Obviously the meaning of the standard deviation is its relation to the mean, No, not always. In the case of sizes of things or amounts of things (e.g. tonnage of coal, volume of money), that often makes sense, but in other contexts it doesn't make sense to compare to the mean.
Population of Maui County. Last official estimated population of Maui County was 154,982 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.049% of total US population and 10.8% of total Hawaii state population. Area of Maui County is 2,398.3 miÂ² (=6211.7 kmÂ²), in this year population density was 64.62 p/miÂ². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.02%/yr), Maui County population in 2017 would be 155,093 .
Lahaina, on the other side of the island, is more laid-back and picturesque, with many restaurants and small stores right at the water's edge, a feature that most other towns in Hawaii surprisingly don't offer. To the north are Ka'anapali, Napili and Kapalua, which together with Lahaina are one of Maui's main tourism hubs. The other one is the Kihei and Wailea area to the south. Outside of these main residential areas are many sleepy little towns, including remote Hana and Kipahulu on Maui's east shore. Maui's total population is 144,444 (2010 Census).