West Maui Mountains, Maui

Name: West Maui Mountains
Address: Maui, United States

#11 among attractions in Maui

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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The West Maui Mountains, West Maui Volcano, or Mauna Kahālāwai which means "holding house of water," is approximately 1.7 million years old and forms a much eroded shield volcano that constitutes the western quarter of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. Since its last eruption approximately 320,000 years ago, the West Maui Mountains have undergone substantial stream erosion. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 5788 ftProminence: 5668 ftCoordinates: 20°53'37"N, 156°35'20"W

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West Maui Mountains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: King Kamehameha Golf Club, Iao Valley, Waiola Church, Bailey House Museum.

5.9 miSE
Golf
King Kamehameha Golf Club, Wailuku
150 min walk • The King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse, formerly known as the Waikapu Valley Country Club, is a building in Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii. The structure is based on the unbuilt Arthur Miller house originally conceived by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
2.9 miE
Valley, Park, Regional park
Iao Valley, Wailuku
75 min walk • Iao Valley is a lush, stream-cut valley in West Maui, Hawaii, located 3.1 miles west of Wailuku. Because of its natural environment and history, it has become a tourist location. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1972.
5.7 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Cemetery
Waiola Church, Lahaina
145 min walk • Waiola Church is the site of a historic mission established in 1823 on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Originally called Waineʻe Church until 1953, the cemetery is the final resting place for early members of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
5.3 miE
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Bailey House Museum, Wailuku
136 min walk • Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House is a museum of Hawaiian history and art located in Wailuku, on the island of Maui, in Hawaiʻi. It is owned and operated by the Maui Historical Society.
~1110 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Puʻu Kukui, Maui
6 min walk • Puʻu Kukui is a mountain peak in Hawaiʻi. It is the highest peak of Mauna Kahalawai. The 5,788-foot summit rises above the Puʻu Kukui Watershed Management Area, an 8,661-acre private nature preserve maintained by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company. The peak was formed by a volcano whose caldera eroded into what is now Īʻao Valley.
5.5 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Maui Academy of Performing Arts, Wailuku
141 min walk • The Maui Academy of Performing Arts is a nonprofit theatre company that produces community theater and offers classes to children and young adults. Over the years, the mainstay of the Academy has been their drama, dance, and summer programs. MAPA was founded in 1974 as the Maui Youth Theater by Linda Takita.
6.2 miSE
20°50'56"N • 156°30'22"W
Maui Tropical Plantation, Waikapu
158 min walk • Farm, Event space, Music venue
5.6 miW
Tree
Banyan tree in Lahaina, Lahaina
142 min walk • The banyan tree in Lahaina, in Maui, Hawaii, United States, was planted on April 24, 1873, in Lahaina to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of first American Protestant mission.
5.5 miE
Historical place
Chee Kung Tong Society Building, Wailuku
141 min walk • The Chee Kung Tong Society Hall was a former Chinese society hall located on 2151 Vineyard Street in Wailuku, Maui. Built to provide services to single immigrant Chinese males, mostly working for the sugarcane plantations, it provided religious and political help, in addition to mutual aid.
6.7 miSE
Golf
Kahili Golf Course, Wailuku
170 min walk • There are 75 golf courses in Hawaii.
5.4 miE
20°53'10"N • 156°30'18"W
Ka'ahumanu Church, Wailuku
139 min walk • Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Church