrients with antioxidant properties), leading the website HealthBenefitsTimes.com to

Kō (Saccharum officinarum) is a “canoe plant,” brought to the Islands by early Polynesians.

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surmise that it may help to fight cancer and boost the immune system. All the more reason to grow kō and drink its juice.

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Story by Diane Haynes Woodburn

Wendy Rice Peterson is a fourth-generation Maui rancher . . . and the most productive realtor for Island Sotheby’s International Realty in 2016. If anyone knows Upcountry real estate, it’s Wendy.

And anyone who knows Wendy will agree that trying to get her to sit in one place for more than five minutes is like trying to lasso a firefly; her energy defies gravity. So when I asked for this interview, it didn’t surprise me that her answer was to invite me on the “Wendy tour.”

“When folks tell me they want acreage Upcountry,” says Wendy, “the best thing I can do is take them on a tour. I love showing the land and learning what makes people smile—you never know what will grab their imagination and ignite their excitement.

That’s what I love about real estate.”

We meet at the entrance to a large property with frontage on Kula Highway at about 3,300-foot elevation. Wendy greets me with her signature smile, picture perfect in jeans and a checkered shirt. We climb into her oversized SUV and begin our motorized trundle into verdant ranchland. “Large parcels such as this are significant,” Wendy says. “They don’t come on the market very

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often. We have three ranches on the slopes of Haleakalā that comprise 60,000 acres.

Most parcels have been family owned for decades—some for more than a century.

This piece, 310 acres, is part of Haleakala Ranch, but is not contiguous with the major ranchland. In the old days, that wasn’t an issue, because ranchers would move their cattle down the road to change pastures, but today that’s just not possible. So the ranch decided to offer this parcel for sale.”

The SUV lumbers across flowering pastures as surprised pheasants take flight.

Soon we come to a fork in the trail. “We’ll take the road less travelled,” Wendy laughs.

The SUV heads over hill and dale, eventually arriving at yet another gate.

“This is the upper paddock,” she explains.

“The owners keep polo ponies here and lease the mid-pastures for cattle. Below that, the land is leased to grow produce.”

We open the gate, drive through, and carefully close it again and head into a forest worthy of fairy tales. “I call this the ‘Hansel and Gretel forest,’” Wendy says. The name is apt; I’m truly enchanted. Soon the road gives way to pasture, the kind of heavenly green knoll where you’d expect to find Julie

Andrews singing, “The hills are alive. . . .”

Wendy smiles. “I call this place ‘poet’s perch.’” She points out a gnarled old eucalyptus that offers a shaded seat where one might read, dream, or simply breathe the crisp Kula air. We clamber out of the vehicle and take in a view stretching from Pā‘ia to Molokini. Behind us, Haleakalā rises resonant and powerful, piercing the bright blue sky. The view is 360 degrees of gorgeous.

We stroll over to a picnic table that Wendy has placed there to enjoy wine or a picnic with clients, and stop to talk and take in the views.

“I grew up in a ranching family,” she tells me, “so I’ve always been comfortable on large parcels. To me, Upcountry is the heart of Maui. I think people are drawn to Upcountry because of the mana [spirit] here.

It’s so peaceful.”

“You mentioned this piece is uncommon; is that because of its size?” I ask.

“Yes, and because it’s virtually untouched.”

“And what would it cost to purchase 310 acres of pristine Maui ranchland?”

“It’s offered at $8,850,000. I have another big parcel that used be in pineapple, 464 acres at a slightly lower elevation,

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Top left: One of Wendy’s favorite properties, this decades-old dwelling embodies a vintage Upcountry aesthetic. The sprawling, single-level home has been faithfully restored, but with modern conveniences. Top right: A fourth-generation rancher, Wendy looks right at home on the range. Bottom: These 310 acres of possibilities come with a picture-perfect vista.

with the potential to be subdivided into 38 sites. It’s offered at $8,250,000. And I have a spectacular 52-acre site, beautifully maintained, with a massive water system, a custom cottage and a workshop, offered at $4,800,000.”

“What about just a great home on a manageable property, for those who don’t want to ranch, or go into development?”

“Ranching is certainly not for everyone,” Wendy laughs. “For those who simply want the Upcountry lifestyle, there are gorgeous properties on perhaps two or two-and-ahalf acres with stunning views, privacy, and plenty room for animals and gardens. I have several on the market right now, ranging in price from just below $1,500,000, up to $4,500,000.”

“What should folks ask about when looking Upcountry?”

“The first question I ask people is, what kind of weather do you want? Elevation and location will determine that. The second is, what do you want to do with your property? Again, elevation as well as zoning will dictate what you can grow, and what kind of animals you can have. Last, but perhaps most important, is water. Does the property have County water, or will you have to drill a well? At an elevation of 2,000 or 3,000 feet, that’s a huge commitment. And how many water meters does the property have? Is it subdividable? That will determine how many buildings you can have. Another issue is view vulnerability—can anyone obscure your view?”

“You have such deep roots here, are you sad to see the island become more developed, changed?” I ask. “Not really,” Wendy replies. “There really is enough space—although I am sad to see the end of sugar. I’ll miss how, on flights back to Maui, the cane fields seemed to wave me in as we landed. And I’ll miss seeing the smokestacks that helped us judge wind direction. But change is inevitable. As long as people are conscientious about building, and respectful of the environment, and if those who come here understand what it means to give back, then it’s beautiful to share.”

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Savoring the Burn For me, chili pepper water will forever be linked to college summer breaks. After months of boring mainland food, coming home meant a quick family reunion at OGG, followed by the obligatory stop at the now long-gone Aloha Restaurant on Pu‘unēnē Avenue in Kahului.

It was a no-frills concrete-block restaurant with noisy, leaky window air conditioners that almost cooled the drab dining room. Simple Formica tables offered up the holy trinity of local-style condiments: shoyu, Hawaiian salt and “chili peppa watah.” A bowl of fresh poi, a steaming laulau and chunks of raw Kula onions sprinkled with this fiery elixir was a mouthful of ‘ono spicy bliss. Ah, the comforting flavors of home.

Locals splash chili pepper water on just about anything, but the origin of this ubiquitous Hawai‘i condiment remains a mystery. It is believed the Spanish agriculturalist Don Francisco Paula de Marin introduced chili peppers to Hawai‘i during the early 1800s. Native Hawaiians named them nīoi and mixed them with water to treat skin conditions. Later, Portuguese immigrants used them in island versions of their piri piri sauce, and Japanese pickled vegetables got kicked up a notch with them. Like so many of Hawai‘i’s culinary treasures, chili pepper water is a multicultural collaboration.

Similar to Thai or bird’s eye chili, nīoi are small, bullet-shaped capsules of fire that turn bright red when ripe. And they are hot. They score 50,000 to 70,000 on the Scoville Heat Unit scale (by comparison, a jalapeño rates a wimpy 2,500 to 10,000 SHU).

Family recipes for chili pepper water range from “supah easy” (mix water and chopped Hawaiian chili) to complex (put salt, vinegar, garlic and fresh smashed chili into a sterilized jar, add boiling water, mix with a wooden chopstick and allow to mature at room temperature for forty-eight hours). Regardless of the recipe, “chili peppa watah” makes everything taste better, especially college summer breaks on Maui.

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Build Your Own Fire

Recipe courtesy of MNKO dining editor Becky Speere

Boil water. Cool. In a clean glass jar or bottle, add water, vinegar, garlic, salt and chili pepper. Cover and let sit two days in a cool place before using. Store in refrigerator.

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8 oz. water 2 oz. white vinegar 1 tsp. Hawaiian rock salt, ‘alaea salt, or kosher salt 1 clove garlic, smashed 1–3 fresh red chili peppers, preferably Hawaiian (hot)

Owner Brad Albert and architect Jeffrey Lundahl created a single-family abode that’s ideal for its windward setting. Smart design and the latest sustainable-energy technology make this home thrive in Ha‘ikū’s sometimes rowdy windward weather while generating almost all of its own power.

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The long, pitched roof sheds tropical downpours, deflects house-heating solar radiation, and provides the perfect perch for photovoltaic panels. Much of the cladding is corrugated aluminum—it never needs paint, is mostly recycled, and recalls the area’s pineapple-cannery past. Architect Lundahl calls the design “agrarian modernism.” The family’s Leaf car is powered entirely by the roof.

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n the rain-drumming, gust-smacked grasslands of Ha‘ikū—where the teeth of the trade winds break against Haleakalā’s north rift zone—the weather is either a curse or a joy. The difference is totally up to you.

People complain about their shoes turning mildew-blue in the closet, or talk wide-eyed about flash floods in the gulches. On the flip side, the skin-temperature breezes that teeter between rain and rainbows inspire sensuous strolls amid vegetation that doubles in size every five days.

So you have to work with Ha‘ikū. And Brad and Amy Albert’s new house does that. It’s a place perfect for its place. Yet it’s so sustainable you could almost move it to Mars.

I visited just months after the home’s completion. The existing jungle had been reduced to sod lawn with the help of a forestry mulcher. The house still exuded the cool incense of new plaster and little-trod stone. To get to the main living area, we went to the second floor, up airy platform steps with stainless-steel handrails. Midday sunlight flooded the main room through spans of glass on two sides. Whiteness defined the interior. The mood of the white Caesarstone kitchen island, with its pearly hood over solar-powered appliances, swept right through the living area to the moonOpposite page: Clean architectural lines highlight a great room whose windows draw in natural light and scenic rural views. Clockwise from top right: Smaller bedrooms and baths put the emphasis on shared family spaces. A generous pantry (at rear of photo) helps keep the kitchen free of clutter. A stairway leads up to the great room; to its left, a wood panel slides to conceal the home’s utility areas, its wood repurposed from an old barn on the property.

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Finger-light top and bottom panels slide easily to hide the flat-screen entertainment center. “I wanted to declutter my life,” says owner Brad Albert. “Not minimal, but more relaxing.”

Left: The second-floor lānai extends the main living area into the outdoors. When windward rain assails, the lānai’s leeward location and overhanging roof keep it sheltered. Ceiling fans by Big Ass Fan Company, a match for those inside, keep people cool and bugs away. They’re sold at Read Lighting, and—appropriately—the indoor/outdoor model is called Haiku.

Bottom: Son Tosh’s bathroom illustrates another way the home exemplifies sustainability: The sink cabinet was crafted with barnwood taken from an eighty-year-old structure on this rural property.

like, touch-hinged cover that masks the television’s mega screen. Clean simplicity, almost Zen. Architect Jeffrey Lundahl says they chose to keep the place clean and simple and to “rely on the architecture for design rather than decorate the building.”

Fresh Ha‘ikū air rose from below, through jalousies to the high ceiling of the main room. In this and other ways, the house functions via “passive design” to limit internal heat gain. For example, Lundahl aligned this slender structure east–west. That way, the sometimesbrutal setting sunrays won’t flood the home. Instead, the long north–south walls tame the trade winds, lifting them from the first floor, and sharing them through ceiling fans powered by photovoltaic gear. These fans turn ceaselessly in the bathrooms, lānai, laundry room, and even the garage. The two wide-open lānai jut from the leeward side of the house—the side that views trees, not neighbors—on both floors. The upper lānai, big enough for ballroom dance practice (if the Alberts were into that), simply extends the main living area out to greenery and sky. A generous visor of overhanging roof reaches past the edge of the lānai, shedding all of Ha‘ikū’s showers. The fans turn, the temperature everywhere is temperate—are we indoors or out? The answer has to be . . . yes.

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far as Moloka‘i and the Haleakalā summit, it feels grander than its footprint. The upstairs living area occupies less than 1,500 square feet. To create breadth in the central room, the Alberts had the personal areas (bedrooms, baths) kept small. The guest room downstairs has a nifty Murphy bed so that the space can serve dual functions. Work and utility areas downstairs are doorless and monastic in scale. Basically, this is a rather narrow, small-family abode created using the sharpest of design logic.

And a skate park.

“A cul-de-sac is a great place for kids to play. So I created my own,” said Brad, looking proudly at the concrete convolutions, ramps, and banks of his private skating arena. (The Alberts make it available to the Maui Skate School in Pā‘ia once a week.)

He placed it where high-falutin’ folks might have put a porte cochére—right in front of the front door. And he was still adding to it. A tough little backhoe was biting and moving boulders when I visited. Brad said he was creating the skate park to support his nine-year-old son Tosh’s interests. In the garage, though, I could see racks of skateboards and surfboards stacked like cookie trays at the Tollhouse factory. The family that skates together. . . .

Let’s finish that sentence in twenty-first-century style: The family that skates together is energy-efficient and sustainable together. All lighting is LED (low heat, low pull on the power supply). Plumbing fixtures are low-flow. Appliances were chosen for minimum power consumption. The very cladding of the structure is recycled: in addition to cedar siding (sustainably forested), the boldest exterior feature is corrugated aluminum.

Not only does this exterior reflect “agrarian modernism”—think pineapple cannery, part of Ha‘ikū’s eccentric legacy—it also consists of material (aluminum) that is over 75 percent recycled and can eventually be recycled again. You never paint it, Brad said; Ha‘ikū’s climate is even now creating its patina. So the siding is not just a quaint affectation. It is intrinsic to the primary goal of the house’s design, which is, says architect Lundahl, “environmental sustainability with a modern character.”

Photovoltaic panels silently drive the entire home, from the roof to the garage. The south-pitched, shed roof is made from standing-seam galvanized metal. “You can attach solar without penetrating the metal,” said Brad. “You clip to the standing seams.” The roof itself is laid upon a radiant foil barrier that effectively reflects solar heat anywhere that solar energy is not being slurped up by PV panels.

Above: Why merely pour a circular drive, when you can create a skate park?

Parents Amy and Brad say they designed the unusual entry to support son Tosh’s interests, but they both use it, too—especially Brad, a former U.S. Ski Team member. Left: A rack of skateboards serves double duty as funky wall art.

Once a week, the Alberts open their personal skate park to Maui Skate School.

The home’s twelve-kilowatt SunPower system is still netmetered—that is, still capable of importing electricity from (and exporting it to) the utility company’s grid. A Juicebox lithium-ionbattery backup system, housed in a large closet on the east side of the house, provides power if the grid goes down.

Hot water emanates from another big closet, this one in the garage. A hulking Sun Bandit Solar hybrid water heater powered by six PV panels maintains 120 gallons of water at a temperature of 130 degrees. Because the technology is photovoltaic, rather than a conventional hot-water panel, the system can’t leak or overheat.

Also in the garage are a couple of EV charging stations that can bring an electric vehicle to full charge in less than three hours. Nodding at his leased electric BMW, Brad said: “Being able to power your house and your car with your own rooftop solar is a game changer. Imagine never having to go to the gas station again!”

This 100 percent solar-powered house with its outdoors attitude grew almost inevitably from two aspects of Brad’s own story, which have to be mentioned here. For one thing, he surfs and he skates. Before relocating to Hawai‘i, he was an avid snowboarder, and was on the U.S. Ski Team. For a time he worked as a heli-ski guide outside of Juneau, Alaska. He knows how to move with the rough requirements of the wilderness.

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Akua

Hoku (New)

Māhealani

Kulu

Lā‘aukūkahi

Lā‘aukūlua

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Lā‘aupau

‘Olekūkahi

‘Olekūlua

‘Olepau

Kāloakūkahi

Kāloakūlua

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On a December eve, I step outside my north shore home. The late-night moon plays coquette; swaths of passing clouds hide, then reveal her shape as she arcs toward the back of West Maui’s mountain. Her sunlit side swells toward half-filled. “Crescent,” “gibbous,” “waning,” and a smattering of other descriptors comprise my vocabulary for changes in the moon’s luminosity, cycles that have played out hundreds of times around my spot on the planet. In old Hawai‘i, my ignorance would earn the scorn of the ‘ōlelo no‘eau (Hawaiian proverb) Kamali‘i ‘ike ‘ole i ka helu pō: “Children who don’t know how to count the nights.”

For Hawaiians, such knowledge is more than a memory test. Based on generations of observations linking outcomes to celestial changes, kaulana mahina (the Hawaiian lunar calendar) tells when to plant which crops, identifies good times for harvesting, fishing or mending gear, and establishes kapu or sacred days for honoring the gods.

The Hawaiian malama (month) includes thirty phases, grouped into three ten-day periods: ho‘onui (growing bigger), poepoe (round or full) and emi (decreasing). I discover that my waxing moon is called ‘olekūkahi. It’s one of seven phases beginning with ‘ole, a word meaning “nothing” or “without” that signals unproductive times for starting new projects, fishing or farming. If I’m planning to put fruit-bearing plants into the ground, I might want to wait ten nights for hua, named for its rounded egg shape, a night sacred to the god Lono, and good for many-seeded plants.

Online and print calendars provide easyto-read charts, but it’s not that simple. “You

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have to pay attention to the seasons,” says Maui-born Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, the “queen” of the Hawaiian moon calendar. For her graduate studies, she plumbed old Hawaiian newspapers to understand how the calendar was woven into the fabric of life. She’s given countless presentations about the practice and makes the calculations for the annual Prince Kūhiō Civic Club calendar. Nu‘uhiwa says, “For me, kaulana mahina has evolved into a tool that the everyday Joe can do just by paying attention to the environment.

We become the experts.” Her passion for the practice and belief in community-based expertise come with a caveat.

“Kaulana mahina is a place-based tool,” she says. It requires practitioners to observe the world around them and to be clear about their objectives. She asks, “Are you on the dry side or wet side of the island? Do you want the leaves or the corm of the plant to be big? How much effort do you want to exert?”

Calculations, timing and planting practices differ, depending on the answers.

It’s not a new concept. Good farmers and gardeners have always tuned in to changes in weather, soil, moisture, presence of critters large and small, and a myriad of other variables that might affect crop yield or floral blooms. Farmers’ almanacs have long promoted planting during the full moon. So why learn thirty different phases, further complicated by permutations based on season, place and objective?

“Because it works,” says Kalani Pe‘a, a Hawaiian resource coordinator with Kamehameha Schools who also develops project-based curricula for Waihe‘e School. He cites sources both young and old to support the practice.

Pe‘a tells his students about watching his grandfather successfully grow kalo (taro) in tires on pāhoehoe rock on the Big Island by following the moon calendar. And then he challenges them to develop and test hypotheses to answer the question: Is the Hawaiian moon calendar planting and fishing guideline true or false? Pe‘a says, “I don’t like to test our kūpuna [elders], but I had to find something developmentally and culturally appropriate for my fifth graders.”

His students worked in teams, planting lettuce on both hoku (the third and fullest of the four full-moon phases) and ‘olekūkahi days, controlling for the number of seeds, soil, water, and sunlight. The result? “Our kūpuna were pololei [correct],” Pe‘a says. Lettuce grew immensely in the hoku pots. In some of the ‘ole plantings, no lettuce grew; in others, the plants grew but died sooner and were less vigorous. “Even some of the teachers were surprised,” he says.

Nu‘uhiwa and Pe‘a talk about the moon’s gravity pulling water to the surface during certain phases to explain increased productivity. “She and the Earth have a connection,” says Pe‘a. But some scientists question the link. “Generally, the moon’s tidal effects can only connect to very large scales on the Earth, like whole oceans,” says University of Colorado astrophysicist Ben Brown, whose work intersects with planned projects at Haleakalā’s new telescope. “Small-scale things like local aquifers and the sap in plants can’t be affected by the moon’s gravity.”

But it may be that they’re not looking in the right place or at a small enough scale.

A 2012 paper by P.W. Barlow and J. Fisahn in the Annals of Botany reanalyzed

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The moon phases of huna, mōhalu, hua, and lono are the times to plant ipu (gourds, left). ‘Ulu (breadfruit, middle) and other trees should be planted during the lā‘au phases. ‘Uala (sweet potato, right) is best planted from hua through kulu phases, and all the kū phases.

During the mōhalu, akua, hoku, and kū phases, plant kalo (taro, left). Melon (middle) and other vines do well when planted during kulu, lono and kāloakūkahi phases. Plant mai‘a (banana, right) during akua, hoku, māhealani, lā‘au, kāloa, muku, and the kū phases.

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data from different plant studies, some as old as the 1920s, where the exact time and location of the data collections were known.

They looked at whether changes observed in plants’ leaf movement, root growth, stem diameter and water content correlated to changes in the combined gravitational force exerted by the moon and sun at a particular time and place. In each case, they found strong correlations. While noting that science has yet to fully explain the mechanism by which these patterns occur, they posit that some regions of plant cells may give up or accept water more readily under the influence of lunisolar gravity. “The Moon and its motion around the Earth, in conjunction with the Earth’s motion around the Sun,” they concluded, might be “an integral part of the biological system,”

expressed as a biological rhythm.

Western science and indigenous practice aren’t mutually exclusive, according to Nu‘uhiwa, who describes kaulana mahina as a traditional science using observation, hypothesis, and trial and error. Other studies are helping corroborate what Hawaiians have known for generations. She says a project in New Zealand is pairing native students with elder practitioners to look for biological explanations for why the system works. A Pacific-wide conference in Fall 2015 explored using place-based calendars to foster sustainable practices.

For Pe‘a, it’s more than just study and inquiry. He says, “It’s our life. We must do what our kūpuna have instilled in us.”

Can the Hawaiian moon calendar help all of us live more sustainably—wherever we are—while deepening a sense of place?

Whether we name the moon in English or Hawaiian, plant by her light to grow prize-winning pumpkins, or doubt such connections exist, it appears we might not be able to escape her influence. Might as well learn to count the nights.

This colorful moon calendar appears on Kamehameha Publishing’s website, along with a western calendar that lets you see, on any given date, what’s best to plant, and how good the fishing will be.

HOW TO PLANT A BANANA In old Hawai‘i, specific acts, postures and words accompanied the planting of some crops. Before putting bananas into the soil, the planter ate heartily, filling his stomach. He hauled the suckers (shoots) to previously dug holes, feigning great weight under the load.

Loud boasting described the massive fruit to come: Ka mai‘a nui e!

Ka mai‘a nui e!

He ‘umi eka ke hua!

‘A‘ole hiki ke amo!

‘Elua kanaka hiki ke amo!

Hiki ‘ino‘ino.

The great banana!

The great banana!

It will yield ten hands!

The bunch cannot be carried!

It will take two men to carry it With difficulty.

From Native Planters in Old Hawaii: Their Life, Lore & Environment, by E.S. Handy, E.G. Handy, and Mary Kawena Pukui, Bishop Museum Press.

Want to learn more? Start here: Prince Kūhiō Civic Club annual calendar: pkhcc.com/calendar_moon.html Hilo Ia A Pa‘a—Moon Phase Journal: MoonPhaseProject.com Kalei Nu‘uhiwa’s website on the lunar calendar: KaleiNuuhiwa.com/moon-info.html

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Since the 1970s, the average American household has shrunk some 20 percent, down from three people to two-and-a-half. If this were a movie, you could call it The Incredible Shrinking Household—except that, while they were losing half a person, our homes got a lot bigger. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average single-family home has grown by more than 40 percent.

What goes in there, of course, is all our stuff. (Apparently we still don’t have enough room. The U.S. has between 2.3 and 2.63

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Small

Tiny homes are becoming a hot new trend. The big question is, why?

Story by Heidi Pool | Photography by Kailea Frederick

billion square feet of rentable storage space—equivalent to three Manhattan Islands and a football field or two.)

Lately, some folks have begun to move in the opposite direction, into tiny houses, defined as smaller than 400 square feet, most often around 200 square feet. Enough folks, in fact, that, across the country, tiny houses are becoming a big deal. For some, it’s a philosophical choice, a commitment to living more simply and reducing one’s environmental impact. For others,

it’s a pragmatic answer to the high cost of housing.

The tiny-home lifestyle comes with its own set of costs—from downsizing one’s possessions, to embracing the concept of composting toilets—but with the median price of a home in Maui County exceeding $700,000, and rents skyrocketing with no end in sight, our island paradise is in the midst of an affordablehousing crisis. Could tiny houses be a solution? At least two Maui enthusiasts think so.

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THE CUSTOM TINY HOME The Kula home Kalani Iselin and Kailea Frederick share has features you’d expect to find in a custom-built house: hardwood flooring, open-beam ceiling, granite countertop, and a stone-tiled bathroom.

But with a footprint of 160 square feet, plus an 80-square-foot sleeping loft, it’s the same size as the average single-car garage. And it’s entirely off the grid. “We have solar electricity, our stove is powered by propane, and we get our water from a garden hose,” Kalani says.

Kalani built the home himself, with help from business partner Adam Anderson.

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Their company, Island Tiny Homes, has completed four houses to date, and has a fifth under construction. Kalani hatched the idea at a family gathering. “Adam is my half-sister’s half-sister’s fiancé,” Kalani says with a grin, “and he has a building background like I do.”

Having never been inside a tiny house, I didn’t know what to expect when I visited Kalani and Kailea. Outside, the trailer-mounted home looks like a charming dollhouse on steroids. Indoors, it’s surprisingly spacious, and doesn’t feel at all claustrophobic, even with three of us inside. “We have friends over all the time,”

says Kailea. “We just have to be creative about where everyone sits. We’ve entertained as many as six people at once.”

Neither of them is a stranger to tiny living. Kalani attended a social-entrepreneurship program in Sweden. “This house is way bigger than that dorm room,” he says. Kailea grew up off the grid in Huelo.

“My family’s home had an outhouse,” she says. “This is really luxurious compared to where I was raised.”

She notes that living in a tiny house requires a change in mindset and lifestyle.

“I don’t think everyone can do it, but I think anyone can and should ask themselves

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With a footprint of 160 square feet, it’s the same size as the average single-car garage.

Left: Kalani Iselin and Kailea Frederick at the entrance to their Kula home. Like Dr. Who’s TARDIS, the house seems bigger inside than out. Above: Thoughtful window placement and a glass-paneled front door create a light and airy living/dining room. Below: The kitchen cabinets are solid, sustainably harvested cherrywood; shelving and backsplash came from a tree Kalani milled himself. Wood paneling inside and out creates a look that Kalani calls “Upcountry farm chic.”

LEFT (2): KAILEA FREDERICK; RIGHT (3): JOHN GIORDANI

Top: Cross-ventilation in the loft ensures a comfortable night’s sleep. Above: Stairs to the loft provide storage; the tallest serves as an extra closet. Below: At thirty-two square feet, the bathroom is large enough for two people. The ample shower has wood-paneled walls painted blue—like the one Kalani’s mother grew up with in Switzerland.

how much stuff they actually need to go through life and still be satisfied,” she says.

The couple’s home is parked on a property belonging to Kalani’s family. The property also houses an abundant garden, a flock of chickens, and even a beehive. “We purchase very little from the store—mostly grains and coffee,” says Kalani. Being able to harvest fresh vegetables, eggs and honey also helps when you have only a mini fridge to stock.

Kalani also uses their tiny house as a model home for his business, sometimes transporting it to the Saturday morning farmers’ market in Pukalani. “You should

see the looks we get from people when we drive by,” he laughs.

He and Kailea hope property owners will embrace the tiny-home movement as an affordable way to increase the number of rental houses. “The climate here is perfect for tiny houses,” says Kailea. “Tiny living makes you want to go out and do things more often. It’s a lifestyle shift that’s subtle, but very sweet.”

THE STARTER TINY HOME Erik Blair also sees the tiny-house movement as a viable way to ease Maui’s affordablehousing crisis. “If we could get 1 percent of Maui N¯ o Ka ‘Oi » Island Living ISLE 49

residents into tiny houses, that’s a significant number,” he says. “We need other solutions, too, but this is certainly one of them.”

Erik worked with Truss Systems Hawai‘i to create a no-frills prototype “model home on wheels,” along with Daniel Lovell, whom Erik calls his “director of the interior.”

“The first question prospective buyers usually ask is, ‘Where do I put this thing?’” says Erik. “Buying land is the best option.

Renting land or borrowing a tiny-house parking spot is the next option.”

Maui County regulations restrict the number of dwellings allowed per lot, based on the parcel’s size and zoning. “Generally, you’re allowed one house and one ‘ohana unit [accessory dwelling] per property,” says David Goode, Maui County’s director of public works. “Tiny houses on wheels are called ‘house trailers,’ and they count towards the allowable number of dwellings.” Goode adds that Mayor Alan Arakawa has asked the planning and public works departments to draft an ordinance that would allow accessory dwellings on smaller lots where they’re currently prohibited, and increase the number of dwellings allowed on larger lots. Such an ordinance would require County Council approval.

Meanwhile, Erik Blair is focusing on the state level. He was instrumental in getting Senate Bill 3054 presented to the Hawai‘i Legislature, with help from Senators Rosalyn Baker and Gil Keith-Agaran. “This bill presents a possible legal path for ‘trailer parks’—what I refer to as ‘tiny house villages’ —in Hawai‘i,” he says. “If the bill passes, you could put several tiny houses on a parcel and help more people live affordably.”

Above: A trailer hitch, and Kalani Iselin is ready to make house calls with prospective clients of Island Tiny Homes. Below: Although Erik Blair’s Smart car couldn’t really tow his no-frills prototype, it does show the wisdom of thinking small.

The Legal Lowdown In Maui County, all permanent dwellings must have a building permit issued by the Department of Public Works. The house must comply with all codes and zoning, be at least 120 square feet (not counting bathroom), and meet other requirements, such as ceiling heights of at least seven feet. The workaround here, as elsewhere in the U.S., is to place tiny houses on wheeled trailers—which also places them in the same category, and with the same restrictions, as house trailers: • They can be no wider than nine feet, no taller than fourteen feet, and no longer than forty-five feet.

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• They must be insured, registered with the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles, and pass an annual safety inspection.

• If completely off the grid (solar or wind power, water catchment and composting toilet), they don’t require a building permit.

If connected to County water, sewer, and the power grid, they will likely require a licensed contractor and a County permit.

• Tiny homes and other house trailers parked on a property must adhere to County setback requirements: ten feet away from other structures, five feet from property boundaries.

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Even a big guy like Erik Blair can feel comfortable in a tiny house like this prototype, shown during construction.

Between 1973 and 2010, the average U.S. home grew from 1,660 square feet to nearly 2,400.

Like Kalani and Kailea, Erik thinks tiny houses fit well with Maui’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle. “You go inside to cook and sleep,” he says. “The rest of the time you’re at the beach, or out enjoying everything Maui has to offer.”

Another advantage of a house on wheels is the ability to escape a natural disaster.

“If there’s a volcanic eruption or a tsunami, you can move your house quickly,” Erik says.

“You can literally drive your house to an evacuation zone and park it there.”

The tiny-house movement is about freedom, he adds. “If you don’t like the neighborhood, view, or microclimate, you can move somewhere else.”

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Besides the obvious challenges of living in a small space, there are other considerations when making the decision: Where will I get water?

Connecting to a municipal water source requires a building permit. Some tinyhome owners combine rain catchment with purchased water. Kalani Iselin and Kailea Frederick connected their tiny house to a garden hose on the property where it’s parked.

What about electricity?

Again, connecting to local utilities triggers the building-permit requirement. Solar energy is the most practical solution to powering your tiny house, although, according to Kalani, the batteries are fairly expensive, and last only about five years.

How will I cook?

Propane is the most practical solution, and is fairly inexpensive. Kalani and Kailea use a five-gallon propane tank mounted under their trailer, refilling it every one to two months.

How will I wash my clothes?

There is, of course, the laundromat option. Aside from that, there are several portable clothes washers that operate without electricity. Later this year, the Toronto-based Yirego Corp. will offer the Drumi, which uses a minimal amount of water and operates via a foot pedal.

What about refrigeration?

Kalani and Kailea have a mini fridge that’s powered by solar electricity.

Erik Blair wanted to install a propanepowered fridge in his prototype, but couldn’t find a company that would ship one to the Islands. He says some tiny-house dwellers use a YETI cooler, in which ice can last for five to seven days.

How will I deal with human waste?

Staying off the grid, and avoiding the need for a building permit, means a composting toilet. Kalani and Erik both favor Nature’s Head’s dry-composting toilet, which requires a composting medium such as peat moss, sawdust, or coconut coir.

According to Erik, the solid contents of the composting unit need to be moved to a secondary, exterior drying tank.

Liquids need to emptied in a safe spot outside, as well.

Where can I find more info?

• Start with the County’s planning department—specifically, its zoning administration and enforcement division. Building permits cover only the dwelling; you first need to know whether your parcel’s zoning will allow an auxiliary building.

• Follow Island Tiny Homes on Facebook, and contact Kalani at IslandTinyHomes.com to schedule a tour.

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Here’s a different spin on recycling that turns trash into treasure.

STORY BY JENNIFER POPPY “Lucky we live Hawai‘i.” That well-known saying reverberates throughout the Islands.

You hear it echoed off airport-terminal walls, mentioned on hiking trails, and repeated on beaches. We truly are lucky to live here, and with that gift comes the responsibility to mālama ‘āina—to care for the land. One way to do so is to make something beautiful out of what might have otherwise ended up in a landfill. Here are three “upcycling” ideas that just may inspire you.

As with any upcycling project, the goal here is to reuse, rather than consume. For items you do not own, check with friends, local thrift shops, Craigslist, Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, or your local hardware store.

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Driftwood Chalkboard

Easy

Materials cabinet door or wooden board sandpaper (if needed) assorted driftwood clippers hot-glue gun primer and chalkboard paint painter’s tape your choice of paintbrush, roller or sponge brush Chalkboard paint typically comes in 30-ounce cans.

The 24”x19” chalkboard shown on this page requires approximately 4 ounces each of primer and paint.

INSTRUCTIONS Prepare your cabinet door by cleaning it thoroughly, sanding it if necessary. Next, use painter’s tape to mark off the area that will be your chalkboard, then apply primer with your paintbrush. After the primer coat dries, add a thin layer of chalkboard paint, applying strokes in one direction. Let it dry according to the paint can’s directions, then add a second coat, applying strokes in the opposite direction. It will take three days for your chalkboard to cure. After it’s cured, rub chalk across the board before using it. Arrange the driftwood pieces around the chalkboard to your liking, then affix them using a hot-glue gun on high heat. It’s a bit of a puzzle to place the driftwood; you may need to use the clippers to shorten the pieces to fit just right.

TOP: JOHN GIORDANI; BOTTOM: JENNIFER POPPY

« MĀLAMA ‘ĀINA »

 MĀLAMA ‘ĀINA 

Chair Planter

Mosaic Steppingstone

Advanced

Materials assorted sea glass seashells craft marbles clear contact paper Quikrete (about ⅛ of a 60-lb. bag)

trowel bucket nonstick cake pan chicken wire wire cutters WD-40

Materials old wooden chair paint (4–8 oz.) paintbrush sandpaper (if needed) old cooking or garden pot assorted plants soil

INSTRUCTIONS Prepare your chair by removing the screws from the seat and detaching it from the frame. Next, clean the chair—sanding the finish, if necessary—then paint it.

Once the paint dries, experiment with different items you have on hand until you find the perfect planter that fits in the chair. If you are using a basket or pot, it will need to fit tightly inside the chair frame, or have handles that can rest on the frame.

ANOTHER OPTION is to create a basket by stapling chicken wire to the seat frame, then adding coconut husks or garden fabric. Once you have your container in place, pot as you normally would, adding stones for drainage, then soil and, finally, plants.

JENNIFER POPPY; CHAIR: JOHN GIORDANI

INSTRUCTIONS Place the cake pan right side up on a sheet of clear contact paper and trace its outline. Do the same with the chicken wire. Set both aside. Select the sea glass, shells, marbles and any other decorative pieces you want for your steppingstone and arrange them as you like inside the pan. Transfer this mosaic of pieces to the contact paper with the design facing the sticky side. Mix the Quikrete per the bag’s instructions, using a trowel, bucket and water. Spray WD-40 inside the pan, and put the contact sheet in with the design facing down. Carefully add about an inch of Quikrete, then place the chicken wire on top for added support. Fill the rest of the pan with Quikrete. Allow the steppingstone to dry outside. After twentyfour hours, turn the pan over and remove the steppingstone. Peel off the contact paper. Set the stone out in the sun to dry for two more days before use.

Moderate

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WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A GREEN PAPAYA? STORY BY BECKY SPEERE Upcycle. That is what you do when you accidentally knock a few green papayas from your tree as you clumsily maneuver your fruit picker toward the blushing, yellowgreen fruit. Although the latter fulfills your plans for a sweet, ripe papaya with coconut yogurt, topped with honey-macadamia-nut granola, you have also been blessed with a rocklike green papaya. What to do?

Native to Central America, Carica papaya is a sun-loving plant present in many tropical and subtropical countries. Generally grown from seed, it’s found on Maui at elevations from sea level to 2,000 feet and can reach a height of twenty feet, producing

hundreds of fruits during its two- to threeyear lifespan. Mature fruits are harvestable twelve to fourteen months after planting.

Inside are hundreds of viable black seeds.

Gently remove them with a spoon prior to eating the sweet flesh—and if you like, purée them in a blender and add to your favorite honey-mustard salad dressing for a mild, peppery kick. Added to your favorite marinade, the papain-rich leaves have meat-tenderizing properties.

Now back to those green papayas. My favorite ways to use the fruit are in chicken tinola soup and green papaya salad. Begin by cutting half an inch off both ends of the

papaya, creating a flat surface. Stand the papaya on its larger end, and peel the hard outer skin, using a paring knife or vegetable peeler. Be careful that the surface beneath the fruit is dry. I like to place a paper towel under the fruit to absorb the latex that seeps out. Cut the fruit in half lengthwise and remove the white, immature seeds and the soft membranes attached to them.

If you’re making the soup, cut the fruit into two-inch chunks. If you’re making green papaya salad, use a food processor with a grater attachment, or shred on the large holes of a hand grater. Now you are ready to cook!

CHICKEN TINOLA Yield 6–8 serving | Prep Time 90 minutes Ingredients 2 lb. chicken thighs 2” piece of ginger, peeled and smashed 4 cloves of garlic, smashed 2 Tbsp. cooking oil 2 Tbsp. fish sauce ½ tsp. salt, to taste

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2 whole stalks lemongrass, bruised on the root side with the flat of a knife 1 tsp. whole peppercorns 1 bay leaf 4–5 c. green papaya, cut into 2” chunks 1–2 c. marungay* or pepper leaves, stripped from the hard stems *Marungay is a high-protein legume; find its leaves at Paradise Market, 207 E. Wakea St., Kahului— but call ahead, as it sells out quickly. 877-6767

ISTOCK/MICHAEL HIEBER; BECKY SPEERE

This recipe came from a great Big Island cook—the late Napoleon “Chopper” Ebanez, who worked as a manager and special police officer for the County of Hawai‘i’s Parks & Recreation.

« IN THE GARDEN » The pickled green papaya recipe below is adapted from the book Memories of Philippine Kitchens by Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan, published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang.

ACHARA Yield Approximately 8 cups, depending on papaya size Prep Time 3 days (includes marinating overnight twice)

Above: To prepare green papaya, cut the fruit in half, removing the seeds and slicing off the hard skin.

Cut into chunks for easy grating.

Right: Simmer pickling ingredients in a nonreactive saucepan.

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Below: Grate green papapa, carrots, onions and chile peppers, and toss with a rice-vinegar pickling mix for a refreshing salad.

Ingredients marinate over two nights—and are worth the wait!

Method Heat the oil in a 6-quart pot over medium heat; add garlic and ginger. Cook till fragrant, about 1 minute. Add fish sauce and chicken thighs, raise heat to medium high and cook 5 minutes. Add enough water to cover chicken by 1½ inches. Add bay leaf, peppercorns and lemongrass. Bring slowly to a boil and simmer 45 minutes. Add green papaya and marungay leaves; simmer 20 minutes or until papaya is tender—don’t overcook till mushy. Adjust seasoning. Enjoy ladled over white rice with a side of achara (green papaya salad).

Ingredients for the pickling mix: 4 c. rice vinegar 1½ c. sugar 1 Tbsp. kosher salt 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 2” piece of fresh ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks 1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper, or to taste Ingredients for the salad: 1½ lb. grated green papaya 2 Tbsp. kosher salt 3 carrots, peeled and grated 3 red or green long chile peppers, cored, seeded and thinly sliced 2 Maui onions, cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced Method In a nonreactive saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, 1 Tbsp. salt, garlic and ginger. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the black pepper and cool to room temperature; cover and refrigerate overnight.

In a large, nonreactive bowl, toss papaya with the remaining salt, carrots, onions and peppers. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Next day, place half the papaya mixture in a cheesecloth-lined strainer and rinse under running water. Squeeze to remove excess moisture. Place into a clean bowl and repeat with the rest of the papaya mixture. Toss in a clean bowl with vinegar mixture, to taste.

Refrigerate overnight, and enjoy the next day.

Achara keeps for up to 6 months in jars in the refrigerator. I also use it as a relish on sandwiches, or add it to lettuce wraps. The extra vinegar mixture can be used as a base in marinades, salad dressings, or as a lumpia (fried spring roll) dip.

Another papaya idea: Bake semi-ripe fruit with 1 Tbsp. salted butter, 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, and 1 Tbsp. Maui honey for 20 minutes in a 350° oven. Carefully place on a heatproof plate, and fill the hot fruit with a big scoop of Roselani vanilla ice cream. Serve immediately.

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« AT HOME WITH THE CHEF »

Dining wi� �e Stars A MAUI RESTAURATEUR ENTERTAINS AT HOME St�y by Marti Rosenquist Photography by Sue Hudelson

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Opposite: Rhonda and Aaron Placourakis are stellar hosts, entertaining friends al fresco at their home in south Maui. Above: On the upper lānai, just steps from the kitchen, guests savor homemade cocktails, pūpū, and a setting sun that paints the Pacific a burnished gold.

During the drive to Wailea, I find myself guessing what kind of home restaurateur Aaron Placourakis shares with his wife, Rhonda, and their son, Manoli.

I’ve dined at Tri-Star restaurants, and they all have romantic settings. Son’z Steakhouse, at the Hyatt Regency Maui, encircles a waterfall where swans glide serenely to and fro; at Sarento’s on the Beach in Wailea, lovers snuggle in cozy booths a mere stone’s throw from the water’s edge to watch the sunset; and at Nick’s Fishmarket at the Fairmont Kea Lani, couples dine under the stars, while flaming strawberries Romanoff punctuate the darkness.

Wouldn’t the home of Tri-Star’s CEO have great ambiance, as well?

Two steps into the entryway, I understand why the Placourakises moved here from their former abode in an opulent gated community.

Nearly every room in the house provides a vantage of ocean, West Maui Mountains, Kaho‘olawe and Molokini. Not so much as a telephone wire interrupts the view.

“Can you believe this property was so overgrown before we bought it that you couldn’t see this view?” Rhonda says. “I had to cut down a lot of trees.”

“And when she says cut down the trees, she cut down the trees. We got her a chainsaw for Mother’s Day,” Aaron chuckles. The diminutive blond confirms her delight with an incandescent smile.

“Gee, and all I got was a blender!” I joke.

“She already had the Vitamix,” Aaron says, gesturing toward the kitchen, “so a saw was the next logical thing.”

I turn to admire what is clearly the focal point of the home. “You must love working in here.”

Aaron nods. “The kitchen was remodeled by the previous owner, a restaurateur friend of ours. What makes it so great is that as a host or chef you have visual access to most of the entertainment areas, so it’s easier to control the tempo and timing of the event. Also, if you’re still prepping, and guests want to watch, sample and enjoy, this kitchen lets you do so and be a part of the function.”

The kitchen is open to the living and dining rooms, whose wide windows and glass doors look out onto the home’s gardens, terraces, inviting backyard, and multiple lānai, all perfect for al fresco entertaining.

“With so many options, what’s your favorite way to entertain in this house?”

“When we do the cooking, we entertain casually,” Aaron replies, “maybe a rustic menu of roasted meats or fish and vegetables, served family style. We start here near the kitchen with drinks and pūpū, then move down to the lānai. If it’s a bigger party, we enlist the help of our chef and then we can be more elaborate.

“In all cases we try to come up with a special cocktail for guests to enjoy before dinner. Rhonda is a physical trainer and is interested in healthful food preparations. For this evening she made homemade cranberry cosmopolitans.”

“What about this is homemade?” I ask Rhonda, after sipping the pretty pink elixir.

“I coax the juice from fresh cranberries, then add a smidgen of sweetener, basil and mint, which are good healthy herbs. I also add coconut water, which has a slew of health benefits,” Rhonda says.

“And there’s a bit of vodka in there, too, of course.”

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Above: Rhonda’s prized landscaping and a sweeping ocean view create a setting as tropically elegant as any on the Wailea coastline below. From left: Aaron has spent a lifetime making people feel welcome at his Tri-Star restaurants. He does the same when he entertains at home, right down to the single pink rose he’ll present to each female guest.

Chef Geno sears ‘ahi, performing before an appreciative audience.

The pūpū course includes oyster shooters topped with fresh gazpacho and cucumber yuzu gelato.

You know the old song, “If I knew you were coming, I’d have baked a cake”? The Placourakis version is: “We knew you were coming, so we cooked everything from scratch really slow all day, using local ingredients.”

For tonight’s meal, Aaron has recruited Chef Geno Sarmiento, who has been with Tri-Star for more than twenty years. He looks right at home, prepping for dinner at the “cooktop with an ocean view.”

“I love cooking in this house,” Chef beams as he stirs the seafood sauce he will add to a new mahimahi entrée. “The kitchen is perfectly designed and outfitted. The aisle between the prep areas is wide, so my two helpers aren’t bumping into one another. There’s an extra prep sink right behind me, which I filled with ice tonight to chill the fresh oysters. And there is a refrigerator drawer right here next to the range, which makes life so easy.”

Chef reaches into the frosty drawer and pulls out a bag of dark red ‘ahi fillets. He admires the catch for a moment, then announces, “Let’s get to work. It’s time to blacken this ‘ahi.”

He rolls the fish in a concoction of spices and soon the room fills with the succulent scents that only great cooking produces. Chef plates the seared ‘ahi slices alongside a mixture of chopped avocado,

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red onion, mango and papaya “to cut the heat of the blackened fish,” and drizzles it with a sauce made with lemon butter, saké and Chinese mustard that makes my mouth water.

Next he assembles fresh oyster shooters by topping the raw mollusks with house-made gazpacho and a dollop of homemade cucumber and yuzu gelato. Before the guests arrive, he fries tiny blini and tops them with smoked salmon, crème fraîche, chopped egg and capers, caviar style. He cooks pork-belly chunks that will be served at the main meal with succulent scallops, plated with cippolini onions slow roasted in Pernod and butter.

Soon the guests arrive, each one commenting that “something smells really good in here.” Rhonda makes sure everyone has her specialty drink in hand, while the charismatic Aaron introduces guests to one another. He then bids them onto the lānai to enjoy the sunset as it makes its fleeting appearance over the ocean beyond.

Everyone seems to be floating on air.

Aaron had once told me that he uses the same philosophy to entertain at home as he does in his restaurants: make each guest feel like a star.

“Good service is about anticipating your guests’ needs,” he

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SMOKED SALMON ON BLINI Servings 16 portions | Prep Time 1 hour Ingredients 8 oz. smoked salmon, sliced in ½-oz. portions 1 hard-boiled egg, yoke and white minced separately 1 Maui onion, minced 1 Tbsp. capers, drained of brine 1 Tbsp. balsamic syrup* 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp. butter microgreens for garnish *Bring 1 oz. or more of balsamic vinegar to boil, lower heat and simmer till reduced to a third of original volume. Keep leftover syrup for dressing watermelon-feta salad, strawberries, etc.

MASCARPONE-CRÈME FRAÎCHE

¼ c. mascarpone‡ ¼ c. crème fraîche‡ ½ fresh lemon, squeezed & seeds removed salt & pepper to taste Clockwise from top left: Smoked salmon decked out with chopped egg, onion and capers rests atop homemade blinis that Chef painstakingly browns on the spot. Rhonda relaxes in the living room, awaiting the arrival of her guests.

Available on Maui at Rimfire Imports and Whole Foods Market

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BLINI

½ c. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, boiled, mashed & cooled ½ c. flour 1 egg ¼ c. milk 1 tsp. baking powder 1 Tbsp. chives, chopped salt & pepper to taste Method For the mascarpone-crème fraîche, whisk all ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside.

explains. “Anyone can get someone something that they ask for, but getting it before they ask, that’s the goal. Also, I believe in being old-fashioned. Dining is about making sure [the ladies] are always cared for, first, last, and everywhere in between.”

This, from the man who gave his wife a chainsaw for Mother’s Day? Aaron smiles.

“As the Greeks say, ‘Why would women want to be equal to men, when they are way above men?’”

We step outside to a four-course dinner being served on the lānai. The moon casts a glow over the ocean. Tiki torches blaze; the sound of a distant conch shell drifts up the hill from the resorts below. Between rounds of laughter, a guest toasts Aaron and Rhonda, thanking them for inviting him to dine this evening “like royalty.” Stars form a canopy overhead, and as they clink their crystal goblets together, each guest at the table also appears to be twinkling.

For the blinis, blend all ingredients together in a bowl. In a 10-inch skillet, heat butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Using either a spoon or piping bag, place the blini mixture in the pan in silver-dollar-sized portions. When the edges start to bubble, flip over, cooking the blini about 30 seconds on each side.

Blot on paper towels.

Plate Place blinis on a platter. Place the smoked salmon on top of the blini like a rosette. Add a dollop of the mascarpone-crème fraîche mixture in the center of the rosette. Sprinkle onion, egg white, egg yolk and capers on top of the salmon. Drizzle balsamic syrup and extra virgin olive oil on top of the salmon and platter. Garnish with microgreens.

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Resource Guide 2017 ARCHITECTS Architects Maui 572-4644 | MauiBoy.com/archmaui Artel, Inc. 1367 S. Kīhei Rd., #3-104, Kīhei 298-4967 | 250-1527 | ArtelMaui.com Hunton Conrad & Associates, Inc. 1102 Mailuna Pl., Makawao 281-9706 | HuntonConrad.com Kasprzycki Designs, Inc. 40 Kupuohi St., Ste. 203, Lahaina 667-6116 | KasprzyckiDesigns.com Jeffrey A. Lundahl 871-4110 | JeffreyALundahl@msn.com Maui Architectural Group 2331 Main St., Wailuku 244-9011 | MauiArch.com Rick Ryniak Architects 50 Pu‘u Anoano, #2104, Lahaina 661-9448 | Ryniak.com Territorial Architects, Ltd. P.O. Box 1247, Wailuku 575-2188 Nick Wagner 226 S. Church St., Wailuku | 242-5720

APPLIANCES, BUILDING SUPPLIES & INSTALLATION ABC Supply Co., Inc. 446 Ala Makani St., Kahului 877-6507 | ABCSupply.com Habitat for Humanity ReStore 970 L. Main St., Wailuku 986-8050 | Habitat-Maui.org Hamai Appliance 332 E. Wākea Ave., Kahului 877-6305 | HamaiAppliance.com

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The Home Depot 100 Pakaula St., Kahului 893-7800 | HomeDepot.com

Hawaiian Carpet One Floor & Home 162 Alamaha St., Kahului | 873-2113 HawaiianCarpetOneKahului.com

Lowe’s Home Improvement 214 Ho‘okele St., Kahului 872-1920 | Lowes.com

Lahaina Carpet & Interiors, Inc. 1036 Limahana Pl., Ste. 3L, Lahaina 661-4268 | LahainaCarpets.com

Pacific Source 515 E. Uahi Way, Wailuku 986-0380 | PacSource.com

GLASS

CABINETRY & WOODWORKING Brothers Custom Woodworks & Cabinetry 280-3920 | BrothersCWC.com

Jay Peterson Woodworking 808-553-8381 MolokaiWoodGuy@rocketmail.com Maui Custom Woodworks 251 Lalo St., L-1, Kahului 877-0239 | MauiCustomWoodworks.com Out of the Woods Fine Cabinetry & Woodworking 280-1421 | MauiCustomCabinetry.com Pacific Millworks 375 W. Kuiaha Rd., Unit 21, Ha‘ikū 575-7555 MauiCabinetsFurnitureWoodworking.com David Powell 250-5678 Waiakoa Enterprises 281-3889

CARPETS & FLOORING

Abbey Carpet & Floor 25 Kahului Beach Rd., Kahului 871-5825 MauiFlooringAndWindowCoverings.com Bamboo Maui 1878 Wili Pa Loop, Wailuku 244-2299 | BambooMaui.com

Arrow Glass & Mirrors 792 Alua St., Bay 5, Wailuku 244-3944 California Frameless Shower Door P.O. Box 6186, Kahului 868-6868 CaliforniaFramelessShowerDoor.com

LIGHTING

Maui Specialty Lighting 446-0921 | MauiSpecialtyLighting.com Read Lighting, Inc. 335 E. Wakea Ave., Kahului 871-8995 | ReadLightingHi.com Strini Art Glass 572-6283 StriniArtGlassCustomLighting.com Valley Isle Lighting, Inc. 255 Alamaha St., Kahului 871-1119 | ValleyIsleLighting.net

PAINT

Ameritone Maui •140 Alamaha St., Kahului | 871-7734 •1058 Limahana Pl., Lahaina | 667-2614 Da Kine Paints, LLC 250 Alamaha St., Kahului 871-9381 | BenjaminMooreMaui.com Performance Painting 71A Miner Pl., Makawao 870-4500 | PerformancePaintingHi.com

Sherwin-Williams Paint Store •173 Alamaha St., Kahului | 877-2468 •910 Honoapi‘ilani Hwy., Lahaina | 662-0123 | Sherwin-Williams.com

PLUMBING

Custom Plumbing, Inc. 280-2536 Ferguson Plumbing Supply 335 Hukilike Street, Kahului 877-4460 | Ferguson.com

ROOFING

Finishing Touch Roofing, Inc. 2000 Mokulele Hwy., Kahului | 877-5533 Fonseca Roofing 281-0092

STONE & TILE

Best Stoneworks, LLC 2000 Mokulele Hwy., #81, Pu‘unēnē 264-6474 | BestStoneworksLLC.com Coastline Stone & Tile, Inc. 907 Malulani St., Kīhei 879-0635 | CoastlineStoneAndTileInc.com Exclusively Yours/Ceramic Tile Plus (cabinets, countertops, floors, glass) 25 S. Kahului Beach Rd., Kahului Exclusively Yours: 871-7595 Ceramic Tile Plus: 871-8674 CeramicTilePlus.com James Tile & Stone 874-9137

Miyake Concrete Accessories •250 N. Waiehu Beach Rd., Wailuku 244-7988 •1035 Makawao Ave., Makawao 572-7988 •369 Huku Li‘i Pl., Kīhei | 879-7900 •24 Ulupono St., Lahaina | 661-9020 MiyakeConcrete.com Pohaku Masonry 283-4156 Precision Tile & Stone 843 Waine‘e St., Lahaina 870-6994 Worldwide Design Studio (stonework) 360 Papa Pl., Kahului | 871-1440

CONTRACTORS Aloha Remodeling & Construction 573-5229 | AlohaRemodeling.com Carter Platt Construction 870-0459 | CustomHomesInKulaHi.com CC&D Builders Hawai‘i 2530 Keka‘a Dr., #A, Kā‘anapali | 667-1807 Cremer Construction (concrete) 440 Ainakula Rd., Kula | 878-6495 Manta.com/c/mmjsj18/cremer-construction Elite Construction 549 Kuanana St., Pā‘ia 268-0563 | EliteIslandConstruction.com

Jurassic Stone Works 2000 Mokulele Hwy., Kahului 873-7742 | JurassicMaui.com

Island Tiny Homes 866-4911 | IslandTinyHomes.com

Maui Marble & Granite 874 Alua St., Wailuku 242-8400 | MauiMarbleAndGranite.net

Kahe Construction P.O. Box 10277, Lahaina 661-KAHE (5243) | KaheConstruction.com Mark Minney Construction, LLC 4730 Kula Hwy., Kula | 876-1765

T&S Building Consultants 2733 Pu‘u Ho‘olai St., Kīhei | 879-5453 3D Builders & Design (construction, solar) 353 Hanamau St., Ste. 1, Kahului 871-5575 | 3DBuilders.com Wildco Construction 283-2371 | WildCoMaui.com

ENERGY SYSTEMS

Haleakala Solar 70 E. Ka‘ahumanu Ave., #C-3, Kahului 871-4059 | HaleakalaSolar.com Maui Pacific Solar P.O. Box 351, Pu‘unēnē 280-6627 | MauiSolar.com Rising Sun Solar 810 Kokomo Rd., Ha‘ikū 575-2202 | RisingSunSolar.com The Sonshine Solar Corporation 575-7444 | SonshineSolarMaui.com Trident Electric P.O. Box 691, Makawao | 572-4163 West Maui Electric 48 Aholo Rd., Lahaina 757-0396 | WestMauiElectric@gmail.com

HOME FURNISHINGS & ACCESSORIES Beach House 330 Ohukai Rd., #110, Kīhei 891-2010 | BeachHouseDesignMaui.com Duck Soup Maui 2000 Mokulele Hwy., Pu‘unēnē 871-7875 | DuckSoupMaui.com HomeWorld Furniture 374 Hanakai St., Kahului 877-5503 | HomeWorld.com

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HUE 210 Alamaha St., Kahului 873-6910 | MauiHue.com

Pier 1 Imports 270 Dairy Rd., Kahului 873-7878 | Pier1.com/Maui

Indolotus Imports 145 Halekuai St., Kīhei 879-9997 | IndolotusImports.com

Swan Interiors 2103 W. Vineyard St., Wailuku 243-3316 | SwanInteriorsMaui.com

Island Attitudes 411 Huku Li‘i Pl., Kīhei 879-4147 | IslandAttitudesMaui.com

OUTDOOR FURNISHINGS

Lifestyle Maui Furniture 703 L. Main St., Wailuku 242-1863 | LifestyleMaui.com The Man Cave Island Surf Building 1993 S. Kīhei Rd., Ste.18, Kīhei 793-2526 Marmac Home & Kitchen 334 Alamaha St., Kahului | 877-3931 Martin & MacArthur •The Shops at Wailea 3750 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea 891-8844 •Whalers Village 2435 Kā‘anapali Pkwy., Kā‘anapali 667-7422 MartinAndMacArthur.com The Maui Closet Company 310 Hukilike St., Unit M, Kahului 871-7996 | MauiCloset.com The Mind’s Eye Interiors, Inc. 1068 Limahana Pl., Lahaina 667-7748 | MindsEyeInterior.com Pacific Audio & Communications 330 Ohukai Rd., #116, Kīhei 870-1619 | PacHawaii.com Pearl Butik 71 Baldwin Ave., Pā‘ia 579-8899 | PearlButik.com

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K-Deck Canvas Corp.

1942 E. Vineyard St., Wailuku 242-2889 | KDeckCanvas.com

Outdoor Living 261 Lalo St., Kahului 873-8325 | Out-Door-Living.com Padilla Designs (gates, railings, torches, metal design) P.O. Box 2074, Kīhei 879-0938 | PadillaDesigns.com

WINDOW TREATMENTS & UPHOLSTERY

Island Window Coverings 300 Ohukai Rd., B308, Kīhei 874-8602 | IslandWindowCovering.com Joanne Conlon Upholstery 33 W. Kanamale Loop, Wailuku 244-5449 Ohana Drapery & Upholstery 325 Hukilike St., Kahului |873-8077 Suda Shades & Design P.O. Box 1116, Kīhei 205-7926 | SudaShades.com Whitey’s Upholstery 268-9710

INTERIOR DESIGN Brown-Kobayashi 38 N. Market St., Wailuku | 242-0804 Gail Simmons Interior Design 11 Ululani St., Kula 281-2882 | GailSimmonsDesign.com

Home Remedies Interior Design Island Surf Building 1993 S. Kīhei Rd., Ste. 7, Kīhei |214-6559 CreativeHomeRemedies.com Marshall Design Studio P.O. Box 2547, Wailuku 463-9118 | MarshallDesignStudio.com

LANDSCAPING & POOLS Chris Curtis Landscape P.O. Box 1278, Ha‘ikū 575-2367 | ChrisCurtisLandscapes.com Chris Hart & Partners, Inc. 115 N. Market St., Wailuku 242-1955 | CHPMaui.com Fusion Irrigation Hawai‘i 264-8261 Huber Pools 1367 S. Kīhei Rd., #3-110, Kīhei 879-0822 | HuberPools.com I Dig Maui 55 L. Ulumalu Rd., Ha‘ikū | 357-1450 Island Plant Company P.O. Box 880360, Pukalani 572-5094 | IslandPlant.com Maui Waterscapes 365 Ho‘ohana St., Unit 6E, Kahului 877-0413 | MauiWaterscapes.com

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Destination Maui, Inc. 220 Ima Kala St., Ste. 104, Wailuku 244-9021 | DestinationMaui.net MF Management, LLC 281-1341 | RecordHunter@hawaii.rr.com Maui Paradise Properties, LLC 727 Waine‘e St., Ste. 206, Lahaina 661-1535 | MauiParadiseProperties.coms

Private, Parochial, & Charter Schools WEST MAUI MANA‘O‘I‘O BAPTIST ACADEMY Type of School: Parochial 164 Fleming Road, Lahaina 661-4017| Facebook.com/ManaoioBaptistAcademy Grades Served: K–12 Enrollment: 15 maximum Tuition: $4,000

MONTESSORI HALE O KEIKI Type of School: Montessori 100 Kulanihakoi Street, Kīhei 874-7441 | MHOK.org Grades Served: K–8 Enrollment: 75 Tuition: $11,530 (K–5) |$12,500 (6–8)

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MAUI PREPARATORY ACADEMY Type of School: College Prep 4910 Honoapi‘ilani Highway, Lahaina 665-9966 | MauiPrep.org Grades Served: K–12 Enrollment: 203 Tuition: $15,048 (K–5) | $16,923 (6–8) | $17,870 (9–12)

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL Type of School: Parochial 520 W. One Street, Kahului 873-6334 | ELS-Maui.org Grades Served: K–8 Enrollment: 128 Tuition: $6,600 (K–5) | $7,600 (6–8)

SACRED HEARTS SCHOOL Type of School: Parochial 239 Dickenson Street, Lahaina 661-4720 | SHSMaui.org Grades Served: K–8 Enrollment: 218 Tuition: $7,550 (K–5) | $7,950 (6–8)

HAWAII TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY Type of School: Public Charter* Learning centers located in Wailuku, Lahaina, and Pukalani 676-5444 | MYHTA.org Grades Served: K–12 Enrollment: 1,123 statewide Tuition: Free *Combines online instruction and learning centers

SOUTH MAUI HORIZONS ACADEMY OF MAUI Type of School: Special Education 2679 Wai Wai Place, Kīhei 575-2954 | HorizonsAcademy.org Grades Served: Call for information.

Enrollment: 15 Tuition: Call for information.

KĪHEI PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL Type of School: Public Charter Elementary School: 25 West Līpoa Street, Kīhei Middle School: 41 East Līpoa Street, Suite #29, Kīhei High School: 300 Ohukai Road, #C209, Kīhei 875-0700 | KiheiCharter.org Grades Served: K–12 Enrollment: 525 Tuition: Free

MAUI HUI MALAMA LEARNING CENTER Type of School: Alternative* 375 Mahalani Street, Wailuku 244-5911 | HuiMalama.org Grades Served: 7–12 Enrollment: 20 Tuition: Free *Tutoring and GED preparation only KA‘AHUMANU HOU CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Type of School: Parochial 777 Mokulele Highway, Kahului 871-2477 | KHCSMaui.com Grades Served: K–12 Enrollment: 35 Tuition: $300/month

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MAUI ADVENTIST SCHOOL Type of School: Parochial 261 S. Pu‘unēnē Avenue, Kahului 877-7813 | MauiAdventistSchool.AdventistFaith.org Grades Served: 1–8 Enrollment: 22 Tuition: $3,780–$5,145 ST. ANTHONY GRADE SCHOOL Type of School: Parochial 1627A Mill Street, Wailuku 244-4976 | SAGSMaui.com Grades Served: K–5 Enrollment: 96 Tuition: $5,700 ST. ANTHONY SCHOOL Type of School: Parochial 1618 Lower Main Street, Wailuku 244-4190 | SASMaui.org Grades Served: 6–12 Enrollment: 155 Tuition: $7,250 (6) | $10,000 (7) | $11,250 (8) | $13,500 (9–12)

UPCOUNTRY MAUI CARDEN ACADEMY OF MAUI Type of School: Carden Method 55A Maka‘ena Place, Pukalani 573.6651 | CardenMaui.org Grades Served: K–8 Enrollment: 154 (maximum) Tuition: $10,750 (K–5) | $11,750 (6–8) CLEARVIEW CHRISTIAN GIRLS SCHOOL/UPCOUNTRY ACADEMY Type of School: Parochial 71 Ha‘a Ha‘a Street, Pukalani 876-0123 | MauiSchools.net Grades Served: 6–12 Enrollment: 32 (maximum) Tuition: $7,500 HALEAKALĀ WALDORF SCHOOL Type of School: Waldorf Elementary: 4160 Lower Kula Road, Kula Secondary: Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center, 2841 Baldwin Avenue, Makawao 878-2511 | WaldorfMaui.org

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Grades Served: K–12 Enrollment: 310 Tuition: $13,800* (K) | $14,900 (1–8) | $16,600 (9–12) *Half-day rates are available.

KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS MAUI Type of School: College Prep* 270 ‘A‘apueo Parkway, Pukalani 572-3100 KSBE.edu/Campus_Education/Campuses/Maui—Campus Grades Served: K–12 Enrollment: 1,100 Tuition: $4,226 (K–5) | $4,352 (6) | $5,199 (7–12) *Curriculum is based on Hawaiian and Christian values.

MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF MAUI Type of School: Montessori 2933 Baldwin Avenue, Makawao 573-0374 | MOMI.org Grades Served: K–8 Enrollment: 270 Tuition: $13,648 (K) | $13,788 (1–3) | $13,838 (4–6) | $16,063 (7–8) SEABURY HALL Type of School: College Prep 480 Olinda Road, Makawao 572-7235 | SeaburyHall.org Grades Served: 6–12 Enrollment: 458 Tuition: $19,425

NORTH SHORE DORIS TODD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY Type of School: Parochial 519 Baldwin Avenue, Pā‘ia 579-9237 | DorisToddChristian.org Grades Served: K–12 Enrollment: 190 Tuition: $6,609 (K–5) | $7,000 (6–8) | $7,575 (9–12) REAL ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES TO SOAR (ROOTS) Type: Alternative 740 Ha‘ikū Road, Ha‘ikū 250-7988 | RootsMaui.org Grades Served: K–8 Enrollment: 50 Tuition: $8,500

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