Makai Glass Maui — Local services in Hawaii

This place is amazing!!! We found it by accident, stopping by Hali'imale distillery to buy some yummy Mahina rum 😋, but that's another review! Dave, at the front showroom at Makai glass, was very friendly and welcoming and showed us around the many rooms of incredible blown glass pieces!! It was like walking around in a Chihuly museum! Such beautiful artistic vision and professional quality! There is also a nice variety of other forms of art, intermingled in the show rooms. They also have a balcony, surrounded by all of this beauty, where you can watch the artists creating these pieces!!! I definitely want to go back and watch them more, definitely a must see for Maui art!! We came back to pick up a few beautiful pieces, and met Tony, one of the artists, also very friendly and helpful! Then Randy came out to meet us and I asked if he was also an artist, and yes he is, and the owner and creator of so many of the designs! He also was very friendly, humble and welcoming and grateful for us stopping by! We got beautiful glass pieces for us and our daughters, and lovely, local wood, lighted stands to set them one. A very nice experience, I highly recommend a visit to Makai Glass factory, up island,...

We were stopped in our tracks when we walked by the Makai Glass Maui pop-up at the Hyatt and had to stop and look. They had very impressive, high quality and creative pieces, certainly some that would make an incredible home front-entry piece. We talked to Dave who was running the booth that day and he was a super down to earth cool dude. We fell in love with 2 pieces (Rainbow Eucalyptus and Metallic Pineapple) and were able to work out a deal to ship both back to our home in Milwaukee. About 4 weeks later, we received a very detailed email from their shipping department with instructions on how to unpack our glass upon delivery, along with the tracking info. The glass was shipped 2-day air, and everything arrived in pristine condition! We were very impressed by the time and detail they took to package the glass. They had foam cut perfectly to fit the base of our glass and packaged the remaining so meticulously using more foam cut outs and lots of packing peanuts! We even kept the packaging for moving purposes later. Although we never made it to the shop, we can say that their work is out of this world, and you can trust shipping...

Today we were greeted by Melissa. She took a genuine interest in us. She let us browse at our leisure and then offered to bring us back into the studio to watch the glass making process. The studio artist graciously explained what/how and why of what they were doing. Randy, the artist and owner chatted with us about the new pieces he was creating. He recognized us from previous years, collecting his artwork. He proceeded to show us his latest creation using glass rods that they create. I can’t explain it but the outcome is some of the most beautiful and unique pieces I have seen. I totally fell in love with a piece he made a week ago. Needless to say it will soon be adorning our home. I can’t say enough about the amazing quality and artistry of the pieces created at Makai glass. It makes no difference if you buy a small piece or a larger piece the quality is there. You will be forever pleased with your piece. The Aloha spirit is evident at...