What is the population of Maui?

Maui has a population of 165,000.

According to statistics, in 2022, Maui’s annual population will be 165,000, and the number of tourists will be 2.9 million. According to the Maui Economic Development Commission, 70% of local income comes directly or indirectly from tourism, which is Maui’s “irrefutable economic engine.” Maui is the second largest island in the Hawaiian Islands. It has a pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. Its total area is larger than Oahu, and it is 41 kilometers northwest of Hawaii Island.

It covers an area of ??1,886 square kilometers and has a total coastline of 120 miles. The island's Haleakala volcano is 3,063 meters above sea level and was last active in 1750; the huge dormant crater at the top of the volcano is a rainbow-colored cauldron that seems to change color every minute due to an optical illusion and has become Haleaka. Part of Kara National Park.

Introduction to Maui’s geographical environment:

1. Climate

Although the Hawaiian Islands are located in the tropics, there is abundant rainfall. However, in the past 20 years, global climate warming and extreme high temperature weather phenomena have occurred frequently, which is also the background that will lead to serious wildfires in the Hawaiian Islands in 2023.

2. Main Island

The Pukukui and Haleaka volcanoes form the east and west peninsulas of the island, connected by an 11-kilometer (7-mile) wide isthmus. The port of La Haina on the western coast was the early whaling center. Other important towns are Wailuku, Kahului and Hana. Maui County includes the islands of Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe.

3. Main economy

(1) Economic items: sugar cane and pineapple planting and horse and cattle breeding are the main ones.

(2) Tourism: Lahaina Town on Maui is a resort town, attracting about 2 million tourists every year.

4. Main towns

Wailuku on the northwest coast is the largest city; the town of Lahaina on the northwest coast is a resort and an early whaling port with a population of 12,000 Population (2023); there is an airport on the island.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Maui