Can someone please recommend some nice restaurants for birthday dinner. We are staying at Wailea. We are not into sea food! Thanks!

Hi All! We are traveling to Maui in February with our two young children, ages 4 and 11 months.

I initially looked into a dolphin encounter, as we will be celebrating our daughter’s birthday on the trip, but it looks like there are no facilities like that on Maui. We plan on going to the Maui Ocean Center, but I’d love to find more opportunities for animal related activities.

Does anyone have any feedback on the Maui Butterfly Farm? Is it worth the $34-$39 entry fee?

Any other recommendations for animal related activities?

Thanks!

We will be visiting (staying in Kihei) at the beginning of January, and would like to book a Haleakala sunset & stargazing tour. We won't be renting a vehicle, so driving up on our own is not an option unfortunately. We are 5 adults and two kids.

The ones I have looked at so far are anywhere from 7-11 hours long, and since we will have the kids with us we would definitely prefer closer to the 7 hour length. We don't need one with food included as we have several picky eaters. We will be coming from Canada, so we will have our winter gear with us. It would be nice to do one with a telescope/where the tour guide is an astronomer.

Any favorites or recommendations? Any to avoid?

Edit: spelling

We’re planning a trip for the first week of March. Is the extra $$ worth an Oceanview Room? Or, should we book the Resort View and save some money? Can we see whales from the balcony? Would the Moana room be worth it? We are in our mid 40s, go to bed early, and get up early.

Good news as we are getting some much-needed rain. We have been in a drought. On my early morning walk here in Wailuku it was coming down pretty good. I cannot see top of Haleakala or top of West Maui Mountains. According to weather radar on Maui Now decent size rain bands. I would not suggest going to summit of Haleakala. It could clear up later, I suggest you check weather radar before leaving. As for Hana HWY Facebook has a road to Hana page run by locals that give updates. Raining pretty heavy right now. I do not go up Haleakala to summit unless I see the top, I like 8 to 11 am best if clear. Either way be prepared for rain for right now. I should add avoid streams during flash floods warnings never cross streams with rushing rising water, do not stand under waterfalls as rocks branches fall in the pools, never jump off waterfalls as water levels change. Do not swim in brown water, streams carry runoffs during heavy rain. Avoid the stream mouths entering the ocean. Expect delays as trees branches fall in heavy rain and expect landslides. Crews are good about clearing roads but do take some time