Editing Maui (section)

==Tourism==
{{see also|Tourism in Hawaii}}
[[File:Kaanapali_beach_sunset_on_Maui_Hawaii_(45015472644).jpg|right|thumb|Kaanapali beach in Lahaina]]
The main tourist attractions are [[Hana, Hawaii|Hāna]] and [[Haleakalā National Park]]. Hāna Highway runs along the east coast, crossing many streams and passing [[black sand]] beaches and [[waterfall]]s. Haleakalā National Park is home to Haleakalā, a [[Volcano#Volcanic activity|dormant volcano]]. Another attraction is the [[Maui Ocean Center]] aquarium in Ma'alaea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maui Ocean Center {{!}} The Aquarium of Hawai'i |url=https://mauioceancenter.com/ |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Maui Ocean Center |language=en-US}}</ref>

However, visitors spend most of their time at and around the resorts in West Maui ([[Kaanapali, Hawaii|Kā{{okina}}anapali]], [[Napili-Honokowai, Hawaii|Nāpili-Honokōwai]], Kahana, [[Napili, Hawaii|Napili]], [[Kapalua, Hawaii|Kapalua]]) and South Maui (Kīhei, [[Wailea, Hawaii|Wailea]]-[[Makena, Hawaii|Mākena]]). Cruise ships dock at Kahului Harbor. Smaller ports at Lahaina Harbor (temporarily closed) and Ma{{okina}}alaea Harbor (located between Lahaina and Kihei). The town of Lahaina was a popular attraction until the 2023 fires, but is closed indefinitely.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lahaina Town History Timeline {{!}} Maui, Hawaii Events |url=http://lahainatown.com/lahaina-history.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012702/http://lahainatown.com/lahaina-history.php |archive-date=2018-01-26 |access-date=2018-01-25 |website=lahainatown.com}}</ref>

While winning travel industry awards as ''Best Island In The World''<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.visitmaui.com/resources/public/mvb/pdfs/CNT%202009%20Maui%20Best%20Island.pdf |title=Best Island In The World |publisher=Maui Visitors Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222080740/http://www.visitmaui.com/resources/public/mvb/pdfs/CNT%202009%20Maui%20Best%20Island.pdf |archive-date=2009-12-22}}</ref> in recent years some locals and environmentalists criticized what the saw as overdevelopment. Activist groups such as Save Makena<ref>{{Cite web |title=Save Makena |url=http://savemakena.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124612/http://savemakena.org/ |archive-date=2019-02-09 |access-date=2019-02-08 |website=Save Makena}}</ref> have taken the government to court to protect local citizens' rights.<ref>{{cite news |author=Tayfun King Fast Track |date=2009-03-09 |title=Concerns Of Overdevelopment In Maui |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7930000/newsid_7932500/7932577.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=7932577&bbcws=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314104620/http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7930000/newsid_7932500/7932577.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=7932577&bbcws=1 |archive-date=2021-03-14 |access-date=2010-04-09 |publisher=BBC World News}}</ref>{{wide image|Sunrise over Haleakala.jpg|1000px|Sunrise at [[Haleakalā National Park|Haleakalā]]|align-cap=center|alt=Sunrise at Haleakalā}}