Kahului, Hawaii, United States

🇺🇸 Kahului is a place in Maui County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It hosts the county’s main airport, deep-draft harbor, light industrial areas, and commercial shopping centers. Kahului is part of the Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina Metropolitan Statistical Area which includes nearby Wailuku and the town and former whaling village of Lahaina.

The retail centre for Maui County residents, Kahului has several malls and major stores (including department stores in the Queen Kaahumanu Center); other significant groupings of stores are in Lahaina such as the Lahaina Cannery Mall, the Happy Valley area of Wailuku, Maui Market Place and Maui Mall, which are both also located in Kahului; and The Shops at Wailea in Wailea.

Kahului is not generally considered a tourist destination. It does feature the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanaha Beach County Park, and the Maui Arts and Cultural Center.

Kahului is served by Kahului Airport.

Geography Kahului is on the north central side of the island of Maui on the shore of Kahului Bay. It is bordered to the west by Wailuku, to the south-west by Waikapu, and to the east by Kahului Airport and Spreckelsville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Kahului CDP has a total area of 16.0 square miles (41 km²), of which 14.3 square miles (37 km²) are land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), or 10.26%, are water.

Economy Major employers in Kahului include Walmart, Maui Electric Company, Macy's, Hale Makua Health Services, Aloha Air Cargo, Zippy's, Roberts Hawaii, and University of Hawaii Maui College.

Education Public schools in Kahului include Maui High School, Maui Waena Intermediate School, Kahului Elementary School, Lihikai Elementary School, and Pomaika'i Elementary School.

Points of interest • Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum in nearby Puʻunene • Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary • Maui Nui Botanical Gardens • Tasaka Guri-Guri — known for its "guri-guri" frozen dessert