Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03
Maui
The Valley Isle: second-largest Hawaiian island (1,884 sq km) with Haleakalā volcano, the Road to Hāna and resort beaches; rebuilding Lahaina after the 2023 wildfires.
- Formation
- two joined shield volcanoes (Haleakalā and West Maui) with central isthmus valley
- Population
- 154,100
- Water
- Pacific Ocean
- Access
- easy
Every required movement
The passage
to Maui.
Fly to Kahului (OGG) direct from the mainland and inter-island; Kapalua (JHM) and Hāna (HNM) for commuter flights; Expeditions ferry links Lahaina and Lānaʻi.
- 01Kahului (OGG)
Nearest recorded air access
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 02Water crossing
Expeditions Lānaʻi passenger ferry (Lahaina-Manele); Pacific Whale Foundation whale-watch boats.
Schedule or condition may change · verify - 03Entry check
U.S. visa rules apply; Haleakalā summit sunrise requires a reservation.
Schedule or condition may change · verify
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What the chart cannot hold
What becomes visible when you follow haleakalā sunrise beyond the familiar map?
Maui joins two volcanoes by a fertile isthmus. Haleakalā National Park, lush Hāna coast and leeward resorts draw millions of visitors; sugar plantations closed in 2016 and diversified agriculture and tourism now dominate.
Polynesian settlement ~1000 CE; Kahekili's Maui kingdom rivaled Hawaiʻi island; Cook sighted Maui 1778; whaling-era Lahaina was the Kingdom capital; 2023 Lahaina fire killed 102.
Field ledger
The useful
details.
- Coordinates
- 20.80° N · 156.33° W
- Sovereignty
- United States · part of country
- Nearest mainland
- California ~3,700 km northeast; nearest islands Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi ~15 km away
- Best recorded window
- April-May and September-November; December-March for humpback whales.
- Permits / entry
- U.S. visa rules apply; Haleakalā summit sunrise requires a reservation.
- Languages
- English, Hawaiian, Tagalog, Spanish
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