According to our kahunas, Maui started five million years  ago. It was the result of volcanic eruption on the ocean floor creating two adjacent volcanoes. An undersea volcano, an embolic island try to reach the surface. These volcanoes formed into one island and became Maui. One of the volcano that was made was the West Maui mountains that extinct million years ago. The other volcano is Haleakala which is 10,023 above sea level.  Haleakala is now considered a dormant volcano.

Fountains of molten magma soared into the sky as eruption followed eruption. Red lava ended in huge clouds of steams as they flow slowly into the ocean. Lava flows and the gradual erosion of the volcano's slopes combined together to form a land bridge between the islands. The isthmus became the rich plain of Central Maui, which today is where most of islands agriculture, industries and population is located.

Maui, Hawaii Climate and Weather Information

Maui enjoys a moderate, tropical climate with pleasant ocean breezes, giving Maui mild winters and warm, dry summer weather.

During the summer months the Maui climate is very warm, with plenty of fine, sunny days from May through September. The hottest weather of the summer is experienced during August and September, with temperatures rising to 32°C / 89°F.

Winter in Maui begins mid-October and runs through to April. The months of January and February feature the coldest climate of the year, with January daytime temperatures of 27°C / 80°F, which can drop to 18°C / 64°F. Winter months are also wet and windy.

Maui's average annual precipitation in the Kihei and Wailea area is 30 cm / 12 inches, while mountainous areas can experience up to 762 cm / 300 inches.