Maui: Iao Valley State Monument and Battle of Kepaniwai (1790), Kaanapali Beach and Whaling History (cliff diving Black Rock), Maui Ocean Center (humpback whales, Hawaiian reef species), Maui Farm-to-Table Food Scene, Paia North Shore and Hookipa Windsurfing Capital, and Practical Guide (Kahului Airport, rental cars, accommodation zones)
Maui deeper exploration: Iao Valley (Iao Needle, Battle of Kepaniwai 1790, Kamehameha conquest), Kaanapali Beach resort zone and Lahaina whaling era (Pacific whaling capital 1820s-1860s), Maui Ocean Center at Ma-alaea (largest tropical aquarium in US, humpback whale exhibits), Maui food scene (Paia Fish Market, Star Noodle, Maui Brewing, Maui Swap Meet), Paia town and Hookipa windsurfing capital, and Maui practical (Kahului Airport, rental cars essential, accommodation zones, best seasons).
Maui: Haleakala Sunrise Above the Clouds (3055m crater, silversword, nene goose), Road to Hana (64km, 59 bridges, Waianapanapa black sand beach, Lindbergh grave), Lahaina Historic Town and 2023 Wildfire Recovery, Makena Big Beach and Molokini Snorkeling (humpback whale season), and Upcountry Maui Lavender Farms and Paniolo Culture
Maui highlights: Valley Isle geography and history (Hawaiian capital Lahaina, sugar plantation immigrants), Haleakala sunrise experience (3,055m, reservations required, silversword, nene), Road to Hana (64km, black sand beach, bamboo forests, Charles Lindbergh grave), Lahaina 2023 wildfire (101 dead, historic Front Street destroyed, banyan tree survival), Makena Big Beach and Molokini Crater snorkeling (humpback whale season December-April), and Upcountry Maui (Makawao paniolo town, Kula lavender farms, Tedeschi Winery).
Maui: Kapalua and Napili Bay (luxury northwest coast, PGA Plantation Course), Wailea and Makena Luxury Resorts (Four Seasons, Grand Wailea, La Perouse Bay 1786), Molokai Day Trip (Kalaupapa leprosy settlement, Father Damien, world highest sea cliffs) and Lanai (Larry Ellison, Four Seasons), Maui Arts Scene, Botanical Gardens (Garden of Eden Road to Hana), and Underwater Maui (Turtle Town, Honolua Bay, Five Graves dive)
Maui beyond the basics: Kapalua northwest coast (Ritz-Carlton, Montage, PGA Plantation Course, Napili Bay), Wailea luxury resort enclave (Four Seasons, Grand Wailea art collection, coastal walk), Molokai day trip (world highest sea cliffs 1,010m, Kalaupapa leprosy colony, Father Damien saint 2009) and Lanai (Larry Ellison ownership, two Four Seasons, former Dole plantation), Maui Arts and Cultural Center and events, botanical gardens (Kula, Garden of Eden, Maui Nui native plants), and ocean adventures (Molokini, Turtle Town, Honolua Bay snorkeling, wreck diving).
Maui: Native Hawaiian Land Rights (OHA, Hawaiian Homes Act, post-wildfire displacement), Kipahulu District (Oheo Gulch, Pipiwai bamboo trail and 120m Waimoku Falls, Lindbergh grave), Maui in Film (The Descendants, Blue Hawaii, Indiana Jones, Maui Film Festival), Humpback Whale Science (Pacific Whale Foundation, 10000 winter whales in Maui Nui), Kahului and Wailuku Local Life, and Helicopter Tour Perspectives
Maui in depth: Native Hawaiian sovereignty and land rights (OHA, 28,000-person homelands waiting list, 2023 fire displacement crisis), Kipahulu Haleakala (Oheo Gulch pools, Pipiwai bamboo forest hike to Waimoku Falls, Charles Lindbergh grave), Maui film connections (The Descendants, Blue Hawaii, USD 500M annual film economy, Celestial Cinema), humpback whale science (8,000-10,000 winter whales, whale song biology, Pacific Whale Foundation research), Kahului and Wailuku real Maui (housing crisis, plantation-era Wailuku), and helicopter tour aerial perspectives.