Mama's Fish House

Mama's Fish House is open for open-air dining, and the safety and well-being of our staff, our guests, and every member of our Maui community is of the utmost importance to us. Therefore, we have implemented new health and safety protocols that go above and beyond our already strict standards so that you can feel comfortable and safe when dining with us. In addition, we have enrolled in ReturnSafe, a digital health screening program that all staff members must complete and pass daily before coming to work. Therefore, we are accepting reservations at 50% reduced capacity. Lunch seating begins at 11:00 am, and our last seating is at 3:30 pm. Dinner starts at 4:00 pm, and our last seating is at 9:00 pm. Reservations are required and may be booked online. We look forward to serving you with safety and Aloha!

Long before visitors flocked from around the world to Mama's Fish House, a very young Floyd and Doris Christenson flew to Hawaii on the new TWA prop-jet that had cut flying time to the islands to 13 hours. Hawaii had just become a state, and a friend had urged them to visit Maui.

There were no resorts on Maui, only the Pioneer Inn in sleepy Lahaina ($10/night). To reach the deserted beaches of Kaanapali and Wailea, they had to walk through thick groves of thorny Kiawe trees. Finally, a Tahitian family urged them to visit Tahiti and the South Pacific, which they said was still an undiscovered paradise.