Diane Snoey Appler Fine Art

It's a funny story - we first attended about 8 years ago and it was a mudfest! Out in the fields, torrential rains... mud everywhere! These tarps were put down on the walkways to help us navigate. Dining and enjoying the great dishes the chefs made was a challenge between the rain, umbrellas, and mud. Fast forward to this year, we were on island and grabbed tickets to attend the fest again. On the way into the event, across the Athletic ball field we spotted this sign. Nic

....can you drop me at the beach? Yes, there is a new high school sport and the gear will be needed - mom, can you buy me a new.....Surfboard?! Surf was up for the first high school surfing state championship held at Ho'okipa. Kahlil Pineres-Schooley of Seabury Hall is carried in celebration after winning the boys shortboard competition on May 2, 2026, at Ho’okipa to become the first state high school surfing champion in Hawaiʻi history. HJI / Cammy Clark photo 2025 State le

I've been in my usual routine, cooking, tennis, painting, etc. But the most fun was having friends visit from the mainland! We dine out...

The blog I posted a few months ago is already out of date so I'll just give you a couple lines of highlights.... KOAST : Delicious. BYOB ...

Never in a million years would I have guessed my husband and I would play in a tennis tournament! We really enjoy the game, and the...

Two hikes in the past month were fun activities and new to us, and very different from one another: Makawao Forest and Waihe'e Coastal...

September is the hottest month to me in Maui. The trade winds slow down and it gets stuffy. Head to another microclimate - go uphill is...

The hotels and resorts in the area of Wailea have done some upgrades and remodels so we like to check them out! Grand Wailea is grand in...

Today's update is October 2024: My quest for finding the Best Burger On Maui (BBOM) started in May 2024. This will be an ongoing blog...

I participated in the Whales Tales event to show my art in Kapalua, and it was a nice event, some new sales and met some fine people. We...

...I think I'll write about Maui food and drink. I do love to cook but a happy hour snack is all I usually need and a place to relax...

I'm going to start with the bad news. But it gets better! COVID and Lahaina Fire: the one-two punch for Maui. Some establishments went up...

Almost as soon as we got back home from a relaxing stay in Hana we had an evacuation order near midnight. Ever get woken from a sound...

A special getaway? Yes! Don't want to go far? Yes! The Lobby Bar at the Four Seasons Resort! Yes! This week we got our favorite spot...

In my last blog post I talked about the staycations we like to do in Maui. My birthday weekend was another staycation event! ! We were...

"Where do you vacation when you already live on Maui Island?" I'm asked this all the time. It could be a problem, but it's not. We...

Like many of you, my collector hasn't ever helped create her own painting! A commissioned oil painting is just that - we work together to...

We returned to Maui from our Midwest/Chicago trip and it was still hot! So we decided we needed to catch some NW USA color and visit the...

I started this post a month ago to highlight the great care Maui volunteers take ensuring the feral cat colony along the Wailea Beach...

Vacation gave me a chance to practice my driving - at 70 miles an hour while being passed by double trailer trucks on a highway under...