Maui is the second youngest (inhabited ) Hawaiian island.  When European man first came to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) islands, there was still volcanic activity on this island.   However, its tubes have long since closed and it has been inactive for over 100 years now.    In that 100 years, the rocky, volcanic slopes of this island have made way to simi-araidable land and the coastlines boast lush vegetation.
 Maui is named after the demi-god who is responsible for the formation of the Hawaiian islands. Maui made a giant fish hook and cast it into the sea. When he caught something he rowed for 7(?) days. When he looked back,he saw the Hawaiian islands. Maui is then said to have climbed to the top of Haleakala, the islands highest peek, and caught the sun for the islanders.
  This is one of the very touristy islands and there is a lot to do from surfing and diving at the beach to hiking in the mountains. You can take a bike ride down from Haleakala, its highest peek, down to the coast (starting at sunrise). The best diving boats leave from this island as well. It also boasts one of the curveiest highways in the United States ( I think some of the highways in Indonesia and on Crete have more curves!)  When I was there, we camped in Haleakala state park and drove to the top to watch the sun rise over the Pacific. (Haleakala means sun rise in the Polynesian tongue In looking at these photos you may want to compare them with the big island and then Oahu to see what the island evolved from and what it will evolve to.

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Sunset	Sail Boat
Pt. Io	Another Sail boat
Beach	Dancers
North Maui sunset	Sea Turtle