HAWAII feeling » Maui http://hawaiifeeling.com Everything about hawaii Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:19:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Maui island http://hawaiifeeling.com/maui-island.hawaii http://hawaiifeeling.com/maui-island.hawaii#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:00:33 +0000 admin http://hawaiifeeling.com/?p=13 The island of Maui or Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest island in Maui County. Three other islands, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai, also belong to Maui County. Together, the four islands are known as Maui Nui. In 2000, Maui had a population of 117,644, the third-largest of the Hawaiian islands, behind that of Oahu and Hawaii. Kahului is the largest town on the island with a population of 20,146. Wailuku is the seat of Maui County.

Native Hawaiian tradition gives the origin of the island’s name in the legend of Hawai

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