2024 Readers’ Choice Awards: Maui

Maui Food and Drink 

Best Restaurant 

1. Mama’s Fish House Restaurant & Inn
2. Merriman’s Maui
3. Hula Grill
4. Roy’s Kā‘anapali
5. Humble Market Kitchin

Best Hotel or Resort Restaurant 

1. Duke’s Beach House at Honua Kai Resort & Spa
2. Humuhumunukunuku-āpua‘a at the Grand Wailea
3. The Banyan Tree at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua
4. Nick’s Fishmarket at the Fairmont Kea Lani
5. The Restaurant at Hotel Wailea, Relais & Châteaux

Best Bar or Lounge 

1. Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman
2. Maui Brewing Co.
3. Hula Grill Barefoot Bar
4. South Shore Tiki Lounge
5. Lehua Lounge at Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort

Best Cheap Eats 

1. Maui Tacos
2. 808 Deli
3. Cool Cat Café
4. Sam Sato’s
5. Sunrise Café

Best Bakery 

1. Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop
2. T. Komoda Store & Bakery
3. Maui Bread Co.
4. Sugar Beach Bake Shop
5. Halfway to Hāna

Best Breakfast 

1. Kīhei Caffe
2. Duke’s Beach House at Honua Kai Resort & Spa
3. The Gazebo Restaurant
4. Huihui, Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel
5. Slappy Cakes

Best Burger 

1. Hula Grill
2. Cool Cat Café
3. Teddy’s Bigger Burgers
4. Stewz Maui Burgers
5. Havens

Best Farm-To-Table Restaurant 

1. Mama’s Fish House Restaurant & Inn
2. Hāli‘imalie General Store
3. Merriman’s Maui
4. The Banyan Tree at The Ritz-Carlton
5. Lineage

Best Food Truck 

1. Thai Mee Up
2. Maui Fresh Streatery
3. Kina‘ole Grill Food Truck
4. Geste Shrimp Truck
5. Dino’s Gourmet On-The-Go

Best Noodle, Saimin or Ramen Restaurant 

1. Star Noodle
2. Sam Sato’s
3. Tin Roof Maui
4. Ramen Ya
5. Da Best Pho & Vietnamese

Best Banana Bread 

1. Aunty Sandy’s  Banana Bread
2. Halfway to Hāna
3. Leoda’s Kitchen and Pie Shop
4. Maui Bread Co.
5. Julia’s Best Banana Bread

Best Pizza 

1. Flatbread Co.
2. Pizza Madness Maui
3. Marlow
4. Dollie’s Pub & Café
5. Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman

Best Poke 

1. Foodland
2. Tamura’s Market
3. Fish Market Maui
4. South Maui Fish Co.
5. Takamiya Market

Best Happy Hour 

1. Maui Brewing Co.
2. Duke‘s Maui
3. Kimo’s Maui
4. Roy’s Kā‘anapali
5. Bistro Casanova

Best Seafood Restaurant 

1. Mama’s Fish House Restaurant & Inn
2. Pā‘ia Fish Market
3. Hula Grill
4. Nick’s Fishmarket
5. Seascape Mā’alaea Restaurant

Best Shave Ice Stand or Store 

1. Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice
2. Local Boy Shave Ice
3. Surfing Monkey Hawaiian Shave Ice
4. Halfway to Hāna
5. Tobi’s Shave Ice

Best Steak House 

1. Roy’s Kā‘anapali
2. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
3. Kimo’s Maui
4. DUO Steak and Seafood
5. Son’z Steakhouse

Maui Hotel and Resorts 

Best Luxury Resort 

1. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
2. The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua
3. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
4. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali
5. Fairmont Kea Lani
6. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
7. Wailea Beach Resort
8. The Montage, Kapalua Bay
9. Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort
10. Hotel Wailea, Relais & Châteaux

Best Value Hotel or Resort 

1. Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel
2. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali
3. Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
4. Napili Kai Beach Resort
5. Aston Kā‘anapali Shores
6. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
7. Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa
8. Maui Beach Hotel
9. Aston Maui Kā’anapali Villas
10. Mana Kai Maui Resort

Best Boutique Hotel 

1. Fairmont Kea Lani
2. Kula Lodge
3. Napili Kai Beach Resort
4. Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort
5. Honua Kai
6. Hāna-Maui Resort
7. Hotel Wailea, Relais & Châteaux
8. Pā‘ia Inn
9. AC Hotel by Marriott Maui Wailea
10. Mana Kai Maui Resort

Best Hotel or Resort For Families 

1. Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel
2. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali
3. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
4. Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
5. Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa
6. Wailea Beach Resort
7. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa
8. Napili Kai Beach Resort
9. Aston Kā’anapali Shores
10. Aston Maui Kā’anapali Villas

Best Hotel or Resort For Romance 

1. Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel
2. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
3. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
4. Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort
5. Wailea Beach Resort
6. Fairmont Kea Lani
7. Maui Hyatt Regency Resort
8. Sheraton Maui Resort & Spai
9. Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
10. Hāna-Maui Resort

Best Hotel or Resort Spa 

1. Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
2. The Ritz Carlton Spa, Kapalua
3. Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa
4. Mōhalu by Spa Grande at Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
5. Spa Helani at The Westin Kā‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas
6. Outrigger Kā‘anapali Beach Resort
7. Wailea Beach Resort by Marriott
8. The Montage, Kapalua Bay
9. The Westin Maui Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali
10. Aston Kā‘anapali Shores

Best Hotel or Resort Pool 

1. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
2. The Westin Maui Resort and Spa, Kā‘anapali
3. Kā‘anapali Beach Hotel
4. Wailea Beach Resort by Marriott
5. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa

Best Vacation Timeshare Property 

1. The Westin Kā‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas
2. Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club
3. Kā‘anapali Beach Club by Diamond Resorts & Hotels
4. Honua Kai Resort & Spa
5. Kama‘ole Sands

Best Licensed Vacation Rental 

1. Kapalua Bay Villas
2. Maui Condo and Home
3. Hale Kai Oceanfront Condominiums
4. Ho‘olei at Grand Wailea
5. Vacasa, previously Condominium Rentals Hawai‘i

Best B&B or Inn 

1. Kula Lodge
2. Pā‘ia Inn
3. ‘Īao Valley Inn
4. Lumeria Maui
5. Mangolani Inn

Maui Outdoor Adventures 

Best Beach 

1. Kā‘anapali Beach
2. Mākena Beach (aka Big Beach)
3. Wailea Beach
4. Nāpili Bay
5. Kapalua Bay

Best Botanical Gardens 

1. Maui Tropical Plantation
2. Ali‘i Kula Lavendar
3. Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
4. Kula Botanical Garden
5. Garden of Eden Arboretum

Best Campground 

1. Haleakalā National Park
2. Wai‘ānapanapa State Park Campground
3. Camp Olowalu
4. Kīpahulu Campground
5. Hosmer Grove Campgrounds

Best Hiking Trail 

1. ‘Īao Valley State Park
2. Haleakalā National Park
3. Kapalua Coastal Trail
4. Waihe‘e Ridge Trail
5. Pīpīwai Trail

Best Waterfall Hike 

1. ‘Īao Valley State Park
2. Twin Falls Hike
3. Pīpīwai Trail to Waimoku Falls
4. Bamboo Forest Hāna

Best Surf Spot 

1. Ho’okipa Beach
2. Kā‘anapali Beach
3. Kīhei Cove Park
4. Launiupoko Beach Park
5. Lahaina Breakwall

Best Snorkeling Spot 

1. Kā‘anapali Beach (aka Black Rock Beach)
2. Molokini Crater
3. Honolua Bay
4. Kapalua Bay
5. Maluaka Beach

Maui Services

Best Snorkeliung/Scuba/Surf Rental or Instruction 

1. Maui Dive Shop
2. Snorkel Bob’s
3. Boss Frog’s
4. Maui Diving – Scuba & Snorkel Center
5. Maui Surfer Girls

Best Beach Gear Or Water Gear Rental 

1. Snorkel Bob’s
2. Maui Dive Shop
3. Boss Frogs
4. The Snorkel Store
5. Auntie Snorkel Beach Rentals and Activities

Best Transportation Service

1. Kā‘anapali Trolley
2. Maui Bus
3. Uber
4. Robert’s Hawai‘i
5. ‘Akina Tours & Transportation

Best Resort For a Wedding 

1. The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua
2. Grand Wailea Maui, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
3. Wailea Beach Resort
4. Fairmont Kea Lani
5. Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort

Best Wedding Venue (not a beach or resort) 

1. Maui Tropical Plantation
2. Merriman’s Kapalua
3. Olowalu Plantation House
4. Maui Dragonfruit Farm
5. Ha‘ikū Mill

Maui Shopping 

Best Art Gallery 

1. Lahaina Galleries
2. Maui Hands Art Gallery
3. Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center
4. Curtis Wilson Cost Gallery
5. Viewpoints Gallery Maui

Best Shoppping Center or Mall 

1. Whaler’s Village
2. The Shops at Wailea
3. Queen Ka‘ahamanu Center
4. Kalama Village Kīhei
5. Pi‘ilani Village Shopping Center

Best Clothing/Fashion Boutique Store 

1. Honolua Surf Company
2. Mahina
3. Driftwood Maui
4. Holoholo Surf
5. Keani Hawai‘i

Best Store For Souvenirs 

1. Beachbumz Tiki and Gift Shop
2. Maui Swap Meet
3. Hilo Hattie
4. Maui Hands Art Gallery
5. Maui Soap Co.

Maui Activities 

Best Dinner or Sunset Cruise 

1. Trilogy Excursions
2. PacWhale Eco-Adventures
3. Pride of Maui
4. Ali‘i Nui Sailing Charters
5. Atlantic Adventures

Best Extreme Tour 

1. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters
2. Skyline Eco-Adventures
3. Kapalua Ziplines
4. Flyin Hawaiian Zipline
5. Rappel Maui

Best Farm Tour 

1. Maui Tropical Plantation
2. Ali‘i Kula Lavender
3. Surfing Goat Dairy
4. ‘Ono Organic Farms
5. Hāna Gold

Best Guided Tour 

1. PacWhale Eco-Adventures
2. Valley Isle Excursions Road to Hāna
3. Hāna Tours of Maui
4. Roberts Hawai‘i Heavenly Hāna
5. Kai Kanani Sailing

Best Helicopter Tour 

1. Blue Hawaiian Helicopters
2. Air Maui Helicopter Tours
3. Maverick Helicopters
4. Pacific Helicopter Tours
5. Sunshine Helicopters

Best Golf Course 

1. Kapalua Golf, The Plantation Course/Bay Course
2. Kā‘anapali Golf Courses
3. Wailea Golf Club
4. Maui Nui Golf Club
5. Kāhili Golf Course

Best Live Show 

1. Old Lahaina Lū’au
2. Drums of the Pacific
3. Black Rock Cliff Dive Ceremony at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa
4. George Kahumoku Jr.’s “Slack Key Show”
5. Grand Wailea Lū’au

Best Lū‘au 

1. Old Lahaina Lū‘au
2. Drums of the Pacific Lū‘au
3. Myths of Maui Lū‘au at The Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows
4. Te Au Moana Lū’au at the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort
5. The Feast at Mōkapu

Best Museum 

1. Maui Ocean Center
2. Whalers Village Museum
3. Hale Hō‘ike‘ike at the Bailey House
4. Hāna Cultural Center & Museum
5. Hale Pa‘i (aka Lahainaluna Printing Press)

Best Fishing Charter 

1. Maui Fun Charters
2. Lucky Strike Charters
3. Start Me Up Sportfishing Charters
4. Fish Maui
5. All About Fish

Best Zipline 

1. Maui Zipline Company
2. Kapalua Ziplines
3. Skyline Hawai‘i
4. Flyin Hawaiian Zipline
5. North Shore Zipline