Outta Site! - Maui

March 22, 2011

Tyler Davidson

IAO Theatre
The 375-seat historic IAO Theatre dates to 1928 and is home to the Maui Fringe Festival as well as marquee productions such as Cats, Chicago and Taming of the Shrew. The facility offers state-of-the-art air-conditioning and sound systems, a video data projector for presentations, a dressing room space that can be used for breakouts and a kitchen.

O'o Farm
Lahaina celebrity chef James McDonald, who runs the show at produce self-sufficient restaurants Pacific’O and I’O, also operates O’o Farm in upcountry Kula, where groups can enjoy farm-to-table cuisine. Guests can pick vegetables and have chefs prepare the meal.

Bev Gannon Restaurants
Bev Gannon operates Gannon’s Restaurant, which is located in Wailea and boasts floor-to-ceiling views of the ocean, and Hali’imaile General Store. Gannon’s also lures many corporate groups for social events large and small, utilizing its prime oceanfront location.

Old Lahaina Luau
Old Lahaina Luau serves up an oceanfront evening of traditional Hawaiian cuisine, music, cultural dances and demonstrations. Guests can dig into a buffet stocked full with regional cuisine, and a premium open bar is offered throughout the evening.

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'Ulalena
Presented at Lahaina’s Maui Theatre, ‘Ulalena explores metaphors that integrate Hawaiian chants and dances, acrobatics, original music and choreography, lighting and projection. The Maui Theatre seats 680 and also can be rented for special events.

About the author

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years. In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines.

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism.

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com