Vacation in Maui Hawaii
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A Vacation in Maui Hawaii ? -- I have to admit that out of all the
Hawaiian Islands, Maui is my favorite. We travel the islands
for our directory work, so Let us help you put together
your perfect Maui vacation ...
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Maui Hawaii is the second largest Hawaiian island Sparsely populated, it has less than a tenth of the state's population.
A tremendously exciting landscape, the island supports sugarcane, pineapple, sprawling cattle ranches and rain forests that descend mountain slopes to the sea. 125 miles of coastline invite a huge host of activities and incredible accomodation locations.
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Maui's main airport is in Hakului with smaller airports serving Hana and Kapalua. The major resorts offer guests free shuttle services to and from the airport.
Many visitors do get a rental car for a portion of their maui vacation so that they can do a little exploring of the less known attractions.
There is no widespread public transit system like Oahu's The Bus.
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Maui is composed of two volcanoes connected by the Central Valley. The West Maui Mountains are in fact, a single, extinct volcano that has carved into steep canyons.
Native Hawaiian tradition gives the origin of the island's name in the legend of Hawaiiloa, the Polynesian navigator attributed with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. The story relates how he named the island of Maui after his son who in turn was named for the demigod Māui. According to legend, the demigod Māui raised all the Hawaiian Islands from the sea. The Island of Maui is also called the "Valley Isle" for the large fertile isthmus between its two volcanoes.
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Of course, surfing is synonymous wih Hawaii. And why shouldn't be?
Lahania is the best place to learn. If you're experienced,
West Maui has easily accessible water for surfing on your
vacation in Maui Hawaii.
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The climate of the Hawaiian Islands is characterized by a two-season year, mild and uniform temperatures everywhere (except at high elevations), marked geographic differences in rainfall, high relative humidity, extensive cloud formations (except on the driest coasts and at high elevations), and dominant trade-wind flow (especially at elevations below a few thousand feet). Maui itself has a wide range of climatic conditions and weather patterns that are influenced by several different factors in the physical environment.
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Maui is the undisputed playground of Hawaii. For a vacation in Maui Hawaii, no other island has the range of activities or the scenery that is available here. You can do almost everything from hiking pristine rain forests, snorkeling in an extinct crater, bicycle 10,000 feet down a volcano, swim under a waterfall, dive into a natural freshwater pool, or lie back on natural, black or even red sand beaches.
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