Maui Friends of the Library

Looking for some good reads while on Maui? No better (or cheaper) place than Maui Friends of the Library!
MFOL is a group that sells used books and you could not ask for a better place. The prices here are ridiculous, running from a quarter (most small paperbacks) on up to a few dollars (recent hardbacks). They have everything from fiction to non-​fiction, children to adult, romance to sci-​fi/​fantasy. This particular location is about a size of the old Waldenbooks or Crown Books back in the day.
One thing to note, this place is good to go if you want to peruse. If you have a specific book in mind, understand two things: they don’t guarantee having anything (especially recent stuff) and they are not exactly organized on the shelves. The books are put into broad categories (fiction, young adult, Hawai‘ian topics, etc.), but beyond that this location doesn’t put them into much (not even alphabetical by author). So, this place is best for browsers just looking for something that catches their eye.
A warning, especially to those in rental cars, but the Pu’unene location is an adventure in itself to get there. You actually drive ~through~ the sugar cane factory, down dirt and gravel roads past the sugar cane fields, and then through an old school that has been converted to a variety of purposes. It’s gonna be dusty, it’s gonna be rocky, but it’s gonna be worth it!
Come on out, drop off some books you no longer want and pick up some new ones!

This is a really out of the way shop for used books. It’s behind the Puunene School Annex behind the HC&S Suagr Mill. The website has a direction guide and shows the signs you follow to get to the place. The store is in a musty old building. Books are stacked everywhere. Even outside; the ones outside are free for the taking, even when the shop is closed. Inside, many of the books are stacked in semi-​ordered rows. There is also some DVD’s, CD’s, VHS tapes, and other media related items.
Much of the inventory is abit… eccentric. The building is exposed and open, so sometimes you find a good layer of dust on items, heavy discoloration/​staining of items, etc. When the sun is beating, the store is hot and muggy even with the shade. Some of the inventory is former library books, and will retain the labeling and be stamped with WITHDRAWN marks as well. The staff is all volunteer, so depending on who’s on duty that day, it’s varied. Some are helpful, others completely ignore you until you pay. Signs posted in the store state that books start at 25 cents unless otherwise marked; this has led to experiences where volunteer staff either will allow me to buy unmarked books for 25 cents, to volunteers who go on power trips and try to gouge me on prices with unmarked books. The latest experience had a volunteer tell me that several books were supposed to be «marked» with a firm price, yet I found no signs of markings otherwise and I did point out to him the sign, but he refused to give them to me at the quarter price per book. I still found some books, but the experience soured me from going back to Puunene for a bit.
MFOL has two other locations; one in Lahaina’s Wharf Cinema Center, and one in Queen Kaahumanu Center.