On November 10, 2017, Jeff Evans went kitesurfing with a friend at Baldwin Beach on the north shore of Maui. The 48-year-old was making his way out to the break, about a mile offshore, when he ...

It turns out flying a kite isn't always as easy as it sounds. On a recent visit to the Valley Isle, I joined Paul Franco from the Kiteboarding School of Maui (KSM) for a three-hour introductory ...

COURTESY LAHAINA RESTORATION FOUNDATION Busaba Yip Douglas, left, and kite master Robert Loera will present talks at this year's festival. Douglas will discuss ancient Chinese kites and Loera will ...

Zoom out. What’s the big picture here?Founded in 1985 by Alan Cadiz, HST is one of the longest-running providers of windsurfing and kitesurfing lessons on Maui. The school also offers stand-up paddle ...

Makana Kina, 11, of Kahului prepares to fly her kite Saturday afternoon during the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui’s second Kite Festival at Keopuolani Park. The event welcomed nearly 50 children ...

Olivia Busch, 4, of Wailuku flies her hand-decorated kite during Saturday’s Kite Festival hosted by the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui at Keopuolani Park in Kahului. Japanese Cultural Society of ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Up, up, up and away they go. Kites have fascinated young and old for a long, long time. In Hawaiʻi, it is believed that the demi-god Maui invented the kite and learned how to use ...

Sailors rely on wind. Surfers need waves. The best kiteboarders require both. The original concoction of Dominique and Bruno Legaignoux, two young French sailing champions, the first inflatable kite ...