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Maui
Maui has much
to offer the visitor, including beautiful landscapes, white-sand beaches, world-class
water sports, and prime whale watching country.
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Other highlights on Maui
include the tourist destinations of Lahaina, the Kaanapali and Kihei strip, while the
small towns of Haiku, Kula, Makawao and Hana offer a totally different experience. Other
treasures are the Haleakala volcano site and the famous Hana Highway.
Many artists and craftspeople
have long been drawn to Maui. Its nickname is ‘The Valley
Island’, the official color is pink, its flower is the
low-i which is a type of
rose, and the unofficial slogan is Maui no ka oi -"Maui is the best".
 Maui is the
second largest Hawaiian Island with a total land area of 728 sq. miles.
Maui’s
west coast is largely dry and sunny while the southeast coast and the Kula uplands receive
more rain and commonly have intermittent clouds. Temperatures vary more with elevation
than season. The variance between winter and summer is only about 7°F in most places. The
average August temperatures (over a 24-hour period) are 77°F in Hana, 78°F in Lahaina
and Kihei, 79°F in Kahului and 50°F at Haleakala summit. The lowest temperature ever
recorded was at the summit of Haleakala(14°F) and temperatures hovering around freezing
are the norm at the summit on winter nights. The mountain even gets an occasional winter
snowcap.
Average annual rainfall is 69
inches in Hana, 13 in Kihei, 15 in Lahaina, 19 in Kahului, and 44 at Haleakala's summit.
Puu Kukui, the highest peak of the West Maui Mountains, gets 400 inches of rain a year,
just five miles from the dry Wailuku plains.
For recorded weather forecasts
call (808) 877-5111. For a more recreational forecast, including conditions at Haleakala
and on the road to Hana, sunrise and sunset times, tides and a marine forecast, call (808)
871-5054. Haleakala National Park at (808) 572-7749 has a recorded forecast. For surf and
boating conditions call (808) 877-3477
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