Jeans in Maui???

My DH and I leave for maui in the morning, we are almost all packed and ready to go but do we need to bring jeans?

Any input would be great as we have never been to maui/hawaii before.

Thank you

Jeans in Maui???

Aloha emtangel,

I wear my jeans and hoody on the plane with a sleeveless top and bring a pair of lightweight shorts in my carry on and the minute we get to the Maui airport I change into my shorts. The 10 day forecast for North and South Maui is 85-87 degrees daytime and the coolest at night will be about 75 degrees. The only time I see my jeans again until we leave is if we go to Haleakala for sunrise or hike in an area with heavy brush and mosquitos. If you wear them on the plane at least you have them if you need them and you don%26#39;t have to take up precious space in your suitcase.

Jeans in Maui???

You%26#39;ll only need jeans if you are going to Haleakala at sunrise. They are way, way to heavy for general use. Take light cottons and breathable fabrics. Shorts, capris, T-shirts and light-weight tops/polos, Aloha shirts. Sandal, tennies. Bathing suit.

We wore jeans and sweatshirts on our first trip from Sacramento. Early morning November flight - so jeans, polo and sweatshirt. Our connection was through LA, so when we saw all the passengers get on the plane there in T-shirts, flip-flops, shorts, etc ... we realized that the blue jeans were a bad move.

I%26#39;m with the other posters. I love my jeans but I would never ';pack'; them for a Maui trip. I wear them on the plane just in case the cabin is kept cold. If we go on a sunrise trip up the mountain I can use them. Other than that, wearing long pants or heavy material is out of the question. I seldom even do t-shirts. I opt, instead, for very light weight aloha shirts. The ones sold on the mainland are a bit too heavy for me so I%26#39;ve been known to make a quick hop over to the Ross store in Kahului. They have a massive aloha shirt selection. 20 minutes and very few bucks later I%26#39;m set.

Have fun!

Mike

I live in jeans here from October to April. Then it gets too hot to wear them and I switch to lighet cotton pants. It has always been too warm and humid for me to be comfy in jeans in Hawaii in January...so about 16 years ago I stopeed wearing them on the plane or taking them along.

This is a tough one for me. I LIVE in jeans!!! I was hoping I could wear them (nice designer ones) when we go out at night with a cute shirt....DARN!!!!

rellyrooly

I LIVE in jeans!!! I was hoping I could wear them (nice designer ones) when we go out at night with a cute shirt....DARN!!!!%26gt;%26gt;

you can wear them if you like but you will really be more comfortable in something lighter like linen or shorts - you can wear shorts to any restaurant on maui in the pm

rellyrooly: You do realize that very few folks here have lived through a 115+ degree Arizona summer... If you can ';live in your jeans'; through that you might possibly feel just fine on Maui.

Aloha

Mike

this is just my opinion and you can wear whatever makes you happy, but designer jeans don%26#39;t look right in Hawai%26#39;i, although in Arizona is a different story.

If I wore any jeans here it would be a variation of classic Levi%26#39;s, no bells and whistles, stitching, designer name, any of that. Jeans are for working and traversing rugged terrain.

The only reason they%26#39;re needed in Hawai%26#39;i is for their toughness, to protect people from thorns, rocks, etc.., and the designer look is too city.

If you want to look island dressy with a cute top, you might try a sarong (lava lava, pareu), or lightweight pants.

That said, if I go to the mall, plenty of teenage girls in trendy jeans. The thing is, the majority of the teenagers all want to look like they live in LA or SF, not in Hawai%26#39;i. They don%26#39;t dress island style ... to them it%26#39;s not cool. They grew up here.

When you visit, it%26#39;s fun to go light with the clothing. At sea level, jeans are a heavy fabric, so when you wear them you kind of look like a fashion victim, as there%26#39;s no practical reason to be wearing them.

I know, I know, it just hurts....(JK)

Really though, I do know that jeans are really not island wear as I have been to Maui before. In fact, I found this to be true in places like Paris as well. You really would never see a parisian in jeans there either. It does scream ';American'; (not that it is a bad thing, just that you are not a local). I think I will ditch the jeans. You know what they say...';When in rome...';

I am just trying not to buy a lot of stuff before I leave and I am trying to figure out what I will wear at places like David Paul%26#39;s. Guess I%26#39;ll be shopping this week!

But a pair of black cotton slacks or jean-cut pants. Wear them with the same shirts you were going to wear with the jeans. They make them for men and those are easy to find if you can wear men%26#39;s jeans/slacks.

Or if it%26#39;s all too stressful, just bring the jeans and decide once you are there if they are comfortable. If not, those cotton slacks will come in handy.