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January 2024 by Sandy Farmer-Wiley
Fabulous Hawaiian art and items you won't find elsewhere. If you're lucky you'll get to meet Rachel Ray the owner.New items to support the victims of the Lahaina Wild Fires. You can also order all items on the Gallery's online store.New designs and new articles have been added since our last visit, beautiful additions for my home.
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August 2023 by David French
5 stars for Kai’uShe was the sweetest and made us all smileAwesome artwork and designs too!
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July 2023 by Lorry McConnehey
My favorite artist. I come here every time I am in Maui.
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January 2023 by Mark Sablan
This place is a gem! Everyone there is full of good vibes and aloha! We got great artwork and are supremely grateful we happen to run into this fine establishment.
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January 2023 by Martinas Marciulionis
This place has nice stuff, but I’d avoid it because I haven’t seen more rude worker. Lady that works in the store have 0 customer service. Please support locals and look for better souvenir stores in the island! MahaloEDIT: we talked with other locals, and we found out that the rude lady is actually the owner of this business Rachel Ray. There’s bunch of better stores on the island and also some reviews mentioned that
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January 2023 by Duke Au-Hoon
Hawaiian artist Rachael Ray, Exuberance her passionate style of oil painting & Design . An oasis of Aloha in Kahului Maui. U’i Gallery is filled with beautiful island fine Art ! Prints, giclée & original oil paintings by Rachael Ray ! Wether if it’s clothing attire, home decor, kitchen & bath, casual gifts, Corporate gifts, Wedding gifts, custom jewelry, Beautiful Hawaiian hardwood arts & furniture. U’i Gallery has what your looking for! Come by & visit !If you are visiting our gallery we’d love to hear of your experience! Please don’t leave a false review !
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January 2023 by Girl Fluent
Didn’t shop here, don’t ever plan to now. We stood by the door waiting for the food next door and the lady inside came out and told us to move out the way of the door. We apologized since we didn’t see the signs just to be told “open your eyes”. She was ridiculously rude. Disheartening since we have gotten great experiences with other locals. Definitely not recommending this place to others either, support other local places like on road to Hana and you won’t be served with a side of unnecessary attitude. So if you got good treatment here, it’s simply because you spent money. What a gross experience. And for the lady who told us this, we’re not 5 and you need to learn to speak to people with respect. It goes both ways.
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January 2022 by Alex Vlahos
Best Gift shop on Maui! Local art and all sorts of cool stuff all made by local artists. Gifts for every budget and awesome and amazing service. Gift wrapping and shipping too. What more could you ask for?
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January 2022 by Corina Price
If you're looking for a true Hawai'ian experience and bring home some authentic Hawai'ian gifts for your friends and family, you must check out this gallery. Have a conversation with the owners who are so emersed in the Hawai'ian culture and share their knowledge with everyone they meet. I would absolutely recommend this gallery, they have something for everyone.
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January 2022 by E O
I went in to check out the shop and asked if there was a bathroom for customers, and if not could they possible give me any tips for how to find a bathroom in the area. I was asked which business I had come to that area for, so I answered honestly and said the restaurant next door (which was the truth, I had only entered this random strip mall in order to grab some food). I was then met with a patronizing and self righteous comment, implying that I was being rude or taking advantage simply by asking what the bathroom situation was. The store owner was smiling throughout, but that just made it feel more passive aggressive. She literally could have just said, sorry the restroom is for customers only, and I would have happily bought something. Or said sorry there’s no restroom, and I would have said ok thanks and BOUGHT SOMETHING ANYWAY!The ironic thing is that I was absolutely planning to shop there after using the restroom and grabbing food. The next words out of my mouth were going to be that it was a cute shop and how nice the stuff looked! I also specifically said in my question, “is there a bathroom for customers?” implying that I myself am a customer! But I’m a human being and have to take care of my basic needs first! If I had felt welcome there I would have gone back! Why would you instantly assume that a stranger who walks through the door is trying to take advantage after exchanging one sentence with them?In a large and empty store with zero other customers in it, it could not possibly hurt to at least be helpful. There were literally no other customers waiting to be helped.Also, in a business very clearly oriented towards visitors, it is so blatantly obvious that people who are traveling DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR OWN BATHROOM!! It’s fundamentally just a really really basic human need that is unavoidably going to come up, and people who are in between hotels or are traveling around the island are GOING TO ASK ABOUT THE BATHROOM in your shop! I understand that Maui is swamped with tourists right now and it’s probably frustrating to be right next door to a more popular business that brings crowds, but implying that someone is being a bad person for looking for a restroom is just ridiculous.Not every person who enters your shop sought you out specifically because they researched it ahead of time. Sometimes people just pop in because they were already walking past and the window looked nice (like me). If the first question you ask every potentially customer is “what business did you come here for?”, the majority are probably going to say, not this one specifically! Regardless of the situation or location! If at that point you decide to scold them for not having specifically preplanned to come to your exact business, you won’t keep many customers!Edit: thanks for the information that you do not have a restroom. It’s nice to receive that information, since it is the exact answer to the question that I politely asked. If you had simply given me that answer, I never would have written this review at all. It’s not the not providing a restroom for customers or the public that’s the problem, it’s heavily and immediately implying that I’m a bad person for needing to pee.It’s literally just a really basic biological function of having a body… like, it’s so simple and straightforward… I genuinely don’t understand how you could possibly say “your own self interest” as if I’m a really selfish person for simply attempting to care for a completely involuntary human need…If you have no desire to have to ever speak about it I suggest posting a sign on the window or door. This whole experience was so bizarre and negative that I actually went back and doublechecked the door for a sign about no restrooms that maybe I had missed, but there is not one.
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January 2022 by Starrlynn Asami
Such amazing ALOHA in this beautiful gallery! Rachael Ray is just as her name says, a RAY.... OF LIGHT! I love listening to her talk story. And her artwork is breathtaking!
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January 2022 by Hamsa Fayed
Racheal Ray is a nightmare sociopathic shop owner/artist. She greats you with a warm welcome but is actually the rudest person one will likely encounter.I was asking her if she had coconut postcards and I was immediately cut off before I could mention "postcards" when she rudely told me that I was free to shop in her store but that she was not a concierge. She told me that locals do not buy coconuts which was also an irrelevant statement to make as I was looking for something specific. I finally told her that I didn't mean to offend her but just was asking if her particular store had that item but that she had not given me a chance to speak. I got offended and immediately left the store.I came back with my friend so that she could also observe this spectacle and maybe we could confront the owner about her behavior. The whole time she followed us around her probably 350 sq feet store telling us things in Hawaiian and how she and her family have designed everything in the store. Some of the items in her store looked nice but I would never purchase anything from such a rude person. I predict her store will fail due to her seethingly rude behavior and scary personality. She stands in the own way of her success.I can tell from the previous reviews on here that the shop owner always has a response to her rude behavior that has been documented multiple times. My personal suggestion is that she fix her behavior and practice self reflection before having quick, witty responses to each potential customer she offends.Update:1. I am not fully American, 2. I am part of a marginalized population that has been discriminated against, 3. I too speak another language. My intention is not to play discrimination olympics but it is to say that this shop owner's reply seeks to hijack the conversation away from the true issue at hand, her abhorrent attitude and rudeness, and instead attempts to convince others that I'm inherently discriminative and entitled which is not the case. If your store is exclusive to Hawaiian locals - make a sign that says so saving people the heartache from your poor bigoted behavior towards them.
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January 2022 by Jasmine Deponte
Rachael Ray represents the true meaning of the ALOHA spirit! She always has the most beautiful biggest smile on her face, you can feel it even with her mask on. She makes all of her customers feel welcomed and provides an unforgettable personal shopping experience. Whether you are shopping for a wedding, birthday, graduation, or baby gift, the U'i Gallery has something special for every occasion. Rachael is absolutely amazing in so many ways. Her artwork brings me so much joy! Mahalo Rachael :)
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January 2022 by Benjamin Shelley
Very nice people and art! In addition to the colorful art, the U'i Gallery also has a variety of reasonably priced, useful household items incorporating the sweet art.The kind! Beautiful shop! Warm, friendly, genuine good people! Shop this local business!
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January 2022 by L W
Fantastic array of locally sourced artwork and gifts for all price points. Seeing owner Rachael is the highlight of the day! Her smile lights up the room with aloha and grace.
