The Hawaii Traveler

Yesterday’s Tuesday Test: Maui Edition quizzed you on your knowledge of Maui, the Valley Isle. Today we’ll cover the answers, and then some.Q: What are the two sides, or main sections of Maui called?
A: That depends. Most call the two lobes of the island West Maui and South Maui, others refer to them as West Maui Mountain and the other side, more to the east than the south, Haleakala. Both mountains are actually two large shield volcanoes that formed an isthmus between them, forming the valley fron which Maui takes its moniker, the Valley Isle.
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Last Monday kicked off Kaua’i Week, the first of The Hawaii Traveler’s Island Weeks, in which we focus our week’s posts to one island in particular. Today marks another Monday, and a week in which we turn to Maui, the Valley Isle. Maui, the second largest Hawaiian island, is often lumped together with its neighbors, Lana’i and Moloka’i to form what’s known as the Magic Isles, and I have to say that it’s no work of marketing. They really are.
Tomorrow kicks off our quest for Maui knowledge with our Tuesday Test.

The Maui Visitors Bureau is an excellent resource for …read more

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