Kahuli Airport MauiHawaii located near the ocean’s edge in the valley between Haleakala Volcano and the West Maui Mountain Range. The
airport has two major intersecting runways and is the only Maui airport equipped
for both interisland and domestic overseas air travel. Six major airlines and six commuter carriers fly 7,000 passengers every day to and from Maui.
Three island shuttle services, nine major auto rental companies, limousine service, cheap island hopping commuter flights, Maui Airport Taxi and Maui Bus public transit company are standing by to deliver passengers to their island destinations.
In 1920, pilot Charles Fern attempted to fly a passenger from Kapiolani Park to the polo field on Maui. Fern had navigation problems, and couldn’t find the polo grounds. He landed instead at the fairgrounds in Kahului, the site that eventually became Maui’s main terminal.
The first landing strips on Maui were located at Maalaea and Puunene. The U.S. government later condemned the Maalaea field, and Puunene became an official Naval air base during World War II. The war presented additional needs for airport facilities, and in 1942 a new Naval Air Station was built on 1,300 acres of cane fields at Kahului. Due to government politics though, it didn’t become an official commercial airport until May, 1951. Not much has changed with Kahului
Airport since 1993 when they completed the last terminal reconstruction.
Local attractions on Maui include fabulous beaches, whale watching excursions, some of the best surfing in the world, cane fields and factories, wonderful quaint restaurants and bistros and Haleakala Crater state volcano park.
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