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Maui

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Maui is the second largest Hawaiian island. It has a population just over 100,000 and is 727 square miles (1883 km²) in size. The major industries are agriculture and tourism.

Maui was named for the demi-god Maui, who, according to legend, raised all the islands from the sea.

Cities include Lahaina, Kahului, Hana[?], Wailuku and Wailea[?]. It is the home of Iao Valley.

Maui is a volcanic doublet[?], built from two volcanoes that were originally separate but which now overlap. The older volcano, Mauna Kahalawai[?], has been so completely eroded that it is no longer considered a volcano except by geologists. It common parlance it is called the West Maui Mountains. The newer volcano, Haleakala[?], rises above 10,000 feet (3,050 m) and dominates south-eastern Maui. The last eruption on Maui occurred 200 years ago, and this lava flow can be viewed at La Perouse on the south shore.

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Haleakala craterIao valley

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Road to HanaWainapanapa

Golf courses on Maui include:

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