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Maui

[ mou-ee ]

noun

  1. an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1,886 sq. km).


Maui

/ ˈmaʊɪ /

noun

  1. a volcanic island in S central Hawaii: the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands. Pop: 117 644 (2000). Area: 1885 sq km (728 sq miles)


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A person died in May of that year after losing a leg, among other injuries, while swimming approximately 120 yards offshore at Honokōwai in Maui.

“Our thoughts and hearts are with the victim’s family and friends as well as the entire Maui surfing community,” the World Surf League said in a statement early Thursday morning.

Rising early is necessary because the company he works for is in New York City, five hours ahead of Maui, where he is renting a home with a backyard that’s near the beach.

From Fortune

More than 4,000 tests have been conducted on the island — exceeding the number of residents — largely thanks to the kits donated by Ellison, said Maui Mayor Michael Victorino, who also oversees Lanai.

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Lawmakers, meanwhile, headed to Maui as part of a conference.

“Failure,” said another, who has lived in Philadelphia and Maui but has made this his home for the last decade.

I spoke to Clyde Prestowitz yesterday, by phone at his residence in Maui for further clarification.

The big-wave surfer conquered a 70-foot swell at Jaws in Maui, which landed him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Surfer Mike Parsons rode the 64-foot wave during a competition on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii.

In 2006, Fitzpatrick retired from the transit department with visions of moving to Maui and “marrying a pretty Japanese girl.”

New Zealand itself, or at least one of the isles, was a huge fish caught by Maui (of whom more hereafter).

One of these—a part of the description of the great volcano Haleakala, on the island of Maui—is a fair example of his eloquence.

At one time there were considerable coffee areas in Maui and Kauai, but sugar cane eventually there took the place of coffee.

A sad interest attaches to the island of Molokai, which is situated midway between Maui and Oahu.

Since Maui, the Maori hero, invented barbs for hooks, angling has been essentially one and the same thing.

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