History Of Maui
It is said that the demigod Maui pulled the Hawaiian Islands out of the sea and lassoed the sun above Haleakala, a national park in Maui, the islands highest point. The island was named after this demigod possibly because the shape of the island resembles his head and body. The first ruler of Maui was King Piilani in the early 15th century. In 1790 King Kamehameha I conquered Kahekili, Maui's last king in an epic battle in the iconic Iao Valley. Kamehameha ruled over Maui and made Lahaina the new capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom. For nearly 50 years Lahaina was the center of government for Hawaii. The first sugar mill in Maui began operating 1828. As the sugar industry grew immigrants began to come over to the Island's. These immigrants became the multi-ethnic culture that Hawaii is today.