Maui Attractions

Kihei

Kihei is Maui's fastest-growing development. Its entire length is fringed with sandy beaches, and populated with sunbathers, boogie boarders, windsurfers and picnickers. South Kihei Rd is a congested and haphazard jumble of condos, gas stations, shopping centres and fast-food joints.

Kaanapali

Ka'anapali, just north of Lahaina, is a high-rise resort community. Despite the incidental opulence, the overall development is rather generic - the influence is as much southern Californian as Hawaiian. The resort includes golf courses, 40 tennis courts, a shopping centre and a number of ocean front hotels.

It's no surprise that the most interesting things to see are the resorts themselves. The Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa has millions worth of art in its lobby, which masquerades as a tropical jungle, complete with cockatoos, while the gardens include waterfalls and ponds filled with swans and flamingos.