MAUI FACTS
Maui is a volcanic doublet: an island formed from two volcanic mountains that are joined together. The older volcano has been eroded considerably forming the peaks of the West Maui Mountains (5,788'). The larger, younger volcano, Haleakala, rises over 10,000 feet. The last eruption of Haleakala happened in 1790 and this lava flow can be seen between Ahihi Bay and La Perouse Bay on the southwest shore. Although considered dormant by volcanologists, Haleakala is certainly capable of further eruptions.
Comprising 727 square miles and ringed by 120 miles of coastline, Maui boasts over 30 miles of beaches. Many are easily accessible beach parks with lifeguards, picnic facilities, and restrooms. Others are undeveloped, pristine, "secret spots" off the beaten path.
All of Maui's beaches feature sparkling crystal-blue waters, tropical tradewinds, and azure skies that go on forever. Most beaches have golden sand, but black and red sand beaches are also a part of our island's inventory.
Several Maui beaches are known worldwide for unrivaled surfing and windsurfing conditions - Hookipa on the north shore and Sugar Beach on the south. Sugar Beach is also suited for beginning snorkelers, beachcombers, and runners as it is quite flat and stretches on for five miles.
Maui has been rated year after year as the best island in the world. Kihei is the sunniest and gets the least rain of all the beach towns on Maui. It sits in the center of the Valley Isle making other fun destinations on Maui easy to get to. Travelling to Maui means world class fishing, championship golf courses, award winning cuisine, cultural art galleries, blue skies, gorgeous sunsets, and pristine beaches. Staying at the Sugar Beach Inn gives you a front row seat!
Within blocks of Maui Sugar Beach Inn & Hostel are two fine dining restaurants - Isana and Shangri La - with wonderful views and live entertainment , Kihei Canoe Club, ABC Store, Whale Museum, public tennis courts, two public parks with shower and bathroom, wind surfing, shore and boat fishing, and whale watching, just to name a few things within 1 mile walk of the inn.
For travelers who do not rent a car, there is an excellent public bus system that provides transportation to shopping malls in many neighboring towns such as Wailea, Kahului (OGG Airport), Wailuku, Ma'alaea, and Lahaina.
Maui's temperatures range from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit all year long.
The Maui Legend
Maui Sugar Beach Inn is on the only island in the Hawaiian chain named after a god -- well, actually a demigod (half man, half god). Hawaiian legends are filled with the escapades of Maui, who had a reputation as a trickster. In one story, Maui is credited with causing the birth of the Hawaiian Islands when he threw his "magic" fishhook down to the ocean floor and pulled the islands up from the bottom of the sea. Another legend tells how Maui lassoed the sun to make it travel more slowly across the sky -- so that his mother could more easily dry her clothes. Maui's status as the only island to carry the name of a deity seems fitting, considering its reputation as the perfect tropical paradise, or as Hawaiians say, Maui no ka oi ("Maui is the best").For more information about Maui Sugar Beach Inn & Hostel, please
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