Maui has the largest number of swimmable beaches in Hawaii and people come here mostly for
water sport activities.
Maui, Hawaii is the number one site in the world for windsurfing. Hookipa beach is the most popular windsurfing destination on Maui Hawaii. Spreckelsville in Paia is good for advanced windsurfers, while Kanaha in Kahului is a top beginners' spot.
Surfing is good on the windward northern and eastern coasts, with Hookipa Beach near Paia arguably the most consistent spot. Maalaea Pipeline, on the southern side of Maalaea Bay, is one of the world's top 10 breaks, and Honolua Bay on the northwestern coast is also excellent.
Lahaina
In ancient times Lahaina was the Maui chiefs' royal court and King Kamehameha I used Lahaina as his base, and for a time it was the capital of Hawaiian islands. Lahaina's top sightseeing spots are its 19th-century historical sites. The Old Courthouse, built in 1859, is now home to a gallery exhibiting work by Lahaina artists. The Baldwin House, the oldest building in Lahaina, was built in 1834. Wo Hing Temple, on Front St, was built in 1912 by Lahaina's Chinese community. It's now a museum of Chinese-Hawaiian
artifacts. An attached theatre shows films taken in Hawaii by Thomas Edison at the turn of the century.
Haleakala
Haleakala Crater is the world's largest dormant volcano. Haleakala National Park is
centered around the crater and stretches down to the pools of Oheo Gulch on the coast south of Hana. Haleakala Crater is the highest point of Maui (8201 ft), from here you can see the West Maui Mountains the Big Island, Lanai, Molokai and even Oahu.
K`anapali
K`anapali, just north of Lahaina, is a high-rise resort community. The resort includes condominiums, two 18-hole golf courses, 40 tennis courts, a shopping centre and six oceanfront hotels. In fact, the most interesting things to see are the hotels themselves - their gardens with swans and flamingos, pools with waterfalls and splendidly decorated lobbies are really very impressive.
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