The 21 Essential Maui Restaurants

"Roughly 16 years ago, David and Ululani Yamashiro made it their mission to perfect Hawai‘i’s favorite refreshment: shave ice. They succeeded, creating immaculate snowballs of ice shaved extra fine and doused with house-made syrups. Syrup specialist Emi Yoshida continues to concoct new flavors, so alongside standards like mango, cherry, and pineapple you might find Thai tea, jamaica, salted caramel, and strawberry milk. The team makes each small-batch syrup with all-natural local ingredients, except for a few throwbacks like electric blue raspberry. As you wait in line, choose your three flavors, add a base of ice cream or adzuki beans, then crown your creation with haupia cream, matcha mochi, or li hing mui drizzle. If the options overwhelm you, ask the staff for suggestions. Ululani’s lost two locations in the Lahaina fire, but you can still sate your sweet tooth at three other spots in South and Central Maui." - Shannon Wianecki, Bill Addison