Maui

Maui is the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands, in the United States.
It has a population of just over 150,000 and is 727 square miles (1883 km²) in size. Maui is part of Maui County, Hawaii. The larger (or better known) towns include Kahului, Wailuku, Lahaina, Hana, and Wailea. Main industries are agriculture and tourism.

Maui was named for the demi-god Maui. In Hawaiian legend, he raised all the islands from the sea. Maui is also known as the "Valley Isle" for the large fertile isthmus (narrow land connection) between two volcanoes.
Geography
Maui is a volcanic doublet: an island formed from two volcanic mountains that are joined. The older volcano, Mauna Kahalawai, is much older and has undergone significant erosion due to regular heavy rainfall.   In common talk it is called the West Maui Mountain. The larger volcano, Haleakala, rises above 10,000 feet (3,050 m). The last eruption of Haleakala happened over 200 years ago, and this lava flow can be seen between Ahihi Bay and La Perouse Bay on the southeast shore.

Places
Other places on Maui popular with visitors include:
 Ī'ao Valley.
 Haleakala crater
 Road to Hāna
 Wai'ānapanapa

Golf courses on Maui include:
 Grand Waikapu Country Club
 Ka'anapali Golf Course
 Kapalua Golf Club
 Makena Golf Club
 Maui Country Club
 Pukalani Country Club
 Sandalwood Country Club
 Silversword Golf Course
 Wai'ehu Municipal Golf Course
 Wailea Golf Club

References

Category:Islands of Hawaii