Maui is Hawaii’s second largest island. Less than 150,000 residents live on the 727 miles of paradise yet about 2.5 million people visit here each year. When tourists arrive, the Kahului Bay is typically their first view of the “Valley Isle” because both the airport and ship harbor are located along this northern coast. Kahului, which is the island’s biggest city, is nestled between the West Maui Mountains and Mount Haleakala.