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Maui is "The Valley Island."

The official color of Maui is pink. Maui's flower is the Lokelani (Pink Cottage Rose).

Maui gets its nickname from the many craters and valleys that dot its otherwise perfect composition.

Approximately 110,000 people call The Valley Island home, most of these people being clustered in the cities of Hana, Kahului, and Kaanapali. Of the three, Kahului is the largest. Airports can be found in all three of these cities.

Maui is the second largest of the Hawaiian islands with an area of 729 square miles.

By far the largest draw on the island is Haleakala National Park, visited by nearly 600,000 visitors each year. Maui's highest point at 10,023 feet (3,055-meter) can be found within the park as well as the famous Haleakala itself.

Haleakala is the Polynesian word for "House of the Sun" and looking at it, it is easy to see why the ancient Polynesians may have thought so. Twenty miles around, and nearly 3000 feet (914 meters) deep, Haleakala is the largest dormant volcano crater in the world. Thirty miles of trails lead to the bottom.

Maui is home to some of the best whale watching in the world. Whale watching can be conducted in comfort from the beach, or can be done at a special boat used expressly for that purpose. Whale watching is typically done from January through May.