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Place Name
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Maui
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Pronunciation
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MOU-ee
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Place Status (Type)
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island
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Population
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82,500 (1990)
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Location
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Maui County, Hawaii (HI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Maui
(MOU-ee), island (
728 sq mi/1,886 sq km; 1990 est.
pop. 82,500), Maui co., Hawaii (HI), 2d-largest isl. in the state of Hawaii,
separated from the isl. of Hawaii to SE by the Alenuihaha Channel, from
Molokai (NW) by the Pailolo Channel, from Lanai (NW) by Auau Channel,
from Kahoolawe (SW) by Alakeiki Channel. Locally administered by 10
dists. Maui is made up of 2 mt. masses, the Haleakala in SE, in
main sect. of isl., and West Maui Mts. in NW; on West Maui Peninsula,
connected by isthmus 7 mi/11.3 km wide. The
highest point on the isl. is Puu Ulaula (Red Hill) on SW rim of
Haleakala crater (10,023 ft/3,055 m) in
Haleakala National Park. In West Maui, Puu Kukui rises to
5,788 ft/1,764 m. The isl.'s chief industries
are tourism and the cultivation of sugarcane (esp. W), cattle,
pineapples, and timber (pine, eucalyptus). The principal ports are
Kahului (largest city on isl. and in co.) and Lahaina. Wailuku (1990
pop. 10,688) is the 2d-largest town and the capital of Maui co. (1990
pop. 100,374), which includes the isls. of Maui, Lanai, Kahoolawe, and
Molokai. Wailuku/Kahului and Lahaina have become major
tourist centers. Launiupoko (W) and Waianapanapa Cave (E) state parks;
Poli Poli Springs State Recreational Area in S; Kaumahina and Puaa Kaa
state waysides in NE; West Maui (NW), Koolau and Makawao (NE), Hana
(E), and Kula, Kahikinui, and Kipahulu (S) forest reserves.
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