Thursday, July 5, 2007

Maui Tropical Plantation

Maui Tropical Plantation and Country Store
www.mauitropicalplantation.com
244-7643
800-451-6805
1670 Honoapiilani Hwy.
Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii 96793
Open daily, free admission
Day Planner:
Take a tropical tram and learn about Hawaii's rich agricultural heritage on a narrated tour through acres of tropical fruits and flowers, with a coconut husking demonstration daily from 10 am. Sugarcane, heliconias, green ti leaf, starfruit, coffee, papaya, apple bananas, taro, mango, macadamia nut.
Visit the monkeys
Explore the gardens, gazebo, and feed the fish, ducks, and nenes (hawaiian geese)
Explore the taro gardens and windmill
Have lunch at Waikapu Grill from 11:00 am to 2 pm

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About Maui

Nickname: Valley Isle
Maui County includes the islands of Lanai, Molokai, and Kahoolawe. Together, the four islands are known as Maui Nui
Flower: Lokelani
Size: Maui is the second largest of the major Hawaiian Islands. Maui is 48 miles long and 26 miles wide, totalling 728 sq. miles
Average Winter Temperature: 71 degrees
Average Summer Temperature: 78 degrees
Average ocean temperature is 78 degrees
Average annual rainfall: 33”
Population: 141,320 (2006 census)
Tourists: 2,263,676 tourists (2005)
An average of 42,000 tourists on an average day