Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
back. Dermatologists have a fancy name for it, and they'll give you a fancy prescription
with a fancy price tag to cure it. It's common knowledge throughout the islands, however,
that Selsun Blue shampoo has an ingredient that stops the white mottling effect. Just wash
your hair with it and then make sure to rub the lather over the affected areas, and it should
clear up.
Hospital
Between downtown Kahului and downtown Wailuku,
Maui Memorial Medical Center
(221 Mahalani St., 808/244-9056) is the only full-service hospital on the island.
Medical Clinics
Several clinics are dotted around the island, including the following in Kihei:
Urgent Care
Maui/Kihei Physicians
(1325 S. Kihei Rd., Ste. 103, 808/879-7781),
Kihei-Wailea Med-
ical Center
(808/874-8100) in the Pi'ilani Village Shopping Center, and
Kihei Clinic
(2349 S. Kihei Rd., 808/879-1440).
Kaiser Permanente
has clinics in Lahaina (910
Waine'e, 808/662-6800), Wailuku (80 Mahalani St., 808/243-6800), and Kihei (1279
S. Kihei Rd., 808/891-6800). In West Maui, the
West Maui Healthcare Center
(808/
667-9721) maintains an office at the Whalers Village shopping mall, and in Hana, the
Hana Community Health Center
(808/248-8294) is along the highway just as you enter
town.
Free Travel Literature
Free tourist literature is well done and loaded with tips, discounts, maps, happenings, and
so forth. Found at the airport arrival lounge and on some street stands, they include the
narrow-format
This Week Maui, Maui Gold, Maui Magazine, Maui Beach and Activity
Guide, Maui Activities and Attractions,
and the magazine-style
Maui Drive Guide,
with
excellent maps and tips, given out free by many car rental agencies.
101 Things to Do in
Maui
is a great resource for activities and also has money-saving coupons. Aside from
these, you'll find other magazines for Maui shops, art and culture, and golf.
