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Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 square miles (1883 km²). Native Hawaiian tradition gives the origin of the island's name in the legend of Hawai‘iloa, the Polynesian navigator attributed with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. The story relates how he named the island of Maui after his son who in turn was named for the demi-god Maui. According to legend, the demi-god Maui raised all the Hawaiian Islands from the sea. The Island of Maui is also called the "Valley Isle" for the large fertile isthmus between its two volcanoes.
Maui is part of the State of Hawai‘i and is the largest island in Maui County. The island had a resident population of 117,644 in 2000—a very distant second within the state to the Island of O‘ahu. The population is diverse, with many ethnic groups having originally arrived in the islands to work sugar cane and pineapple plantations from countries of the Western Pacific rim. Maui is part of Maui County, the other islands comprising the county being Lna‘i, Kaho‘olawe, and Moloka‘i. The larger towns on Maui Island include Kahului, Wailuku, Lahaina, and KiheiKihei is a census-designated place located in Maui County, Hawaii. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 16,749. Geography Kihei is located at 20°45'33" North, 156°27'26" West (20. 759122, -156. According to the United States Census Bur. See Maui County for a list of towns.
Polynesians, from Tahiti and the Marquesas, were the original peoples to populate Maui. The Tahitians introduced the kapuThe Hawaiian word kapu best translates as "forbidden". In ancient Hawaii, kapu refers to the ancient system of laws and regulations. An offense that was kapu was often a corporal offense, but also often denoted a threat to spiritual power, or theft of man system, a strict social order that affected all aspects of life and became the core of Hawaiian culture. The mid 1700s began the modern Hawaiian history. King Kamehameha IThis article is about the Hawaiian ruler. For other uses, see Kamehameha (disambiguation . Kamehameha also known as Kamehameha I and Kamehameha the Great ( circa 1758- 1819), unified the Hawaiian Islands in battle and formally established the Kingdom of H took up residence (and later made his capital) in Lahaina after conquering Maui in the bloody Battle of Kepaniwai in 1790Events January 8 George Washington gives the first State of the Union Address. January 30 The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. February 1 In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time. in the I‘ao ValleyI'ao Valley The I'ao Valley is a lush, stream cut valley in West Maui, Hawaiian Islands located near Wailuku. I'ao means "cloud supreme". It is the home of Kepaniwai County Park and the Iao Valley State Park . Because of its beauty it has become one of Ha.
At the height of the whaling era (1840-1865), Lahaina was a major whaling centre with anchorage in Lahaina Roads; in one season over 400 ships visited Lahaina and the greatest number of ships berthed at one time was about 100. A given ship tended to stay months rather than days which explains the drinking and prostitution in the town at that time. Whaling declined steeply at the end of the 19th century as crude oil (petroleum) replaced whale oil.
Kamehameha's descendants reigned in the islands until 1872. They were followed by rulers from another ancient family of chiefs, including Queen Lili‘uokalani who ruled in 1893 when the monarchy was overturned. One year later, the Republic of Hawai‘i was founded. The island was annexed by the United States in 1898 and made a territory in 1900. Hawai‘i became the 50th state in U.S. in 1959.
Maui was centrally involved in the Pacific Theatre of World War II as a staging centre, training base, and for R&R , At the peak in 1943-44, the number of troops stationed on Maui exceeded 100,000. The main base of the 4th Marines was in Haiku. Beaches (e.g., in Kihei) were used for practice landings and training in marine demolition and sabotage.
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