Maui

==Economy==
[[File:Fleming Beach, Maui.jpg|thumb|left|Fleming Beach near [[Kapalua, Hawaii|Kapalua]]]]

The major industry in Maui is [[tourism in the United States|tourism]]. Other large sectors include retail, health care, business services, and government. Maui also has a significant presence in agriculture and information technology.

The unemployment rate reached a low of 1.7% in December 2006, rising to 9% in March 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=usunemployment&met=unemployment_rate&idim=county:PA150150&q=maui+county+unemployment+rate |title=Unemployment rate |date=4 December 2010 |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=27 February 2016 |archive-date=2 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402164923/https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=usunemployment&met=unemployment_rate&idim=county%3APA150150&q=maui+county+unemployment+rate |url-status=live }}</ref> before falling back to 4.6% by the end of 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mauinow.com/2014/01/28/video-maui-unemployment-rate-lowest-since-2008/ |title=VIDEO: Maui Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2008 – Maui Now |work=mauinow.com |access-date=2014-10-29 |archive-date=2014-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029213009/http://mauinow.com/2014/01/28/video-maui-unemployment-rate-lowest-since-2008/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and to 2.1% in January, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://mauinow.com/2018/03/09/maui-unemployment-rate-remains-low-in-january/ |title=Maui Now: Maui Unemployment Rate Remains Low in January |work=Maui Now {{!}} Maui Unemployment Rate Remains Low in January |access-date=2018-03-14 |language=en-US |archive-date=2018-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315200028/http://mauinow.com/2018/03/09/maui-unemployment-rate-remains-low-in-january/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Agriculture===
Maui's primary agriculture products are corn and other seeds, fruits, cattle, and vegetables.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/County_Profiles/Hawaii/cp15009.pdf |title=20121 Census of Agriculture – Maui County |last=US Department of Agriculture |date=2013 |access-date=2018-03-14 |archive-date=2017-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503175631/https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/County_Profiles/Hawaii/cp15009.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Specific products include [[coffee]], [[macadamia]] nuts, [[papaya]], [[flower]]s and fresh [[pineapple]]. Historically, Maui's primary products were sugar and pineapple. [[Maui Land & Pineapple Company]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mauiland.com/ |title=Maui Land & Pineapple Company homepage |access-date=8 December 2010 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422161656/https://www.mauiland.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hcsugar.com/ |title=Commercial and Sugar Company |access-date=8 December 2010 |archive-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415040241/http://www.hcsugar.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (HC&S, a subsidiary of Alexander and Baldwin Company) dominated agricultural activity. In 2016, sugar production ended.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bittersweet End to Cane Plantation Days |url=http://hpr2.org/post/bittersweet-end-cane-plantation-days |website=hpr2.org |access-date=2016-01-07 |archive-date=2016-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121053119/http://hpr2.org/post/bittersweet-end-cane-plantation-days |url-status=live }}</ref> Haliimaile Pineapple Co. grows pineapple on former Maui Land & Pineapple Co. land.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maui Pine assets sold for quarter of worth – Pacific Business News |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2010/01/04/daily44.html?ana=yfcpc |website=Pacific Business News |access-date=2016-01-15 |archive-date=2017-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620093528/http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2010/01/04/daily44.html?ana=yfcpc |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2014, a Maui County referendum enacted a moratorium on [[Genetic engineering in Hawaii|genetically engineered crops]].<ref>{{cite news |access-date=16 November 2014 |url=http://khon2.com/2014/11/05/election-results-show-money-doesnt-guarantee-votes/ |title=Election results show money doesn't guarantee votes |date=November 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216180355/http://khon2.com/2014/11/05/election-results-show-money-doesnt-guarantee-votes/ |archive-date=2014-12-16 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Shortly thereafter Monsanto and other agribusinesses obtained a court injunction suspending the moratorium.{{R|monsanto}}

===Information technology===
Most technology organizations that are located on the island populate the Maui Research & Technology Park<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mauitechpark.com/ |website=mauitechpark |access-date=29 March 2022 |title=Maui Research and Technology Park |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326092315/https://mauitechpark.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which is located in Kihei. This includes the Maui Research and Technology Center{{R|MRTC1}}. It is a program of the [[High Technology Development Corporation]],{{R|MRTC2}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.htdc.org/ |title=TTDC homepage |access-date=8 December 2010 |archive-date=23 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223070550/http://www.htdc.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> an agency of the State of Hawaii, whose focus is to facilitate the growth of Hawaii's commercial high-technology sector.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/data_reports/hawaii-econ/he0100.pdf |title=Hawaii's Emerging Technology Industry |date=January 2000 |access-date=2006-08-09 |archive-date=2006-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821235559/http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/data_reports/hawaii-econ/he0100.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Astrophysics===
Maui is an important center for advanced astronomical research. The [[Haleakalā Observatory]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/haleakala/ |title=Institute for Astronomy, Maui homepage |access-date=8 December 2010 |archive-date=29 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729215042/http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/haleakala/ |url-status=live }}</ref> was Hawaii's first astronomical research and development facility, operating at the Maui Space Surveillance Site (MSSS) electro-optical facility. "At the 10,023-foot summit of the long-dormant volcano Haleakalā, operational satellite tracking facilities are co-located with a research and development facility providing data acquisition and communication support. The high elevation, dry climate, and freedom from light pollution offer virtually year-round observation of satellites, missiles, man-made orbital debris, and astronomical objects."{{R|MSSS1}}