· Nightlife IS Exciting on Maui
Maui has recently added to its repertoire of nighttime entertainment options with two outstanding music shows presented in intimate settings on opposite ends of the island.

Mulligan's on the Blue golf course in Wailea hosts "Wailea Nights" on Thursday and Friday most weeks. One of Hawaii's best-known composers and singer-guitarists, Barry Flanagan, performs with singer-songwriter and actor Eric Gilliom. Both recording artists have had hit records in Hawai'i on their own, and Flanagan is founder of the superstar duo "Hapa." A three-course dinner is served before the show, which begins at 8 pm. Enjoy slack-key guitar in contemporary Hawaiian songs at this authentic Irish Pub. Special guests perform from time to time.

Every Tuesday, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua presents "Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series." Featuring storytelling with music to provide an expanded view of Hawaii's musicians, these concerts showcase masters of slack key and steel guitar, 'ukulele, and falsetto singing - all traditional Hawaiian music art forms. The intimate indoor theater sets the stage for lots of stories about the guest musician's background in Hawai'i and family roots. Weekly host George Kahumoku, Jr. is acclaimed as "Hawaii's Renaissance Man." Show times are 6:00 and 8:30 pm.

On Front Street in LahainaTown, a new nightclub has made its debut. Paradice Bluz is located underground in the newly renovated Lahaina Store building. A classic lounge and club setting with a dress code, Paradice Bluz offers comfy leather couches, an oxygen bar, and plenty of live entertainment on stage, from comedy to ethnic dancers to live bands. Open nightly at 9 pm, at 10 am on Sunday and 2 pm on Monday for NFL football games. Further north on Front Street, the celebrated Longhi's restaurant features a nightclub upstairs on Thursday and Friday nights from 10 pm to closing with live bands and dancing.

On Lipoa Street in the heart of Kihei, Hapa's Nightclub is still going strong. A sampler platter of nightly shows include the incomparable Willie K, local live bands, dance parties and DJ music. Most shows begin at 9 pm; Willie takes the stage every Monday at 10 pm. At the Azeka Place II center, Bocalino Bistro & Bar offers an international mix of live music, DJs and dancing from 10 pm to 1 am nightly. In the Kihei Kalama Village, Bada Bing Restaurant & Lounge showcases comedy live with the Pono Players every Friday. Dinner is available before the show, which begins at 8 pm.

In the cool Upcountry town of Makawao, legendary Casanova Italian Restaurant offers live entertainment and dancing from Wednesday through Saturday evenings. A ladies night disco, smoke-free nightclub shows, Hawaii's top-name live bands and nationally-recognized entertainers are regularly featured beginning at 9:45 pm.

Two resorts offer nightclubs, too. Tsunami at the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa and Spats at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa. Tsunami features dancing to the latest hit music on Friday and Saturday nights from 9:30 pm to 2 am. Spats is open every Saturday from 10 pm to 3 am with DJ dance music.

It's no secret that a host of Maui's restaurants, lounges and hotels feature live music throughout the week in both the afternoon and evening. The Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului provides a worldwide selection of top shows and entertainers year-round. Historic Iao Theater on Market St. in Wailuku presents community theater performances periodically during the year.

But if you're looking for entertainment other than music, Maui fills that need as well. Two magic show attractions and a live theater production are showcased in West Maui. Kupanaha - Maui Magic for All Ages features a newly revised stage show dedicated to Hawaiian myths as expressed through award-winning hula and chant and world-class illusions. Hosted at the Ka'anapali Beach Hotel, this show includes a three-course dinner, which is served at the table by white-gloved waiters. Performances are Tuesday through Saturday. From the moment you enter "Annabelle's Parlor" at Warren & Annabelle's Magic Club in Lahaina, the bag o' tricks begin with mysterious doorways and passages. Once inside the parlor, playful mystery and entertainment by Annabelle await. A two-hour headlining act with Warren Gibson's repartee and close-up magic is top-notch, held in an intimate theater, and offered Monday through Saturday evenings. The mesmerizing production of 'Ulalena at the Maui Theatre in Lahaina garners highly-placed reviews as a "must-see" attraction. With its state-of-the-art technical stage and lighting, interactive props, and beautiful music, the remarkably talented cast of dancers and singers leads you in a journey through Hawaii's myths and history. Performances are Tuesday through Saturday evenings.

Written in Paradise

Brennert, Alan, "Moloka'i" - St. Martin's Press 2003 - This historical novel chronicles tragedy, triumph and transcendence on the island of Moloka'i.
Coble, Colleen- Cox, Carol- Hunter, Denise- Sattler, Gail, "Aloha" - Four Romances at a Hawaiian Hideaway - Barbour Publishing 2002 - Each author tells a story about one of the four Harrigan Brothers finding love in a Maui paradise.
Davenport, Kiana, "Shark Dialogues" - Penguin Books 1994, Plume 1995 - An epic love story and sweeping historical saga about a pure-Hawaiian matriarch and her undying love for Duke, who was banished to Kalaupapa Peninsula on Moloka'i.
Iida, Deborah, "Middle Son" - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill/Workman 1996 - A heartfelt family story about the Japanese-American laborers in Maui's plantation camps.
McPherson, Michael, "Rivers of the Sun" - South Point Press 2000 - Set in Lahaina, Maui, this adventure tale follows a colorful group of surfers and coral divers.
Moore, Christopher, "Fluke" - Or, I know why the winged whale sings - Perennial/Harper Collins Publishers 2003 - A humorous, brilliantly witty novel about a marine behavioral biologist researching whales around Maui.
Murayama, Milton, "All I Asking for is My Body"(1988), "Five Years on a Rock" (1994), "Plantation Boy" (1998) - University of Hawai'i Press - Born on Maui, this author grew up in Lahaina at the Puukolii plantation camp. His trilogy tells the stories of his family while offering a poignant view of life in Hawai'i of the 20th century.
Olson, Rick, "Maui Whispers" - Doublebow Books, Kihei, 2004 - A modern-day mystery set amid Maui's popular sites and compelling natural beauty.
Sharp, Barbara, "The Last Smythe" (2002), "The Third Spy" (2003), "The Right Time" (2003), "The Wind Mists" (2004) - Lahaina Mysteries, self-published - Fun and quick-reads, these mystery books by a Lahaina historian follows amateur detectives around historic LahainaTown and Upcountry Maui.
Tissot, Jan, "Keiki" - Parhelion Publishing 2002 - A political drama and love story about Hawaiian life on Moloka'i.
Tyau, Kathleen, "MaKai" - Beacon Press 2000 - Set in Hana and Honolulu, this novel offers a unique perspective to one local family's history from before World War II to the present day.
Wood, Paul, "Four Wheels, Five Corners" (1996), "False Confessions" (2002) - Flying Rabbit Press - Both books are a collection of musings, spoofs, and eye-witness accounts about life in Upcountry Maui and Hawai'i in general - very entertaining.
Yamanaka, Lois-Ann, "Blu's Hanging" - Avon Books 1997 - A gut-wrenching and heartfelt novel that gives a realistic look at family life and self-preservation on Moloka'i. (Yamanaka has written three other distinctive novels about growing up in Hawai'i.)

·Chef's Corner
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