FOMO & things I have yet to do on Maui...

One thing that makes us Mauians take living on an island for granted, is the lack of things to do here.  Oh, we've all said "Maui is so boring!" at least once or twice (a week).  Why?  We have just a handful of good shopping centers (only one true MALL), a 'barely there' club/night scene, and the only places that stay open past midnight are Safeway and the McDonald's drive-thru.

I'm not joking.

Yes, we do all the stereotypical outdoor activities you would associate with Hawai'i (beach, surfing, hiking, chasing waterfalls, fishing, eating poi and a spam musubi (not necessarily together) etc).  So one could understand that after doing these things repeatedly over and over again hundreds if not thousands of times, we get a little bored and crave something new.  Therefore, the phenomenon that is FOMO or "fear of missing out."  (It's real if it's on Urban Dictionary!)

Whenever something new gets "discovered" on Maui, it travels through the coconut wireless and makes its way around Facebook, Instagram, plus any and all other social media apps you can think of.  So if you haven't been there and done that, you definitely feel left out.  :(  For example:

• I was on the Big Island when Snow Factory opened its first Maui location a few years ago in Wailuku.  How did I find out about it?  EVERYONE was posting pics on Instagram of the cool, delicious, shave-ice-like treat.  And you know Hawaiians can't resist shave ice!
• F'real was introduced on Maui at ONE location, Mako's Mart at Maui Lani 76, and everyone was 'sharing' it on social media.
• Samurai soft serve at Ilima Shell
• Wow Wow Lemonade
• Slappy Cakes
• Like Poke? food truck

Although all of these examples are food-related, even "secret spots" get revealed.  Such as the now infamous Chutes and Ladders tide pool on the West Side, Commando Hike in East Maui, and Venus Pond on the Road to Hana.  Of course there are lots of people who have known about these places for years.  But thanks to social media, now everyone knows.  Even tourists!  I haven't decided yet if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Anyway, here's a list of things that I have yet to do on Maui.  Hopefully I can make some time to adventure to these places because yes, my FOMO is getting to me...

1. Go to a commercialized "luau" (just went in Feb. with my sister's wedding guests from the mainland)
2. Chutes and Ladders tide pool
3. Nakalele Blowhole
4. Makamaka'ole Falls
5. Windmills Hike
6. Commando Hike
7. Venus Pond
8. Samurai soft serve
9. Wow Wow Lemonade
10. Slappy Cakes
11. All Maui's food trucks EXCEPT Like Poke?
12. Color Run (might have to wait a whole year to get that opportunity again)

*I might regret posting this list because I am probably "the last" to do all this stuff.