Explore The Islands: Maui

The "Valley Isle" is actually two islands created by two volcanoes and connected by a fertile isthmus. West Maui, formed by the Puu Kukui volcano, is remarkably different from the south side. It features the 19th Century whaling town of Lahaina, Kaanapali-Hawaii's first planned resort-and the sprawling Kapalua Resort, where Kapalua Villas Maui sets the standard for villa accommodations in Hawaii.

South Maui's Kihei and Wailea are set at the base of the world's largest dormant (not extinct) volcano, Haleakula ("House of the Sun"), which reaches over 10,000 feet to the sky. In 1911, Jack London observed: "It [Haleakula] was a scene of vast bleakness and desolation, stern, forbidding, fascinating… a place of fire and earthquake, a workshop of nature still cluttered with the raw beginnings of world-making… It was all unreal and unbelievable."
It still is!



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Airport: Kahului International (OGG) Major City/Town: Kahului/Wailuku Lahaina Kihei Man-made attractions: Maui Ocean Center Hana Highway Upcountry Maui Art & Cultural Center

Mostly nature-made attractions: Haleakula National Park Iao Valley State Park Makena Beach Molokini Island