The
island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian
Islands at 727.2 square miles (1883.5 km²). Maui is part of the State
of Hawaii and is the largest island in Maui County. Three other islands, Lanai,
Kahoolawe, and Molokai belong to Maui County. Together, the four islands are
known as Maui Nui. As of 2000, Maui has a resident population of 117,644, which
is ranked third within the state behind the islands of Oahu and Hawaii.
Native Hawaiian tradition
gives the origin of the island's name in the legend of Hawaiiloa, 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
demigod Maui. According to legend, the demigod 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.
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