Small to moderate. You want to be on the North-East coast for the best surf.
The Pony Express
Maui is on Hawaii Standard Time. When the Mainland is on Daylight Savings Time, Maui is 3 hours earlier than the West Coast and 6 hours earlier than the East Coast. When the Mainland goes off Daylight Savings Time in the Fall, then Maui is only 2 hours earlier than the West Coast and 5 hours earlier than the East Coast.
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Lahaina, or Kapalua, or somewhere else on the north-west coast near Lanai
Maui Dolphins are native to New zealand. They are only found in New Zealand waters, in a small section of the ocean just off the west coast of the North Island.
South Maui is the best, with West Maui coming in a close second.
The west coast is milder than the east coast (warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer) because of the California Current that starts from Alaska and runs down the west coast of North America. Gyres and winds that blow from west to east cause this current to happen. Because of this, the ocean moderates temperatures on land (since water has a high specific heat), which is why the west coast never snows in winter and rarely gets above 80 degrees in summer.
It is "upcountry" on the west/southwest slope of Haleakala about 2,000 ft above sea level but getting there by public roads is not a direct route from the coast.
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On the West Coast the air moves from the Pacific Ocean to the land. When Winter comes, the water is warmer than the air. Air pushes on the warm water and transports it over the coastal regions, and that warms the climate temperature. then in the Summer the cycle is complete opposite.
it is very cool but it is almost the same as it is in Arkansas during the winter
The phone number of the West Maui Cultural Council is: 808-661-0533.