Maui

==Sports==

===Snorkeling===
[[File:Big waves at Makena Beach (Big Beach) (30799850077).jpg|thumb|"Big Beach" in [[Makena, Hawaii|Makena]], on Maui Island's southwest shore]]

[[Snorkeling]] is one of the most popular activities on Maui, with over 30 beaches and bays to snorkel at around the island. Maui's trade winds tend to come in from the northeast, making the most popular places to snorkel on the south and west shores of Maui. Having many mountains on Maui helps with the trade winds not being able to reach the beaches located on the south and west of the island, making the ocean water very clear.

===Windsurfing===
Maui is a well-known destination for [[windsurfing]]. Kanaha Beach Park is a very well-known windsurfing spot and may have stand-up paddle boarders or surfers if there are waves and no wind. Windsurfing has evolved on Maui since the early 1980s when it was recognized as an ideal location to test equipment and publicize the sport.

===Surfing===
One of the most popular sports in Hawaii. [[Ho'okipa]] Beach Park is one of Maui's most famous surfing and windsurfing spots. Other famous or frequently surfed areas include [[Slaughterhouse Beach (Mokule'ia)|Slaughterhouse Beach]], [[Honolua Bay]], [[Peahi, Hawaii|Pe'ahi]] (Jaws), and Fleming Beach. The north side of Maui absorbs the most swell during the winter season and the south and west in the summertime. Due to island blocking, summer south swells tend to be weak and rare.

===Kitesurfing===
One of the newest sports on Maui is [[kitesurfing]], particularly at Kanaha Beach Park.