My husband and I took our 13 year old grandson on a tour in Maui and hired Pono Fried to take us for the day. We were overly pleased on how he could relate to the different generations making it exciting, fun and a highlight of our 3 week Hawaiian stay.
We hiked, we saw turtles, we ate novel fruits from his organic garden. We played games on the ride, we played unusual Hawaiian instruments and learned about the history and culture of Hawaiians.
Pono is extremely knowledgeable, tells great stories and we highly recommend using him for a unique experience.

We had heard rave reviews of Open Eye Tours from a dear friend and Pono lived up to the stories and surpassed every expectation we had. We had one day on Maui, and decided to spend the day with Pono. My wife, and our two kids (10 and 9) were on a cruise in July 2016. We weren't sure what to do on our one day and our friend could not stop talking about his day with Pono and all their experiences. The other reviews were just as glowing online and even though it was our only day on Maui, we had to do it. Before we even arrived, he had emailed and called us to prepare for our day and get to know us and what things we wanted to see and do. The day was amazing and even though we had just met, it was like spending a day with an incredibly knowledgable friend. Pono met us at the cruise terminal with a formal Hawaiian greeting and leis he had made himself. He had planned the day as we traveled the Road to Hana. It had rained heavily the day before and so he altered the route to avoid any delays and give us the best experience. As we traveled the road, we listened to traditional Hawaiian music, he taught us many Hawaiian phrases and words, he sang songs, he talked about the history of Maui. We stopped at several beautiful waterfalls and marveled at them. But at each stop he also talked about the history of the area and the many legends and struggles and changes the natives have had. We visited a taro field and learned how they work and why they are important to the people. We visited a small shrine/church in a small village and we had the place to ourselves. At one stop, we were at a dead end street and we walked down this small winding trail seemingly to no where, and then came out overlooking the coast on our own little cliff. While there he taught us about many of the flowers and trees of the area and we all ate purple flowers and a small fern that was rich in nutrients. For lunch, we sat for a picnic and tried over a dozen different fresh fruits he had grown at his own home in his organic garden. We tried Dragon eyes, guava, pineapple, taro, among others. He played the ukulele for us and the kids played as well. He brought several native instruments including a nose flute that we all played. We visited a beach with Honu (sea turtles), a blow hole and a black sand beach as well. There are too many details of our amazing day to share here. Pono shared his knowledge and his love of Maui showed through. Every place we went it was obvious he has decades of teaching experience and loves his job. As we left he gave us parting gifts to remember our day spent with a guide whom we will always call our friend. I would recommend Pono to any and all. When we return to the islands, we will definitely meet him and spend the day learning again.