Maui Makai’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Matias Ezcurra Photography for Tutu’s Pantry x Maui Makai
It’s that time of year when we’re all trying to find gifts that feel thoughtful, personal, and a little bit magical.
Lucky for us, Maui is overflowing with small businesses that create, craft, and dream in ways big brands simply can’t touch.
Whether you’re shopping for your bestie, your sister, your partner, or honestly… yourself (we support that), here are Maui Makai’s top picks for the season.
All local. All soulful. All full of aloha.
And by the way, you can find most of these vendors (plus more!) at our Holiday Market, THIS Sunday, 11/30 from 10-2 RSVP for free right here.
🌺 1. Tabay’s Mindful Kitchen
For: Your adventure buddy, foodie friend, or road-trip queen
If you want a gift that feels like an experience, not just a swipe of your card, grab lunch at Tabay’s Mindful Kitchen gift card and plan a little excursion with your bestie.
Stop by on the way to Hāna, Haleakalā, the beach — anywhere.
This mother–son duo pours so much love into their food (and the community), it’s basically a hug with flavor.
Gift Idea:
A Tabay’s lunch plus a planned day trip for a loved one = quality time + unreal food.
🥥 2. Tutu’s Pantry
For: Your foodie friend, your auntie who hosts everything, or the person who “doesn’t need anything”
This is your one-stop shop for all local goodies. Sauces, jams, salts, hot sauces, mac nuts, dark chocolate, Maui-made beauty products — you name it.
If you want to give a real taste of Maui, this is the place.
Gift Idea:
Build a custom “Taste of Maui” basket.
✨ 3. Bootzie
For: Your glam girl, the cool cousin, or anyone who loves smelling expensive
Bootzie’s newest perfume, LUSH, is the holiday scent of dreams.
Mango, vanilla, pink grapefruit, musk blanc, amber… all in a 10ml roller that feels tropical, cozy, and subtly sultry.
Gift Idea:
Slip a Bootzie LUSH roller into a stocking or pair with fresh flowers for a luxe-smelling moment.
🧘♀️ 4. Island Power Yoga — Self Care Membership
For: The friend who’s always working on herself (or wants to)
Give the gift of wellness with the Self Care Membership:
$99 intro month
Up to 8 classes monthly
Practice twice a week
Rollover classes
Gift unused classes to a friend for $15
Discounted workshops
4-month contract
This is self-care with structure — perfect for 2025 intentions.
Gift Idea:
A membership + a cute water bottle or yoga towel (can be bought right there at Island Power Yoga).
🖤 5. Mad Kimono
For: The stylish one with perfect taste (and the courage to be bold)
Mad Kimono is Maui Mood Swing’s bougie sister, and the island’s only place to find authentic vintage designer handbags.
From silk kimonos to punk-meets-geisha fashion moments, this boutique is curated magic.
Gift Idea:
A one-of-a-kind vintage kimono or a designer handbag she’ll keep forever.
🌞 6. Kymberly Marr Cosmetics
For: Your beauty lover, bridesmaid, or glowing goddess friend
We are obsessed with Liquid Sunshine — Maui in a bottle.
These liquid shimmers make your skin look sun-kissed, hydrated, and effortlessly luminous.
Mix into moisturizer or foundation, or dab onto shoulders and legs for a holiday glow. Especially great during the holidays or for your friends overseas.
Gift Idea:
A bottle of Liquid Sunshine tied with a silk ribbon = yes please.
🌵 7. Makena Collection — DROP 03 “Cactus + Cocoa”
For: Your surf girl, island girl, traveler, or free spirit
Makena Collection’s new drop is grounded, airy, sensual, and rooted in the elements: stillness, breath, earth, air.
The swimwear is stunning and the branding is everything.
Gift Idea:
A bikini from DROP 03 tucked inside a beach bag (can you imagine!?).
🏖️ 8. Aloha Antonia — “Paradise Beach” Hoodie
For: The friend who is always cold (lol, it me)
Let’s be honest. We all “forget” warm clothes until we’re freezing Upcountry.
This hoodie is soft, cozy, locally designed, and perfect for sunrise missions.
Gift Idea:
Paradise Beach Hoodie + hot cocoa mix + a handwritten note.
💫 9. Monarch Collective — Charm Bar Experience
For: The sentimental friend who loves personalized gifts
Design a necklace that feels like her: her initials, her birthstone, an inside joke, charms that tell her story.
The charm bar is such a girly, fun, intentional experience.
Gift Idea:
A custom charm necklace placed in a tiny velvet box.
🌿 10. Mukama Botanica — Skin Superfood Serum
For: The skincare lover, the wellness girlie, or literally anyone with a face
Mukama Botanica’s best-selling Skin Superfood Serum is reiki-infused, nutrient-rich, jungle-birthed, glow-giving goodness.
It’s the serum that turns routines into rituals.
Gift Idea:
A Skin Superfood Serum with a jade roller or gua sha.
🍫 11. Valley Isle Chocolate — Ceremonial Cacao
For: The heart-openers, meditators, or cacao-sipping girlies
Ceremonial cacao makes the sweetest, most grounding gift.
Valley Isle Chocolate’s is rich, earthy, and crafted with intention.
Gift Idea:
A cacao block with a handwritten recipe card.
🐚 12. Pueo Mana Designs — Lauhala & Pearl Jewelry
For: The ocean lover, Maui-loving soul, or someone who values handmade, natural artistry
Lauhala weaving, pearls, gemstones, koa seeds, job’s tears — all anchored in Hawaiian tradition and craftsmanship.
Gift Idea:
A lauhala bracelet or pearl bangle infused with culture and story.
🌱 13. Dragon’s Den — Herbal Gift Basket
For: The wellness queen, plant witch, or natural healer
Herbal teas, tinctures, salves, magical potions…
Create a basket tailored to your friend’s vibe: stress relief, energy, immunity, or pure island calm.
Gift Idea:
A customized herbal gift set wrapped in raffia and tied with eucalyptus.
🎄 Final Thoughts
The best gifts aren’t the fanciest, they’re the most meaningful.
And when your holiday shopping supports Maui’s artists, makers, bakers, designers, and dreamers, you’re giving twice:
to the ones you love and to the island we all adore.
Happy gifting, beauties.
See you at our Holiday Market on 11/30 from 10-2 at Maui Mood Swing in Wailuku.
