We are easy going love good food from gourmet to hole in the wall restaurants...
Day activities? Snorkeling? What companies to use? Sunset cruises? Are they worth it? We have a generous budget... for 6 days...rented a jeep, have reservations at Mama's fish house... need more help please!! What was your most memorable time in Maui...please, any MUST do things and things that you wouldn't do next time... can't wait to hear from everyone... (I also posted in another forum)
Thanks in advance...
OH,it's myself and my husband late 30's to early 40's.... but very young a heart...ha ha

Take a look at my trip reports from Oct 06 trip --

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...1&tid=34899956

There are reports for Maui, and other islands and some pictures too. Email me directly if you'd like.

Hope this helps...
Debi

Love Makena Beach.
Love driving the west side drive - which has a few onelane intimidating areas, so beware.
Love watching the windsurfers past Paia.
Love the Sashimi Neapolean at Haillimaille General store - lunchor dinner
Love kayaking southern maui by turtle town. Worth a guided trip, if you don't know where to go. Early morning bettah! Trade winds hit at noon. So anywhere you snorkle, do it in am.
Love pupus or light dinner at Hula Grill SandBar enjoying local flavour, entertainment and sunset.
Love power hanggliding with Armin out of Hana airport!!!!!

Don't like Molokini
Ioa Needle is sacred yet stomped on ground by tourists.
You either love the volcano at sunrise or you can leave it. We only went the one time.

Most memorable meals have been eating at bars, as in Spago's where we met wonderful people to talk story with and compare travel finds.

My likes/ faves on Maui (some are already here):
Lahaina town (in off peak season, or in the morning).
Paia and the Hookipia Beach area.
Upconuntry including Makawao and Kula
Day trip on ferry to Lanai.
Makena Beach and area.
Iao Needle
A Ukulele factory/store in Wailuku (I don't have the name).
Out of three times on Maui, we had the most fun when we rented a Jeep.

Upcountry. Sorry.

strolling around Lahaina

eating at Aloha Mixed Plate

crater at Haleakala mid-morning

Old Lahaina Luau

See what I mean? 2 posters have recommended things I didn't really appreciate - the volcano and Ioa///

We all like different things, goodluck deciding. And really it is all good whatever you choose!!!

Ulalena was a show i really enjoyed at Myth and Magic Theater in Lahaina

We really enjoyed the show and the food at Warren and Annabelles -- it was THE best slight of hand/magic show we ever saw and it is in a small intimate setting with only about 75 people so you get to sit up close and be amazed at what he does. Book NOW as it is usually sold out. We got the drinks/pu-pu/dessert combo package

http://www.warrenandannabelles.com/

If you have never been to Hawaii and want to go to a luau:

Drum of the Pacific Luau – we thought the location was very nice. I had no great expectations about food and found it to be plentiful and good. The all you can drinks were not the biggest, best or strongest, but were acceptable. We thought the show was very well done and enjoyed the fire dance. There was eye candy for both of us! I don’t have anything to compare it to, but give it thumbs up. I booked this online about 2 months in advance and used Boss Frog site and got a discount. There were people there who had used 2 for 1 coupons. We paid $80 [tax and all included] each.

Paragon Sunset Cruise – I booked this when we arrived in Maui. We had 2 nights that we could have taken it and I wanted to be sure that the weather would co-operate. I had found them online and liked the idea that they used motor only to get into and out of harbor, the rest of the time the catamaran was under sail. The drinks were plentiful and the first batch of mai-tais would have cleaned rust off a pipe! They weren’t as strong in subsequent rounds – by request. They served appetizers that were very tasty including: wings, sw type egg rolls & 1 more that escapes me at the moment and fruit platters. We met some really nice folks aboard and had a great sail. The sunset was blocked a bit by clouds. {Unfortunately, there was a lot of vog around the entire time we were in HI. I may be prejudiced, but the sunsets we have here in SW are nicer color wise -- except we don’t have the ocean to reflect the sunset.}

We drove Central/west Maui stopping at ‘Iao Needle. The hike up the steps left many people winded and struggling, but for us, coming from 6200+ feet, caused us no problem. We also walked down among the gardens. It was a lovely, spiritual place and was true rain forest like foliage.

We had gotten lunch at Safeway, so we continued back towards the main road and stopped at , Kepaniwai Park and Heritage Gardens. This was an unusual place in that it had different buildings and memorials dedicated to all the different people who settled in Hawaii.

We continued on the road heading north and then west around the island [West Maui Highway], amazed at the roads [a lot like the ones we have here in sw CO, but with ocean at the bottom of the cliff. not rocky valleys like here]!

We got Banana Bread in Kahakuloa and then shave ice right down the road! Good thing we don’t eat like that everyday! From there we continued to Nakalele Blowhole – which was so powerful to watch from the rocks. It was so unique, we went back the next day and walk all the way down to it and got sprayed royally and took some neat pictures.

BE VERY CAREFUL HERE - DO NOT GO CLOSE TO EDGE OF ROCKS OR BLOWHOLE!!! IT CAN BE DEADLY!

Hope this helps...'
Debi

Eat at Da Kitchen in Kihei, as well as L & L BBQ in Lahaina. 2 of the most legendary places in Hawaii!

Must Do: Watch the sunrise on top of the Haleakala Crater! Arrive early and dress warm. Loved Lahaina and Kaanapali, too!

What I'd skip: The road to Hana.

That's just my two cents though--I don't think you can go wrong with whatever you decide to do on Maui.

Have fun!