Introduction:
Hawaiian tradition gives the origin of the island's name in the legend of Hawai?iloa. the Polynesian navigator attributed with discovery of the Hawaiian Islands. Then the story unravels into how he names the island of Maui after his son who in turn was named for the demi-god Maui The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 square miles. Maui is part of the State of Hawai?i. The island is the third within the state behind the islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

History:
the original peoples to populate Maui wer the Polynesians, from Tahiti and the Marquesas. the kapu system was introduced by the The Tahitians. It affected all aspects of life and became the core of Hawaiian culture. After conquering Maui in the bloody Battle of Kepaniwai in 1790 in the I?ao Valley King Kamehameha I took up residence in Lahaina. Captain James Cook became the first European explorer to discover Maui On November 26, 1778, but he never set foot on the island as he never found a suitable landing. French admiral Jean François de Galaup de La Pérouse, was the first european to visit maui. Lahaina  was the capital of maui. The missionaries taught reading and writing, created the 12-letter Hawaiian alphabet, started a printing press in Lahaina, and began writing the islands' history, until then existing only as oral accounts. The first school which was estabilished in maui was Lahainaluna Mission School. 1840-1865 was the height of the whaling era, it became the major whaling center and the anchorage was at Lahaina Roads. Over 400 ships visited Lahaina and the greatest number of ships berthed at one time was about 100 ie in one season. There was drinking and prostitution at that due to the staying of the ship for months rather than days. As the crude oil[pertrolium] came into existance the useage of whale oil reduced and this era soon vanished. until 1872 kamehemaha's decendants reigned in the islands. Then followed were the rulers from another ancient family of chiefs. Queen Lili?uokalani who ruled in 1893 when the monarchy was overthrown by a group of American businessmen. An year later the Republic of Hawai?i was founded. The island was annexed by the United States in 1898 and made a territory in 1900. Hawai?i became the 50th state in U.S. in 1959. Maui was involved in the world war-2 as a staging center, training and as a relaxation center. in 1943-44, the number of troops stationed on Maui exceeded 100,000. The main base of the 4th Marines was in Haiku. Beaches were used for practice landings and training in marine demolition and sabotage.

Tourist places and places of interest In Maui:
When it comes to the island of paradise there are many places of interest. the Island of Maui tends to appeal to visitors mostly from the US mainland and Canada: there are activities of air, ocean, land and sight seeing.

1. activities of air:
if like me you always had the desire to soar up in the air and feel the breeze blowing on to your face and also feel safe about it then there is a trustable company which could get you to feel so. The company is UFO Parasail at Ka'anapali Beach on Maui. a. Felt like sitting in a helicopter and watching the mountains from high in the sky. Then you have something, which will do just that. mazing maui and Molokai helicopter tours b. Multiple tours are another tour, which we would want to try out. And see how the two-way communication will happen between you and
the pilot. The company is called alexair. c. Seven tours daily from the Kahului Heliport. Flies 4-6 passengers, ASTAR Helicopters. Blue Hawaiian helicopters is the name.

2. Activities of ocean:
a. 5-start scuba on Maui gives us the most pleasurable driving lessons. It is also certifiable. b. Atlantis submarine tour Maui in Hawaii to show us the south pacific. c. Atlantis Maui -Departs from The Lahaina Harbor. A 48-passenger submarine vessel will take you down 125-ft, to the majestic natural coral reefs and Hawaiian marine life and you may even see some whales if the time of year is right. d. Blue water rafting, kapalua kai sailing charters, Maui princess dinner cruise, Maui wind surfing schools, Maui beaches, paragon sailing charters, teralani sailing adventures, trilogy sailing excursions, sunset sail in paradise, teralani sailing excursions in kaanapali are few other places of interest.

3. Activities of land:
a. Adventures on horse back: something that we all love to. And if you love horses it is even more exciting. b. Aloha bicycle tours c. Camping om Maui d. Hiking paradise e. Iron wood ranch f. Makena resort golf courses g. Maui cave adventures

4. Sight seeing:
a. A driving tour of west Maui's rugged north shore. b. Haleakala the Upcountry- a day trip. c. Haleakala's national park. d. Hana high way: e. Iao valley state park on Maui. f. lahaina and kannapali beach. g. lahaina jodo mission: a beautiful Buddhist temple. h. Sugar cane train: you can find out about the sugar cane industry while traveling on the sugar cane train. i. Hana's cultural center and museum: this is mainly to aid assist and to encourage the discovery, preservation of historical and cultural items of Hana. j. whalers village museum: contains the whalers history. k. Maui film festival. l. Bailey house museum. m. Alexander and Baldwin sugar museum.

Shopping:
In west Maui there is whaler's village, lahaina canary mall, lahaina center. in south maui there is wailia shopping village, and in central maui there are ka humanu.

Food and drink:
We get Chinese, Italian, Hawaiian, Japanese, Mexican, sea food and various specialities. Bailey house terrace. 2375-A Main Street Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii 96793
The seating is informal, in the garden, under the trees, on the pa, on the couch, it's all our choice. We are allowed to bring our guests. Advantage is that it is at the prices that we can afford.
Another option is renting a vacation rentals home in Maui and hiring a cook to prepare homely food.

Sports:
1. Surfing. 2. Para sailing. 3. Wind surfing. 4. Kite surfing. 5. Kite boarding. 6. Fishing. 7. Golfing. 8. Mercedes championships.
Accommodation In Maui:
Sheraton Maui resort Is a beautiful resort in Maui. for accommodation. you can also rent Vacation rental home in Maui. There are many luxurious private gust hoses available on rent which enhances your stay with professional personal concierge services. Few of these holiday homes in Maui are beach facing with breath taking views. The vacation rental homes in Maui are spacious and airy too.

Author Bio:
Gainell Nascha is with Luxurious destinations.He is a resident of Maui,He always helps people find vacation rental homes in Maui, Vacation rentals in Oahu, and Vacation homes in Kauai.