Māʻalaea Bay
Māʻalaea Bay is a large bay in the southwestern coast of Maui, in the Hawaiian islands. Several small towns are located close to the bay, notably the town of Māʻalaea.Photo: Charles O’Rear, Public domain.
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Hawaii, United States
- Also known as: “Ma‘alaea Bay”, “Ma’alaea Bay”, “Maalaea Bay”, and “Maalaea-Bucht”
- Address: HI
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.
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.
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.
Māʻalaea Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
20.77917° or 20° 46′ 45″ northLongitude
-156.49056° or 156° 29′ 26″ westOpen location code
73G5QGH5+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 368391382OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
5850430Wikidata ID
Q6799556
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Satellite Map
Discover Māʻalaea Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Māʻalaea Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mā‘alaea Bay”
- French: “baie de Ma’alaea”
- French: “Baie de Ma’alaea”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Southpointe at Waiakoa and Villas at Kenolio.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boardwalk Viewpoint and Haycraft Park.
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