Welcome to Maui!

Maui, "The Valley Island," is listed as the second-largest Hawaiian Island. The island's 120-mile coast includes 30 miles of some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

While fertile mountain and inland soil yields coffee, macadamia nuts, papaya, pineapple, sugarcane and tropical flowers, the more than 2 million annual tourists are enticed by its unique beaches. Sparkling crystal blue waters, tropical trade winds and azure skies bring sensory and spiritual delight to all visitors, as each beach beckons visitors to its own character in a wide menu of opportunities, from romance and tranquility to discovery and adventure.

Several of Maui's beaches boast unrivaled world-class surfing and windsurfing conditions while others draw beginning snorkelers, beachcombers, sun worshippers and families with children. Although most of the island's beaches consist of white sand, beaches with red and black sand are worth a visit.

EarthCam affiliate, Cheeseburger in Paradise, famous for Hawaiian style burgers, offers beautiful live views of the beach at Lahaina from its rooftop on Front Street in Old Lahaina Town.

Maui is also the place in winter to watch endangered Humpback whales. At that time of year a large number of the species migrate from Alaska to mate and give birth in the warm waters off the island.