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The island of Maui (/ËmaÊ.i/; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th-largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the State of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which include MolokaÊ»i, LÄnaÊ»i, and unpopulated KahoÊ»olawe. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444, third-highest of the Hawaiian Islands, behind that of OÊ»ahu and HawaiÊ»i Island.
Maui is an island in Hawaii, and Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States (see When Did Hawaii Become a State). Maui and the other islands of Hawaii are in the middle of the north half of the Pacific Ocean. Maui is 2340 miles west of San Francisco, 2495 miles west of Los Angeles, and 3960 miles east of Tokyo.