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West MAUI
by ALOHA DEAN
To prepare for your adventure on Maui, begin
by looking at a map of the island. You will notice two distinct circular
landmasses connected by a wide valley. The smaller, landmass to the
northwest is West Maui and is comprised of Puu Kukui, an extinct volcano,
and smaller features called the West Maui Mountains.
Locals call this area the West Side. The tourist town of Lahaina and the
resort areas of Kapalua and Kaanapali dot the shoreline on this side of the
island. The interior of these mountains receives an annual rainfall of
around 400 inches, making it one of the wettest areas on the earth. Leeward
areas, as on the rest of Maui, are generally sunny and warm year round.
