Kaleʻia
Kaleʻia is a beach in Maui County, Hawaii. Kaleʻia is situated nearby to the area Keanapaʻakai, as well as near the locality Kihei Mauka.Places of Interest
Highlights include Maui Ocean Center and Kalepolepo Fishpond.
Maui Ocean Center
Public aquarium
Photo: Richard N Horne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Maui Ocean Center is an aquarium and oceanography center located in Maalaea, Hawaii, on the island of Maui. Opened on March 13, 1998, by Coral World International, the 3-acre facility is the largest living tropical reef aquarium in the Western Hemisphere. Maui Ocean Center is situated 3½ km west of Kaleʻia.
Kalepolepo Fishpond
Historic site
Photo: 293.xx.xxx.xx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalepolepo Fishpond is an ancient Hawaiian fishpond estimated to have been built between 1400 and 1500 CE. The fishpond is located in Kalepolepo Park in Kihei, Maui. Kalepolepo Fishpond is situated 3½ km southeast of Kaleʻia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ma’alaea and Kihei.
Ma’alaea
Māʻalaea is a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 310 at the 2020 census. Māʻalaea sits on the southern coast of the isthmus separating West Maui from the island’s Central Valley.Kihei
Photo: Mikeo, Public domain.
Kihei is a town on Maui's South Shore. Overrun by developers in the 1970s and 80s, it's now a jumble of hotels, condos, shops and houses. While lacking charm, Kihei makes amends in its functionality and location.
Kaleʻia
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Kale’ia” and “Kaleia”
- Category: landform
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Kaleʻia” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kale‘ia”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Keanapaʻakai and Kihei Mauka.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge and Keāhuaiwi Gulch.
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