Kahului

Kahului, city, Maui county, on the northern coast of Maui island, Hawaii, U.S. Situated on Kahului Bay, it lies 2 miles (3 km) east of Wailuku. Beginning in the late 19th century, the area became a centre for sugar and pineapple production. Until the 1950s Kahului had a small, transitory population. The Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company then sponsored a large planning project, and modern business and residential sectors were developed. Kahului has Maui’s principal...