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Basking Honu, Rare Nests, and the Ten Feet Everyone Is Meant to Keep
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Hoʻokipa gets turtles on the sand most afternoons. Actual nesting on Maui is far rarer than visitors assume, and the nests that do appear need space.
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What's New in Maui
Openings, closures, festival dates and beach notices for Maui. Every item is dated, says where the facts came from, and points back at the pages that explain the practical side.
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Travel alert
Maui County Requires Mineral Sunscreen, and the Rule Covers Use, Not Just Sale
FeaturedHawaiʻi restricts the sale of oxybenzone and octinoxate. Maui County goes further and reaches the bottle in your beach bag.
Travel alert
Waiʻānapanapa and ʻĪao Both Need Booking, and Neither Sells at the Gate
FeaturedTwo of Maui's best-known state parks require non-residents to hold a reservation booked in advance. Turning up without one means turning around.
Travel alert
Haleakalā Sunrise Still Needs a Reservation, and the Good Dates Go in Minutes
FeaturedA timed reservation is required for every vehicle entering the summit district before 7 a.m. It is sold only through recreation.gov, and summer weekends clear fast.
Seasonal
Whale Season Runs December to April, and February Is the Month
FeaturedAround ten thousand North Pacific humpbacks winter in Hawaiian waters, and a large share of them pick the shallow basin between Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi.
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Hurricane Season Runs June 1 to November 30. What It Means for a Maui Booking
Direct hits are rare. Near misses that bring surf, rain and flight disruption are not, and they cluster in the back half of the season.
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Fifty-Nine Bridges, Mostly One Lane: How the Hāna Road Is Meant to Work
Around 1,500 people live along the Hāna Highway and drive it to work. The convention at the bridges is simple, it works, and visitors routinely break it.
Seasonal
When the Trades Drop: Kona Winds, Vog and the Hazy Week
Maui runs on northeast trade winds. When they stop and the wind swings round from the southwest, the island gets muggy, hazy and occasionally stormy.