Also known as "The Valley Island", Maui has a total area of 729 sq. miles - 48 miles long and 26 miles wide with 120 miles of coastline. Population is a little over 122,000 residents. The highest point is Haleakala at 10,023 ft above sea level.

Kihei - South Maui

Kihei's near-constant sunshine and the fringe of sandy beaches -- some of the loveliest on the island -- along its six-mile-long stretch on Maui's southwest coast continues to attract avid sun- and sand-worshippers. The beaches have incredible views of Lanai and Kahoolawe as well as West Maui. At sunset, the orange orb of the sun seems to hang for a long time over the water before sliding gently into the sea. The breezes off the ocean during the late afternoon and early twilight hours bring a cooling, welcome relief from the heat of the day.

If you want to be strictly accurate, the original "Kihei" was a single village located near the Kihei Wharf, across from Suda Store. The next villages over were Kalepolepo and Kama'ole, which are now names for beaches along the South Kihei Road.

The area that we call Kihei now (bounded to the north by Maalaea Bay and to the south by the Wailea resort) was once a long stretch of undeveloped beaches with an abundance of scrubby plants and thorny kiawe (mesquite) trees and panini cacti. Along this stretch there was a scattering of homes, a few small stores and a couple of churches. Local families often camped overnight at the many beaches and fishermen had their favorite spots up and down the coast. The living was slow and easy, and land was not worth much money since, after all, you couldn't grow much produce here. There just wasn't enough rain.

Kama'ole Beach Park

Just steps away from your condo are three of the finest beaches on all of Maui. Kama'ole I, II and III beach and parks.  Let me show you :

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June Weddings
Maui Style on the beach (Wailea Pt.)

 
Sunrise on top
Mt Haleakala

  
Mt Haleakala
crater

Example of our spectacular sunsets.

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