I will be visiting Maui during the middle of August. I'd like to make dinner reservations in advance, but I'd like to know approximately what time the sun begins to set so I can enjoy the view while dining.

Thanks for your help!

Please help if you can.

On August 15, 2002 ...

Sunset 6:56pm

End of Civil Twilight 7:19pm

Be seated about 7pm or a little before.. see:

http://www.sunrisesunset.com/

Remember, sunset times change a little each day, so Aug. will be earlier than now. And, bring a camera. I have some amazing sunset pictures from our stay on Maui. Enjoy!

Thanks to w, p, and Lois. p, I was looking for a site that would give me exactly this kind of information. The concierge at the Four Seasons told me 8:00 was a good time to be seated and watch the sunset, but that seemed a bit late to me. Thanks again!

Best sunset on Maui=Kapalua Bay beach. Bar none.

Lois,

The link you want is below

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html

You can plug in basically any US city and get Sunset, Sunrise etc.

For Maui I'd use Kahului as the city.

For a great dinner and beautiful sunset view I'd also vote for Kapalua and dinner at the Bay Club. Be sure to request an outside table with an unobstructed view of the sunset. Also, you may wish to bring sunglasses as the sun can be a bit strong just before sunset.

wow. just checked the sunset times in November when we're going, 5:48pm!! I don't want to eat that early. Can't they make the sunset later for my convenience? Great website though. Guess we'll find nice spots for drinks to watch the sunset and not worry too much about getting that great dinner table with the view!

sn and w, thanks for the additional info. I was planning on dining in Kapalua one night, but I was thinking about the Plantation House. What do you think?

Plantation House
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$39






Kapalua/Napili
2000 Plantation Club Dr. Kapalua, HI, 96761 (808) 669-6299



A truly "killer" vista from a hill overlooking the Kapalua golf links draws gasps ("oh, the view") at this "beautiful" Hawaiian Regional-Mediterranean; under the direction of chef Alex Stanislaw, the kitchen is "on the move upward."

The best place to eat in Kapalua is Sansei, which IMO is the finest sushi in the USA, and the best establishment in all of Hawaii. With their half price happy hour, you could go right after sunset and snack on nigiri and rolls until your heart is content for a very reasonable sum. Combined with the Kapalua sunset, that's my idea of pure perfection.

w -I just checked out the website you recommended and it's great! I just have one question, and it is going to make me sound pretty ignorant but, here goes anyway: Does the sunset time mean the very beginning of the sunset, or when the sun is gone? If I want to watch the whole sunset, and, for example, the site said the sun sets at 6:50, what time should I be seated for dinner?

Thanks again for your help w!

sn -I have read great things about Sansei but, believe it or not, I am one of the few people who does not eat sushi. I have this thing about eating raw fish -not the idea of eating the fish raw as much as the viral illnesses that you can contract from eating it. I know that its my loss since it must be delicious -most of the world loves sushi! So I have 2 questions:

1) Will I enjoy Sansei even if I don't eat sushi?

2) What types of things are cooked that are served at a sushi bar. I know that there are certain rolls that have cooked ingredients, but I don't know what they are.

Thanks to you too sn.

Hope to hear from both of you soon!

If there's one place that could you over the hump of being sushi squeamish, it's Sansei. That being said, there are plenty of things to eat there on and off the bar. On the sushi bar, there are lots of cooked items such as unagi (bbq eel) but even less exotic items like non-raw shrimp (ebi) california roll (better with cooked crab as opposed to cooked "krab") and lots of tempura-based rolls. Sansei has a whole menu of Asian-Hawaiian influenced cooking so get there regardless of your sushi hang-up!

Lois,

I would recommend sitting down to dinner at 6. Then you have plenty of time to watch the sun go down.... whenever it starts. And any nice dinner should take you at least an hour.

Also, don't consider Sansei for this sunset dinner..... it's in a strip mall. But if you want to go another time, it is good, even if you don't have sushi. When we went, I had their Opakapaka special and it was delicious.

One other restaurant to think about for sunset dining is Pacific O in Lahaina. They have some outdoor seating if you can swing a table, and it's right on the beach for a walk after dinner.

Enjoy!

Go to the top of the volcano, no food, cold but awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Jeff

Agreed that Sansei is in a strip mall and should be visited after the sunset, hence my advice to visit the beach at Kapalua Bay. I can't tell you how unimpressed I am with Lahaina--it's like Maui's only little slice of Waikiki--pure t-shirt shoppe hell.