Viator explains 'things to do & tours to take in Maui) in a report you can access through 'the emboldened link(s)' below; but first I want to teach you about those words. And I find you understand words better if you see 'the words at their base' (then going on to look at the words at those words' bases, then the words at those words' bases, etc.-etc. ad infinitum into their Foundation)
The name “Maui” (formerly 'Ihikapalaumaewa and "the Valley Isle") is built on Māui, the name of the son of the man who discovered the Hawaiian Islands, a son named after the trickster god who created the Hawaiian Islands by having his brothers fish them out of the sea (and who also bound the sun & slowed its movement).
It's actually the tenth-most-popular place (out of the top ten), but ... I guess I've always liked 'trickster gods.'
Bing Maps says,
The island of Maui is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which include Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and unpopulated Kahoʻolawe. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444, third-highest of the Hawaiian Islands, behind that of Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. Kahului is the largest census-designated place on the island with a population of 26,337 as of 2010, and is the commercial and financial hub of the island. Wailuku is the seat of Maui County and is the third-largest CDP as of 2010. Other significant places include Kīhei, Lāhainā, Makawao, Pukalani, Pāʻia, Kula, Haʻikū, and Hāna.
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