Profiles Index

Profile of Maui's Kāʻanapali Beach Resort - Where the World Comes to Play
With five hotels, six condominium resorts, golf, tennis, great restaurants, shopping and world famous Kaanapali Beach, the Kaanapali Resort area is the perfect place for a great Hawaiian vacation.

Profile of Maui - Hawaii's Valley Isle
A profile of the island of Maui, Hawaii which is continually chosen as one of the top islands and vacation destination in the world.

Profile of Wailea - A Sanctuary of Beauty on Maui's South Shore
With five world-class resorts, low-rise condominiums and private homes tucked in between three award winning golf courses and five crescent beaches, the Wailea Resort area of South Maui has almost everything a visitor or resident could want.

Profile of Lahaina, Maui - Where History and Playfulness Meet
Take a trim, tidy New England whaling town, plunk it in the middle of the Pacific, sketch in some rainbow-crowned mountains, and add a generous helping of palm trees. Stir in the biggest Buddha outside of Asia, a banyan tree the size of a city block, and a history that reads like an epic novel, and you might come close to defining Lahaina, Maui.

Profile of Central Maui - A Bridge for Many Cultures
The broad green plain between the magnificently sculpted Kahalawai (West Maui Mountains) and the massive slopes of Haleakala gave Maui its nickname, The Valley Isle. Two of Maui’s principal cities, Kahului and Wailuku, lie three miles from each other but are eons apart in ambience.

Profile of Ma'alaea, Maui - Now a Destination of Its Own
There are plenty of things to keep you busy for a full day in Maalaea. You can begin with a morning snorkeling or whale-watching cruise followed by an afternoon visit to the Maui Ocean Center. You can end the day with an evening sunset walk on Ma'alaea Beach and then dinner at one of the harbor area's excellent restaurants.

Profile of Makena - Maui Untamed and Wild
Bordered on the north by the posh Wailea Resort area and on the south by the 'Ahihi Kina'u Natural Area Reserve, the Makena area of South Maui, offers the visitor a return to nature and much earlier days of Hawaii.

Profile of Kihei, Maui - Maui's Sunny South Shore
In Kihei, anyone can enjoy the sunshine, surf and sand that are the hallmark of the area. Here once Hawaiians lived in scattered villages, fished the sea and maintained fishponds for royalty. Here Kamehameha I moored his war canoes during his conquest of Maui and accepted the first cattle brought to Hawaii from British explorer George Vancouver. Here today, budget-minded visitors make their base to explore the beauty of Maui, the Valley Isle.

Profile of Hana, Maui - Maui's Last Hawaiian Place
In Hana town, the pastures roll right up to the main street. The social centers are the baseball field and the two churches, where, on Sunday mornings, the hymns ring out in the old Hawaiian language and visitors are greeted with fresh flower lei. Hana is truly Maui's Last Hawaiian Place.