Many people refer to the Big Island in terms of its Leeward (or western Kona side) and its Windward (or eastern Hilo side), but there are other major designations. Areas like Kau, Puna ...

Stretching out across more than half a mile just south of Wailea, Makena Beach (also known as "Big Beach ... course of Hawaii's history. Maui's Upcountry region – spanning the island top ...

Maui's Haleakala volcano and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands formed out of molten lava as the Pacific plate drifted over the hotspot as three to four inches a year. Map Source: TASA Graphic Arts ...

Tanya Lee-Greig, lead archaeologist for the study and the former Maui island director of Cultural Surveys Hawaii, said one of her colleagues found the map in Hale ... to be “a big help.” ...