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Maui (center right, with Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Kahoʻolawe to its left) as seen from the International Space Station [2] Maui (/ ˈ m aʊ i /; Hawaiian: ) [3] is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km 2). It is the 17th-largest in the United States. [4]
The effort for the "first landing" began in Waikapu, on Maui, on January 5, 1976. Over 50 people from across the Hawaiian islands, including a range of cultural leaders, gathered on Maui with the goal of "invading" Kahoʻolawe on January 6, 1976. The date was selected because of its association with the United States' bicentennial anniversary.
Wailuku is a census-designated place (CDP) in and county seat [2] of Maui Island, Maui County, Hawaii, United States.The population was 17,697 at the 2020 census.. Wailuku is located just west of Kahului, at the mouth of the Iao Valley.
The International Market Place's tenants include approximately 90 stores and 10 restaurants. Its former anchor tenant was a three-level, 80,000-square-foot Saks Fifth Avenue, the department store’s only full-line Hawai‘i location. The department store closed during the summer of 2022, to be replaced by a Target store at the relocation. [14]
Lahaina Cannery Mall is a shopping mall located in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. It is the island's only fully enclosed, air-conditioned mall, and encompasses 120,000 square feet (11,000 m 2 ). It has more than 50 boutiques, restaurants and specialty shops.
Hawaii has two national parks: Haleakalā National Park, near Kula on Maui, which features the dormant volcano Haleakalā that formed east Maui; and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, in the southeast region of Hawaiʻi Island, which includes the active volcano Kīlauea and its rift zones.
Maui County (Hawaiian: Kalana ʻo Maui), officially the County of Maui, is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi (except for a portion of Molokaʻi that comprises Kalawao County), Kahoʻolawe, and Molokini. The latter two are uninhabited. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,754. [2]
Established in 1973, ʻĀhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve includes a coastal lava field and surrounding waters on the southwest coast of the island of Maui, Hawaii. It consists of 1,238 acres (501 ha) on land and 807 acres (327 ha) of ocean along 3 miles (4.8 km) of Maui's southwestern coastline.