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to get an assessment of what sort of activities might suit them best. For visitors with an in-
terest in music or dance, he might arrange a tour on which hula dancers from a local halau
offer a private performance with chants which relate to the land around you. If you're in-
terested in the spirituality of the islands, Pono can plan an itinerary of places steeped in
Hawaiian mythology and spirit. As a former teacher, Pono also specializes in tours with
children and offers activities for kids such as making fish out of coconut leaves. Pono takes
you places few other people get to go. He's built up contacts over the years that enable him
to bring guests to the properties of local people who regard him as a friend. For example,
a large tour bus of 45 people won't be able to stop at a taro field on the way to Hana and
pull taro with the owners. You won't be disappointed.
Shopping
MM OLD MAKAWAO TOWN
There's no faster way to make an Upcountry local cringe than by referring to Old
Makawao Town as another Lahaina. The galleries and boutiques here are on par—if not
better—than the shops and galleries lining Lahaina's Front Street, but you don't have the
tourist kitsch, swarms of cruise ship passengers, and drum machine musicians that would
mold it into “just another tourist town.” Instead Makawao prefers to stay off the radar, yet
accessible enough so as to attract art patrons and fashionistas who are passionate about
what they're purchasing. Add in the paniolo ranching heritage of the town (there are still
hitching posts lining the storefronts), and walking the shops of Old Makawao Town be-
comes a sight unto itself.
Art Galleries
Those interested in fine Polynesian jewelry will enjoy stepping inside Maui Master
Jewelers (3655 Baldwin Ave., 808/573-5400, www.mauimasterjewelers.com , 10am-5pm
Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm Sat.), where works by over 30 local artists are consistently on dis-
play. They are the island's leading source for New Zealand bone and jade carvings and
also offer Tahitian pearl jewelry and colored gemstones.
Sherri Reeve Gallery (3669 Baldwin Ave., 808/572-8931, www.sreeve.com ,
9am-5pm Mon.-Fri., 10am-4pm Sat.) showcases this ebullient Makawao artist whose dis-
tinctive floral designs have graced shirts, cards, paintings, and prints for years. Despite the
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