Explore Oahu & Maui!
Oahu – The Gathering Place
Oahu may be number three in size among its fellow islands in the Hawaiian chain, but it is first in population. Nearly 1.3 million people share Oahu’s 600 square miles of mountains and beaches that’s three-quarters of the state’s population. Almost half inhabit the Honolulu real estate and nearby resort town of Waikiki.
Oahu, also known as “The Gathering Place”, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands; however, it is home to about two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii, and is the home of Honolulu International Airport. It is made up of two separate but overlapping volcanoes, known as a volcanic doublet. Its asymmetrical butterfly shape is formed by two mountain ranges: the Waianae Range in the west and the Ko’olau Range in the east. Slicing through the center is the flat Leilehua Plateau. Recent, geologically speaking, volcanic eruptions in the southeastern portion of the island which formed the Diamond Head, Koko Head and Punchbowl craters can be blamed for Oahu’s uneven shape.
Maui – The Valley Isle
Maui is renowned worldwide for many things; its beauty, its atmosphere, its history, and its never ending supply of pristine beaches, waterfalls, landmarks, snorkeling in Maui, and gardens – just to name a few. It’s a wonderful place for a Hawaii vacation. There aren’t a whole lot of places in the world you can go and experience all you can on the small island of Maui, Hawaii. What’s more, is the fact you can access nearly all of Maui by vehicle. The roads literally skirt the edge of Maui’s coastline all the way around, figuratively speaking in a large sideways “8” shape with each circle of the eight a mountainous volcanic landform. Many people famously say, ‘Maui no ka oi’ which means, ‘Maui is the best’ – and for good reason.