When I was little my Grandma and Grandpa would drive me A L L around Maui. We used to live upcountry until I was about three, so going the 30 minutes “downtown” was a far drive. My babysitters would take me even farther to the hotels and resorts in Wailea just to people watch. I guess gas was cheap back then and I was easily amused. They would also go the opposite direction, higher up the mountain to Kula and even as far as Keokea.  There we would stop at Grandma’s Coffee House. Grandma’s, Fong Store and Ching’s Gas are still there, all in a row as they always have been.

On our way back from Hana last weekend, we stopped there too. The menu has changed since I was a regular but the charm remains the same. Now that I’m a regular back on Maui, we’ll have to make an effort to come up here. I would like to see places like this stay because it really is what makes Maui, Maui. (And the food is pretty good too!)