KIHEI TO WAILEA TO MAKENA |
MAUI, HAWAII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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KIHEI TO WAILEA TO MAKENA:
South Maui is the island's fastest growing area. Kihei, the area's commercial hub, is about 20 minute drive from Kahului Airport. Wailea is the area's upscale resort center. It boasts five star hotels and restaurant. Past Wailea is Makena with endless white sand beach and La Perouse Bay where there's premiere snorkeling. En route to the bay, motorists view Maui's vast lava fields, left from the last eruption of dormant Haleakala.
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Beaches are big in south Maui and they all have views of offshore Lanai, Kahoolawe and Molokini. Kamaole Beach Park I, II and III are strung along South Kihei Road, the latter having a playground. Also along the main thoroughfare are numerous shopping centers.
La Perouse Bay:
Haleakala last erupted around 1790. Molten lava poured from two vents all the way to the sea at La Perouse, which is named after the French explorer Compte de La Perouse, the first European to set foot on Maui. The brown lava trail is still clearly visible. The stunning colors of tranquil La Perouse Bay are even more vivid when seen in contrast to the barren, rock-strewn coast.
