Maui

==Tourism==
{{see also|Tourism in Hawaii}}
[[File:Kaanapali beach sunset on Maui Hawaii (45015472644).jpg|thumb|right|Kaanapali beach in Lahaina]]

The big tourist spots in Maui include the [[Hana Highway|Hāna Highway]], [[Haleakalā National Park]], [[Iao Valley]], and [[Lahaina, Hawaii|Lahaina]].

The Hāna Highway runs along the east coast of Maui, curving around mountains and passing by [[black sand]] beaches and [[waterfall]]s. Haleakalā National Park is home to Haleakalā, a [[Volcano#Volcanic activity|dormant volcano]]. Snorkeling can be done at almost any beach along the Maui coast. Surfing and windsurfing are also popular in Maui.

The main tourist areas are West Maui ([[Kaanapali, Hawaii|Kā{{okina}}anapali]], Lahaina, [[Napili-Honokowai, Hawaii|Nāpili-Honokōwai]], Kahana, [[Napili, Hawaii|Napili]], [[Kapalua, Hawaii|Kapalua]]) and South Maui (Kīhei, [[Wailea, Hawaii|Wailea]]-[[Makena, Hawaii|Mākena]]). The main port of call for cruise ships is located in Kahului. There are also smaller ports located at Lahaina Harbor (located in Lahaina) and Ma{{okina}}alaea Harbor (located between Lahaina and Kihei). Lahaina was one of the main attractions on the island with, until the 2023 fires, an entire street of shops and restaurants that led to a pier. Known locally as Lahainatown, it has a long and diverse history from its Hawaiian population beginnings to the arrival of travelers and settlers and its use as a significant whaling port.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lahainatown.com/lahaina-history.php |title=Lahaina Town History Timeline {{!}} Maui, Hawaii Events|website=lahainatown.com |access-date=2018-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012702/http://lahainatown.com/lahaina-history.php |archive-date=2018-01-26 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Maui County welcomed 2,207,826 tourists in 2004 rising to 2,639,929 in 2007 with total tourist expenditures north of US$3.5 billion for the Island of Maui alone. While the island of [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]] is most popular with Japanese tourists, the Island of Maui appeals to visitors mainly from the U.S. mainland and Canada: in 2005, there were 2,003,492 domestic arrivals on the island, compared to 260,184 international arrivals.

While winning many travel industry awards as ''Best Island In The World''<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.visitmaui.com/resources/public/mvb/pdfs/CNT%202009%20Maui%20Best%20Island.pdf |title=Best Island In The World |publisher=Maui Visitors Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222080740/http://www.visitmaui.com/resources/public/mvb/pdfs/CNT%202009%20Maui%20Best%20Island.pdf |archive-date=2009-12-22}}</ref> in recent years concerns have been raised by locals and environmentalists about the overdevelopment of Maui. Visitors are being urged to be conscious of reducing their environmental footprint<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kahanavillage.com/how-to-reduce-your-environmental-footprint-while-traveling-to-hawaii/ |title=Reduce Your Environmental Footprint While Traveling to Hawaii |website=Kahana Village |date=November 2019 |access-date=2019-12-20 |archive-date=2019-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220142428/https://www.kahanavillage.com/how-to-reduce-your-environmental-footprint-while-traveling-to-hawaii/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while exploring the island. Several activist groups, including ''Save Makena'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://savemakena.org/ |title=Save Makena |website=Save Makena |access-date=2019-02-08 |archive-date=2019-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124612/http://savemakena.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> have gone as far as taking the government to court to protect the rights of local citizens.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7930000/newsid_7932500/7932577.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=7932577&bbcws=1 |title=Concerns Of Overdevelopment In Maui |author=Tayfun King Fast Track |publisher=BBC World News |date=2009-03-09 |access-date=2010-04-09 |archive-date=2021-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314104620/http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7930000/newsid_7932500/7932577.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=7932577&bbcws=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Throughout 2008 Maui suffered a major loss in tourism compounded by the spring bankruptcies of [[Aloha Airlines]] and [[ATA Airlines]]. The pullout in May of the second of three [[Norwegian Cruise Line]] ships also hurt. ''Pacific Business News'' reported a $166 million loss in revenue for Maui tourism businesses.<ref>{{cite news |last=Blair |first=Chad |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/10/20/story1.html |title=Maui feels pain of $166M tourism decline |work=Pacific Business News |publisher=American City Business Journals |date=2008-10-19 |access-date=2020-06-05 |archive-date=2020-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605154939/https://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2008/10/20/story1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{wide image|Sunrise over Haleakala.jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|Sunrise at [[Haleakalā National Park|Haleakalā]]|alt=Sunrise at Haleakalā}}