Maui Guide Map (Franko's)
This is The Things to See and Do Map of Maui. With over 150 captions of the sights, scenes, and must-do's of Maui, Hawaii, USA, Franko's Guide Map of Maui is practically a book. Millions of people love Maui and consider it their favorite vacation spot, and this special map of Maui shows you why. Maui is truly magnificent. Printed on waterproof, rip-proof plastic, Franko shows you favorite snorkeling spots, where to windsurf, what beaches to visit, what scenic drives to take, and all kinds of superb information to educate you about Maui. In fact, Franko's Guide Map of Maui is so full of information that the locals also use it to learn all about their favorite island paradise.
Side one of Franko's Guide Map of Maui shows Maui in perfect and beautiful shaded relief as if you are looking at it from far above. The slopes of Haleakala and the steep valleys of the West Maui Mountains stand out against the green lowlands and coast. Look close enough and you will note that where there are sandy beaches, the color of sand appears along the shoreline. Maui's favorite snorkeling, surfing, bodyboarding, SCUBA diving, ocean kayaking, windsurfing, big game sportfishing, whale watching, helicopter tours, bicycling, horseback riding, hiking, driving, golfing, museums, Hawaii State Parks, National Parks, and numerous places to visit and explore are located and described. You will not run out of things to do on Maui! There are close-up details of the Lahaina to Kapalua area, the Kahului and Airport details, and the Ma'alaea to Makena details are saved for side two of Franko's Guide Map of Maui, but side one of the map has dozens and dozens of things to see and do.
Side two of Franko's Guide Map of Maui depicts Maui's things to see and do in a series of four beautiful close-ups. These Maui zoom-ins include Lahaina to Kapalua Detail, Kahului and Airport Area, Ma'alaea to Makena Detail, and Lahaina Town. The details were actually traced from high resolution government aerial phots, so they are extremely accurate depictions of the coast and towns, and even the hotels and buildings.
The Lahaina to Kapalua Detail on Franko's Guide Map of Maui side two includes the resorts and places of interest from Honolua Bay, with its notably wonderful snorkeling, SCUBA diving, and surfing, all the way down the coast through Kapalua, Napili, Kahana, Honokowai, Ka'anapali, and Lahaina. Each golf course is also shown. Even the scenic and fun Lahaina to Ka'anapali Sugar Cane Train is shown. This map detail within Franko's Guide Map of Maui shows the viewer a complete guide to this area, also known as “West Maui”.
The second detail on Franko's Guide Map of Maui side two is that of Kahului and the Airport Area. Kahului is Maui's biggest town, but it is not the hottest for tourism. However, nearly all who come to Maui come through Kahului via its international airport. Kahului is like the hub of a spoked wheel in that the spokes radially go out to all other locations in Maui. The Road to Hana starts here, as do the routes to Lahaina, Kihei, Iao Valley, Haleakala, and Kahakuloa Village all head out of Kahului.
This map also locates the Maui Mall, which locates Longs Drugs, Star Market, and the Paper Airplane Museum. You can also find the Maui Marketplace, which has Lowes, Borders Books, The Sports Authority, Office Max, and many other familiar and necessary big stores. Nearby, you can find K-Mart and Costco. A pair of well-known golf courses may be found on this detail of Kahului, and they are the Dunes at Maui Lani and the Waiehu Golf Course. Museums in the area that appear on the Kahului map are the Bailey House Museum, and the A&B Sugar Museum. This map also focuses on Kahului Bay and Kahului Harbor, which is the location of a major curise ship pier.
The third detail on Franko's Guide Map of Maui side two is the Ma'alaea to Makena Detail, which shows a close-up from just beyond the Maui Ocean Center all the way down the west-facing south shore of Maui to the lovely La Perouse Bay. At La Perouse, you will note that in 1795 this flank of the great Haleakala volcano awoke from its dormancy and spewed hundreds of acres of lava down to the sea. This eruption created a few acres of new land at this time, similar to what is continuously going on at Kilauea on the Big Island. All of the resorts, hotels, and tourist spots are shown on this detailed map. The golf courses shown include many famous ones, such as the Makena Golf Courses, and the Wailea Golf Courses. Of course, a south Maui map must also detail the wonderful and favorite snorkeling and SCUBA diving site of Molokini Island. Molokini is a must-do experience.
The fourth close-up detail on side 2 of Franko's Guide Map of Maui is actually the main focus of this side of the map, because it shows a zoom-in on everyone's favorite spot — Laihaina Town. As of the latest edition there are 62 numbered Lahaina Historical Sites to look out for on your walks or excursions around Lahaina Town. This map lists them all, and gives details of many of them, with a brief description and a locating number from 1 to 62 on the map itself, so that you can find them. Lahaina Town's favorite shopping / walking is shown in detail so that you can find everything from the Lahaina Cannery Mall to the grand and stately Banyan Tree, which shades over 1 acres of park, to all of the shopping centers and theaters in Lahaina Town.
In addition to these four superb details of Maui's most important areas, Franko's Guide Map of Maui has one more detail, but it is a zoom-out, rather than a zoom-in. The chain of Hawaiian Islands is shown in a mini map right in the middle of side 2. It depicts Maui and the Kahului Airport as the hub of world travel, with distances to other Hawaiian islands, plus to the mainland USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Canada.
Warning: Studying Franko's Guide Map of Maui will cause you to go to Maui and enjoy yourself thoroughly. In some cases, it causes the viewer to return to Maui again and again.
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