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The well-preserved buildings along this street take you back to the early 1800s, when missionaries arrived to save the souls of bawdy sailors and bring Christianity to islanders. (see Front Street, Lahaina)

Up in the verdant ’Īao Valley, the Kepaniwai Park Gardens celebrate the diverse cultures that make up modern Maui through a range of national gardens and structures. (see ’Īao Valley and Kepaniwai)

These twin towns are where the majority of Maui’s populace live and work. The area also has fantastic sights, from missionary churches to ancient sites to lush, tropical plantations. (see Wailuku and Kahului)

A fascinating place, focusing on 19th-century missionary life, and the earlier Hawaiian culture, which missionaries attempted to dispel (see Bailey House Museum).

Once the remotest spot on Maui’s southern coast, Mākena has become increasingly popular with divers in recent years (see Mākena).

On the southern slopes of Haleakalā, this ranch is the locale of the Tedeschi Vineyards. Before the introduction of vines, the winery experimented with a pineapple wine, Maui Blanc. (see ’Ulupalakua Ranch).

On the “get-away-from-it-all” island of Moloka’i, Kalaupapa is an isolated peninsula, flat as a golf green and separated from the rest of the island by sheer cliffs. Formerly, it was used as a leper colony. (see Haleakalā National Park)

Fifty-six miles of winding coastal road, with jaw-dropping ocean views to the left and sparkling waterfalls amid shady woodlands to the right (see The Road to Hāna).

On the wild and beautiful east coast of Maui, this area offers fantastic treks through forest paths to discover spectacular falls and revitalising mountain pools. (see Kīpahulu and Kaupō)