75 thoughts on “Maui Vacations In Peril; Fodor’s Says Don’t Visit Now”
Toni B
Comments such as yours do not ring true. Reservations are difficult to book The fees are highly inflated. We have vacationed in Hawaii also every for the past 30 years. We traveled to Maui during COVID It as easy but hardly fun most of are favorite places were either closed or out of business. If it is so bad why are prices at hotels so outrageously expensive and are completely booked
The prices for everything that is used by the hospitality industry has gone up. The workers have to be paid more. So the cost is maybe $300/ night. Then add the tax and fees which are the same at any vacation destination. Yes it is awful expensive, but that’s why.
I visited Maui recently and the traffic was horrible. I think if they let only tourists drive during certain hours and then the locals could drive in the night times . There would be less traffic jam ups!?!
You cannot be serious!! Have locals drive at night!? As if we don’t have to bank, or see doctors, or work during the day? How about we don’t allow rental cars on our roads for tourists, you can take buses! That way we would have no traffic. Covid proved that.
Tony, I’m not sure where you actually live, but your comment makes no sense. Maui is indeed a beautiful vacation spot but more importantly, it’s also a place where people live, work and raise their children. I doubt that you’d want to implement your suggested plan in the place that you call home.
I completely disagree that short term rentals are (partly) to blame for Maui’s homeless problem. Maui has really clamped down on STVR’s across the island and the reality is that local Hawaiians are not buying in the same price point as mainlanders. Mainlanders aren’t driving up the prices either. If a short term rental suddenly became a long term rental, its value isn’t going to just drop and then be priced at a point locals are going to buy it. Also someone who’s homeless isn’t a short – or long term renter or homeowner anyway. This problem isn’t unique to Maui or Hawaii but the lack of affordable housing is a national issue.
Just face it , it’s over tourism. Way to many people at one time in such a small space.not rocket science. Coming soon to an area near you( Waikiki in Maui)
We need to be more concerned about the locals As without them the big resorts and restaurants cannot surviveWe need to help the local have affordable housing! Maui is a beautiful & magical place , please let it shine !!
Affordable housing is a myth. That ship sailed when middle class America became extinct. Anywhere that is desirable to live is not and will not or ever be affordable. that’s reality. Unfortunately that does mean that certain individuals may be displaced. However as a resident of the Big Island, I have to say that there are lots of places that are affordable to live but Lahaina, Waikiki, and Honolulu aint one of them
I live and Work on Maui. I find it extremely discouraging that, despite the well-known drought and water shortages, there’s a huge amount of water being wasted. The primary culprits are the resorts that irrigate acres and acres of lawns and gardens rather than to accept
the natural native plants that don’t require so much water. And for the record, golf course irrigation should be made outright illegal.
I recently complained to my homeowners association for continuing to irrigate all of the lawns, even during days when it’s raining. There’s absolutely no excuse for this type of waste. Very sad times.
FWIW, many golf courses (Prince in Ewa Beach for instance) uses reclaimed non potable water for irrigation. Also, some golf courses have argiculture zoning as it aides with flood mitigation. Sometimes, there is a bigger picture.
Sorry, but “many” and “some” doesn’t cut it. It needs to be “all.” Wasting any water on golf courses when the population is rationing water to drink and cook is simply obscene.
It’s the flow of the language, the “breath”….literally, the “ha”. Not stacatto-sounding and grammatically precise like many European/haole languages. Art imitating life? Or, rather, language doing so.
Comments such as yours do not ring true. Reservations are difficult to book The fees are highly inflated. We have vacationed in Hawaii also every for the past 30 years. We traveled to Maui during COVID It as easy but hardly fun most of are favorite places were either closed or out of business. If it is so bad why are prices at hotels so outrageously expensive and are completely booked
The prices for everything that is used by the hospitality industry has gone up. The workers have to be paid more. So the cost is maybe $300/ night. Then add the tax and fees which are the same at any vacation destination. Yes it is awful expensive, but that’s why.
Thank you for keeping us updated on what’s going on our beautiful islands and people.
Mahalo
I visited Maui recently and the traffic was horrible. I think if they let only tourists drive during certain hours and then the locals could drive in the night times . There would be less traffic jam ups!?!
Tony, please tell me you are joking about that solution?
You cannot be serious!! Have locals drive at night!? As if we don’t have to bank, or see doctors, or work during the day? How about we don’t allow rental cars on our roads for tourists, you can take buses! That way we would have no traffic. Covid proved that.
Tony, I’m not sure where you actually live, but your comment makes no sense. Maui is indeed a beautiful vacation spot but more importantly, it’s also a place where people live, work and raise their children. I doubt that you’d want to implement your suggested plan in the place that you call home.
I completely disagree that short term rentals are (partly) to blame for Maui’s homeless problem. Maui has really clamped down on STVR’s across the island and the reality is that local Hawaiians are not buying in the same price point as mainlanders. Mainlanders aren’t driving up the prices either. If a short term rental suddenly became a long term rental, its value isn’t going to just drop and then be priced at a point locals are going to buy it. Also someone who’s homeless isn’t a short – or long term renter or homeowner anyway. This problem isn’t unique to Maui or Hawaii but the lack of affordable housing is a national issue.
Just face it , it’s over tourism. Way to many people at one time in such a small space.not rocket science. Coming soon to an area near you( Waikiki in Maui)
We need to be more concerned about the locals As without them the big resorts and restaurants cannot surviveWe need to help the local have affordable housing! Maui is a beautiful & magical place , please let it shine !!
Affordable housing is a myth. That ship sailed when middle class America became extinct. Anywhere that is desirable to live is not and will not or ever be affordable. that’s reality. Unfortunately that does mean that certain individuals may be displaced. However as a resident of the Big Island, I have to say that there are lots of places that are affordable to live but Lahaina, Waikiki, and Honolulu aint one of them
I live and Work on Maui. I find it extremely discouraging that, despite the well-known drought and water shortages, there’s a huge amount of water being wasted. The primary culprits are the resorts that irrigate acres and acres of lawns and gardens rather than to accept
the natural native plants that don’t require so much water. And for the record, golf course irrigation should be made outright illegal.
I recently complained to my homeowners association for continuing to irrigate all of the lawns, even during days when it’s raining. There’s absolutely no excuse for this type of waste. Very sad times.
FWIW, many golf courses (Prince in Ewa Beach for instance) uses reclaimed non potable water for irrigation. Also, some golf courses have argiculture zoning as it aides with flood mitigation. Sometimes, there is a bigger picture.
Sorry, but “many” and “some” doesn’t cut it. It needs to be “all.” Wasting any water on golf courses when the population is rationing water to drink and cook is simply obscene.
Also, lots of vog in Kona lately.
We have free flights to head to Maui or other island. We have no desire to visit and that’s exactly what the locals want. Shame.
High surf=erosion. Gotta wonder how long that reporter has lived in Hawaii? Oh. Let me guess, lived here for 12-15 years? That’s not “Local”
Why do Hawaiians use so many vowels
Hi John.
Welcome. Thanks for your first comment! It means a lot. And feel better.
Aloha.
It’s the flow of the language, the “breath”….literally, the “ha”. Not stacatto-sounding and grammatically precise like many European/haole languages. Art imitating life? Or, rather, language doing so.