This video segment is going to deal with the island of Maui and Maui County, which is actually made up of these four islands. The island of Molokai has the largest free-falling waterfalls descending into the ocean in the world and is a popular helicopter destination and it also is the home of Father Damien's Leper Colony which was the home of those unfortunates in the mid 1800's who fell prey to this incurable (at that time) disease and remarkable tours are available to visit this remote but incredibly beautiful location. With regard to snorkeling, Maui also offers the small crescent shaped island caldera called Molokini and this is frequented daily with boats coming to explore this underwater marine reserve. The coast off Lanai is just a 45 minute boat ride from Maui and it boasts some of the best snorkeling and dolphin watching in the state with the largest continuous reef in Hawaii. The island of Maui is actually just one of four separate islands (Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Kahoolawe) that make up Maui County and the waters between them are relatively shallow and create a perfect location for the Humpback Whales to visit, calve and procreate, and they come here with great regularity every winter. The road to Hana is carved out of a picturesque coastline of beautiful cliffs that descend majestically to the ocean below. The famous Hana coastline is located on the east end of the island and is an area of immense rain forests. Mount Haleakala is the largest of the two and rises to a height of over 10,000' and at the very top has a huge volcanic crater that descends 3,000' and is 21 miles in circumference. Maui is made up of two large volcanoes that are connected by a large valley between them. This is primarily because the actual geography of the island provides many more areas to explore and to experience. As far as activities go, the number of Maui Activities and Maui Tours available here, far exceeds the number found on any other Hawaiian Island.
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