Thanksgiving dinner on Maui
 

Could anyone recommend a place where DH and I could get a bite to eat on Maui on Thanksgiving evening?

Our flight back to LA leaves at 10:45, and we'll be staying in Wailea/ Makena Beach, so between there and the airport, will anything quick and easy and hopefully local and tasty be open to grab a bite before we get to OGG?

Many thanks!

Alas, quick and easy on that day will probably limit you to fast food in Kihei or Kahului.

Topping with hopes of more suggestions!

Thanks Sylvia, we abhor fast food, so I'm hoping there are more "local" alternatives... tho "locals" are Americans, too, and I suppose they like turkey time with family, too ;)

Right you are, that's why my thinking was that most mid- to upscale restaurants have a designated holiday T-day special menu, and that most places would be very crowded! There are several places that might work in Lahaina (but that's not on the way), and Roys in Waikoloa (but that's actually a chain; sort of "local".) So, TTT for (the folks of Kahlui to make?) suggestions!

thank you Sylvia! we might just have to see what's available that day! oh well, we're used to rolling with the punches...

but still, ideas or suggestions are totally welcomed!

:)

Nearly every restaurant I know will be having a special menu that day. Stella Blues in Kihei might be a good choice; Roy's always does a nice holiday menu. The hotels usually offer a buffet that will run from brunch till dinner. It sounds like you will be here the week before, yeah? You will find many restaurants run ads with their holiday menu. We usually make our holiday reservations just a day or two before with no trouble.

Thanks Sylvia and Here_Today! Great idea!

It's been a few years, but DH and I were on Maui for T-giving and didn't want to go to a resort restaurant or anywhere big and busy. We ended up at the Pioneer Inn in Lahina. Have no idea what it's like now, but in '91 it was low key and felt local. Our dinner was holiday tradition with a south Pacific touch. We still remember it as being a great place to have our holiday dinner.

We thought that Thanksgiving was primarily an east coast holiday and that while native Hawaiians are "American", do they really celebrate such mainland events? We thought the truly native Hawaiian customs and ceremonies were the reason one goes there.

HyacinthBucket, I had no idea anyone would think Thanksgiving was regional. You've just opened my eyes. It's a national holiday and one of the busiest airline travel weekends of the year across the country. It's not only celebrated in the US, but in Canada as well, though not the same day. Hawaii is part of the US so it's still a national holiday there. I agree with you that I got to Hawaii for the native customs, but since tourism is imperitive to Hawaiian economy, I would think that many restaurants would want their visitors to be able to have a taste of home for the day, even though they're on holiday.

"We thought that Thanksgiving was primarily an east coast holiday"

What a strange idea! Did you think Independence Day is an east coast thing as well?! Are only the 13 original colonies allowed to celebrate the history of this country? Very bizarre, indeed!

Didn't mean to change the subject of lynnjoel's original thread. In defense of HyacinthBucket, don't think she's from the states, so confusion is understandable.

123Go, you weren't the one who changed it.

I just mean I didn't mean to drag on the converasation.

Ah the <i><b>Bookay</b></i> woman :)

Try the smaller places around Maui Ocean Center, Buzz's and so on.
Have a great trip, many months until our next.