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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.
Most of Molokai is also a part of Maui County and it has a population of 7,404 people (as of 2000). Molokai's topography consists of two distinct volcanic ranges. They are known as East Molokai and West Molokai and the highest point on the island, Kamakou at 4,961 feet (1,512 m) is a part of East Molokai. These mountains however are extinct volcanoes that have since collapsed.