Maui County, Hawaii Map
Explore Maui County, Hawaii with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 29 cities and towns in Maui County below.
Interactive Map of Maui County, Hawaii
| County | Maui |
| State | Hawaii (HI) |
| County Seat | Wailuku |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 20.881908 |
| Longitude | -156.569985 |
| Cities & Towns | 29 |
| Area Codes | 808 |
About Maui County, Hawaii
Maui County encompasses a sprawling geography defined by the stark contrast between jagged volcanic rock and the soft, dark grain of a black-sand beach. Its physical presence is anchored by the massive shield volcanoes that dictate the flow of wind and water, creating distinct microclimates that range from arid, sun-bleached plains to the mist-heavy, verdant upper reaches of mountain slopes. These islands, part of a larger archipelago, are shaped by the persistent trade winds that carry the scent of salt and plumeria across the channel. Deep, narrow valleys cut through the basalt, where thin ribbons of water feed the taro lo'i, maintaining a hydrological rhythm that has remained largely unchanged for generations. The quality of light here is particularly sharp, turning the ocean into a sheet of hammered silver just before the sun slips behind the horizon, leaving the air heavy with the cooling breath of the deep Pacific.
Maui County maintains a governance structure that reflects the complex legacy of Polynesian voyaging and the later, more rigid impositions of western administration. The seat of government resides in a town that grew from a bustling port for the whaling trade into a center of administrative life, a transition marked by the slow decline of the maritime industry and the rise of plantation agriculture. The landscape still holds the memory of sugarcane and pineapple empires, visible in the abandoned infrastructure and the persistent patterns of land ownership that define the present day. This history is not merely a record of dates but a living tension between the ancestral kuleana—the profound responsibility to the land—and the modern demands of a globalized economy. The streets of the central hub bear the quiet weight of this transition, where the architecture of colonial influence sits alongside the more enduring, grounded structures of the original inhabitants.
Economic life across the county is a delicate negotiation between the preservation of traditional lifeways and the pressures of modern tourism. Many residents balance these forces, working to protect the integrity of the watersheds and the health of the nearshore reefs while navigating the realities of a service-oriented existence. The character of the place is defined by this duality; it is a region where the intensity of the midday heat forces a pragmatic, deliberate pace to the day’s labor. One might watch the light catch the dust rising from a dry pasture, a reminder of the agricultural cycles that once dictated the pulse of the islands. Despite the influx of visitors, the islands retain a distinct gravity, a sense of place that demands attention to the nuances of the terrain and the shifting moods of the sea. It is a county defined by the persistence of its natural features and the quiet, steady efforts of those who consider the archipelago their permanent home.
Cities and Towns in Maui County
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About This Maui County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Maui County, Hawaii alongside links to detailed street maps for 29 cities and towns. The county seat is Wailuku. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
