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The
big item here is the $28-million Maui Arts and Cultural
Center that went up in 1994. (808-242-7469). It's
offered all sorts of dance, film and other attractions
so a call to see what's available during, or even before
boking, your stay seems a god idea.
As
always all of the big hotels offer bars with varied
musical offerings and, in most cases, what passes for
disco and club life on the weekends.
Casanova's
in Makawao is, what else, supposedly the best single's
bar on Maui. There's a cover charge when bands like Taj
Majal turn up (808-572-0220). Otherwise it's a DJ with
an eclectic mix of music -- all loud, but not as loud as
the Hard Rock Café or Moose McGillycuddy's in Lahaina.
Cynics suggest ear damage just walking by either spot.
"The Moose" has live music on Tuesday and
Thursday. Planet
Hollywood is another "chain store" bar with
rock music and fair food.
The
best disco, if you like to dress up, is probably Tsunami
(japanese for tidal wave) in the Grand Wailea that's got
all the latest lasers and high tech to jazz up what's
otherwise typically top 40 music on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights with a 3 a. m. closing and a $5 cover
charge.
Prefer
funk? Hapa's
Brewhouse and Restaurant is the rock and funk spot with
a lot better layout than you might expect from the name.
Beer's good, the dance floor's a big one, and the
sound and light systems are first rate. Best of all it's
in Kihei in the Lipoa Center where locals come rather
than in a tourist hotel. (808-879-9001)
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