{"id":1546,"date":"2019-08-04T07:10:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T07:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/?p=1546"},"modified":"2023-05-02T19:04:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T19:04:20","slug":"maui-the-valley-isle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/maui-the-valley-isle\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui \u2013 \u201cThe Valley Isle\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maui is the second-biggest in the Hawaiian chain&#8230;but don\u2019t let that fool you \u2013 this island is home to some big fun!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Island covers about 730 square miles of lush terrain. 30 miles of world-famous beaches line the perimeter. You&#8217;ll definitely feel the call to hit the surf! On the north side of the island, massive swells await at Peahi\u2014known to the big-wave surfers who brave them as &#8220;Jaws\u201d\u2014which is arguably among the most famous surf sites in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HaleakalaNationalPark-copy-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HaleakalaNationalPark-copy-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HaleakalaNationalPark-copy-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HaleakalaNationalPark-copy-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/HaleakalaNationalPark-copy-1080x727.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The dormant\u2014but not extinct\u2014volcano Haleakala rises to a whopping 10,000 feet above sea level. This massive volcano and the national park that surrounds it are truly one-of-a-kind in their breathtaking beauty. If you get up early enough, watching the sun rise over the crater (Haleakala actually means &#8220;House of the Rising Sun&#8221; in Hawaiian) is truly an awe-inspiring experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once in a lifetime for most people, twice if you\u2019re blessed, and any day you want, if you\u2019re one of the local guides who live on the island, an opportunity arises to visit the world-renowned islet known as Molokini. Snorkeling around this partially-submerged volcanic crater is something you have to see to believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If life is a highway, then you won&#8217;t find a more exciting one than the scenic Road to Hana. This gorgeous winding route runs past countless pristine waterfalls and pools just waiting to be explored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Road-to-Hana-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Road-to-Hana-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Road-to-Hana-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Road-to-Hana-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Road-to-Hana-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Road-to-Hana.jpg 1715w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maui is the second-biggest in the Hawaiian chain&#8230;but don\u2019t let that fool you \u2013 this island is home to some big fun! The Island covers about 730 square miles of lush terrain. 30 miles of world-famous beaches line the perimeter. You&#8217;ll definitely feel the call to hit the surf! On the north side of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1517,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1546"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3435,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1546\/revisions\/3435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiisail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}