Photo courtesy of HUGH STARR SPRECKELSVILLE — Usually placid for local and visiting families, Baby Beach along the tip of Baldwin Beach on Maui’s north shore has been churning in controversy.

For many of us who grew up around Maui’s North Shore, Baby Beach — also known as Wawau Point — holds precious memories as a place where we went to swim, snorkel, explore, fish, exercise or ...

I’ve visited Hawaii more than 40 times, and many of those trips have been to Maui. It’s one of my favorite Hawaiian islands, and I have always loved going to Maui with my kids.

You visit Ho'okipa to see Maui's daredevils hang 10, and you head to Kaihalulu or Wai'anapanapa for multicolored sands. So, which beach do you go to just to swim and relax? This crescent-shaped ...