Paia is a small town on the northern shore of the island of Maui where motorists stop by for gas, groceries or food on their way to the remote town of Hana 45 miles southeast. Once home to a vast sugar plantation, Paia today is a mishmash of 1960's and '70's hippie locals who descended from the continental mainland to start a back-to-nature life; professional surfers attracted to consistent and challenging windsurfing conditions of the North Shore; and the occasional Hollywood actor or A-list musician showing up unannounced for a local gig.