Maui, known as the “Valley Isle,” is the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands with a land area of 729 square miles. It is 48 miles long and 26 miles across at its widest point.

The famous Banyan Tree in Lahaina is 130 years old and shades almost two thirds of an acre.

Classic photo of the Haleakala Crater

The largest of Maui’s two volcanoes, Mt. Haleakala (House of the Sun), is 10,000 feet high and may have last erupted in the late 1700’s (anecdotal evidence) or the late 1400’s (scientific carbon dating).

The average winter temperature on Maui is 71 degrees; in summer, 78 degrees. The average ocean temperature is 78 degrees (all Fahrenheit).

Maui County includes the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe.

Maui has a population of about 140,000 people.

Maui has 30 miles of white, red, and black sand beaches, and has more miles of accessible beach than any of the other Hawaiian Islands.

Maui is about a half an hour by air from Honolulu.

The breathtakingly beautiful “Road to Hana” drive is 45 miles long, has 54 one-lane bridges and 600 hairpin turns.

Hawaii Standard Time is in effect year-round. There is no daylight savings time. Hawaii is 2 hours behind Pacific Standard Time and 5 hours behind Eastern Standard Time. When daylight savings time is in effect on the mainland, Hawaii is 3 hours behind the West Coast and 6 hours behind the East Coast.

Maui is also the breeding ground for the Humpback Whale, who winters here before returning to Alaska.Approximately 3,000 whales winter in Maui waters. There are only 7,000-8000 humpback whales surviving today. An adult whale is 45 feet long and weighs 40 tons. Baby whales born in Maui waters weigh a mere 2,000 pounds.

There are actually 132 Hawaiian Islands, atolls, shoals and reefs!

The newest Hawaiian Island, not yet to the surface, is Loihi, located southwest of the Big Island of Hawaii.

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Principal Resort Areas: In West Maui the principal resort areas are Ka’anapali and Kapalua; South Maui’s prime resorts are Makena and Wailea. Hana, Kihei, Ma’alaea, Napili, Honokowai and Upcountry are also visitor destinations.

Maui has more miles of swimmable beach than any other Hawaiian island, the largest dormant volcano in the world, Haleakala, the second highest waterfall in the U.S. and the lowest temperature ever recorded in the Hawaiian Islands, 11 degrees in 1961, atop Haleakala.