There are more than 50 art galleries and a thriving community of artists on Maui, many of them world-renowned. The island's commitment to the arts is most vividly demonstrated in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center that opened in Kahului and only seconds away from Maui Lani. The MACC houses a 1,200-seat main theater, a smaller theater for experimental performances, a visual arts gallery, outdoor amphitheater, offices, and rehearsal space. In both its state-of-the-art indoor facilities and its grand lawn under the stars, the MACC has hosted countless entertainers of local, national and international fame. The center's popular "Ho'onanea Series" has set the standard with its commitment to showcase top-notch Hawaiian music and hula entertainers in the center's superb facilities.

The MACC also hosts regular "First Light" screenings and café theater events for the Maui film community, which goes into rapturous celebration of the film arts with the annual spring Maui Film Festival at Wailea. Committed to compassionate and life-affirming storytelling, the festival is highly regarded nationally, drawing luminaries such as Clint Eastwood, Geena Davis, and many other Hollywood celebrities. Festival-goers bring their blankets and lawn chairs to the Wailea Golf Club for the Celestial Cinema screening under the stars or for late night silent movies on Wailea Beach.

The Maui Symphony Orchestra is an active contributor to the cultural life of the island, performing regularly at the MACC with excellent symphonic musicians from the community. Performers tout the MACC as the finest acoustic venue in Hawaii and a dream venue for classical musicians. Classical performances by visiting musicians are also featured in the MACC's robust and diverse year-round entertainment programs.

To get a glimpse at Maui's history be sure to visit the award winning Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum And if you have chance don't miss the Hawaii Nature Center in IaoValley where this an interactive museum along with rainforest walks. Both are just 10 minutes from the Maui Lani Community.

Maui's first art league was formed by missionary descendant Ethel Baldwin and her circle of friends. Called Hui No'eau ("Club of Skills"), the group grew to become a prestigious visual arts organization bringing the world's leading artists to Maui for exhibits, classes, lectures and workshops. Hui No'eau is now housed in the gracious old Baldwin estate, Kaluanui, in Makawao, where it hosts some of the island's most prestigious shows.

Artists aboard the first European ships to visit the Islands left a vast collection of prized sketches and engravings depicting life in Hawai'i at the time of contact with the outside world. Art has become so associated with Lahaina that every Friday is Art Night, when gallery browsers are offered music, complimentary wine and hors d'oeuvres. The Lahaina Arts Society, an active association of artists, sponsors year-round programs and the weekend Art Mart under the banyan tree in Lahaina, near the old courthouse.