DESTINATION MAUI, HAWAII

Polynesians, from Tahiti and the Marquesas, were the original peoples to populate Maui. The Tahitians introduced the kapu system, a strict social order that affected all aspects of life and became the core of Hawaiian culture. Modern Hawaiian history began in the mid-1700s.

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BAILEY HOUSE MUSEUM The Bailey House Museum, also known as Old Bailey House, is a museum of Hawaiian history located in Wailuku, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, owned and operated by the Maui Historical Society. The house is situated at the mouth of the Iao Valley within the former royal compound of Kahekili II, last ruling chief of Maui. Built in 1833 ...

HALEAKALA Haleakala, or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. Because of the remarkable clarity, dryness, and stillness of the air, and its elevation, the summit of Haleakala (like Mauna Kea) is one of the most sought-after locations in the world for ground-based telescopes ...

HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK Haleakala National Park is a United States national park located on the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. The park covers an area of 30,183 acres, of which 24,719 acres is a wilderness area. It was originally created as part of the Hawaii National Park along with the volcanoes of Mauna Loa and Kilauea on the island of HawaiIi in 1916 ...

HANA HIGHWAY The Hana Highway, also known as the Road To Hana, is a 68-mile long stretch of Hawaii State Routes 36 and 360 which connects Kahului with the town of Hana in east Maui. Although Hana is only about 52 miles from Kahului, a typical trip to Hana takes about three hours, as the road is very winding and narrow and passes over 59 bridges ...

IAO VALLEY Iao Valley (cloud supreme) is a lush, stream-cut valley in West Maui. Because of its natural beauty and historical significance, it has become a popular tourist location. The state park is located on 6.2 acres at the end of Iao Valley Road. The Iao Needle is a famous landmark in the state park, a vegetation-covered lava remnant rising 1,200 feet from the valley floor ...

KA'ANAPALI Kaanapali Beach Resort began as an Amfac development in the 1960s, on mile-long Kaanapali Beach, on the western shore of Maui, a couple miles north of the old whaling town of Lahaina. Since that time, many more hotels and condos have been built both on Kaanapali Beach and for several miles ...

KAPALUA Kapalua is in Lahaina, Maui County, Hawaiii, United States. The entity is a resort development by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company in Lahaina, Hawaii, bounded to the south by Kapalua Bay and to the north by Honolua Bay. Kapalua Resort also maintains two golf courses ...

KIHEI Several research facilities are located in Kihei, including the main offices for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, seed operations by DEKALB Genetics Corporation and Monsanto Company, and the Maui Research and Technology Park, which is home to the Maui High Performance Computing Center...

LAHAINA Lahaina is in West Maui, Hawaii, and the gateway to the famous Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts north of the community. Lahaina encompasses the coast along Hawaii Route 30 from a tunnel at the south end, through Olawalu up the CDP of Napili-Honokowai is to the north. During the heavy tourist seasons, the population can swell to nearly 40,000 people ...

LAHAINA, KAANAPALI & PACIFIC RAILROAD The Lahaina, Kaanapali and Pacific Railroad (LKPRR) is a steam-powered heritage railroad in Lahaina, Hawaii. The LKPRR operates the Sugar Cane Train, a 6-mile, 40-minute trip in open-air coaches pulled by vintage steam locomotives. The tracks connect Lahaina with Puukolii, stopping briefly at Kaanapali. A narrator points out sites of interest during the trip ...

WAILUKU Wailuku is the county seat of Maui County. Wailuku is located just west of Kahului, at the mouth of the Iao Valley. In the early 20th century Wailuku was the main tourist destination on Maui, though it has since been eclipsed with the rise of the resort towns such as Kaanapali ...

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