Maui County | |
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Coordinates: 20°52′04″N 156°37′01″W / 20.86774°N 156.61706°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Hawaii |
Founded | 1905 |
Seat | Wailuku |
Largest community | Kahului |
Government | |
• Mayor | Richard Bissen |
Area | |
• Total | 2,398 sq mi (6,210 km2) |
• Land | 1,162 sq mi (3,010 km2) |
• Water | 1,237 sq mi (3,200 km2) 51.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 164,754 |
• Estimate (2023)[1] | 164,183 |
• Density | 133/sq mi (51/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−10 (Hawaii–Aleutian) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | mauicounty |
Maui County (Hawaiian: Kalana ʻo Maui), officially the County of Maui, is a county in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It consists of the islands of Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi (except for a portion of Molokaʻi that comprises Kalawao County), Kahoʻolawe, and Molokini. The latter two are uninhabited. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,754.[2] The county seat is Wailuku.[3]
Maui County is included in the Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area.