The nearest land mass to Hawaii is San Francisco, approximately 2,400 miles away. Maui has no navigatable rivers, but there are hundreds of streams. The only natural body of water is the 40-acre Kanaha Pond, a major bird sanctuary near the airport in Kahului. The summer months are normally warmer and sometimes muggy due to moderate to low trade winds. The start of winter season means slightly cooler mornings and evenings from late October to early April.
Days are shorter.
Trade winds range from moderate to gusty. Tides are moderate, averaging usually about two feet. Hawaiian winds normally blow from the northeast and bring fair weather. But when the winds shift to blow from the south, they are called Kona winds and often bring storms in the winter. To dial to other islands you must dial 1-808 before the number.