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Maui truely is" NO KA OI". After 18+ years in Lahaina, Maui I am still finding new and exciting places to hike and explore. With 2/3rds of our island inaccessible any way but by foot, I doubt that will change much even with all the building currently in production. I am thankful every morning that I awake here in paradise and consider it a privledge to live & work here.
Motto, Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono [The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated in Righteousness].
State bird, Hawaiian Nene Goose.  State Fish, Humuhumunukunukuapaa
State flower, Hibiscus.
State tree, Candlenut.
 Sugarcane and pineapples, grown chiefly on large company-owned plantations, are the major agricultural products and the basis of the islands' principal industry, food processing. Macadamia nuts, papayas, greenhouse vegetables, and coffee are also important. Other products include coffee, cattle, and dairy products. Commercial fishing, especially tuna, is also significant. Tourism is, however, the leading source of income, and defense installations, including Pearl Harbor, follow.
*Information from Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition |