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Amorielli Vol. 2 · No. 08 · August 2026 Portfolio p. 25

Portfolio · Vol. 2 · No. 08 · August 2026

Maui in pictures

9 photographs from the cover story, Where to Stay on Maui, printed large. Photographs by Rick Obst, Forest and Kim Starr, Felipe Perez, Jonathanking, Farid Askerov whereisfarid, Ekrem Canli, Senior Airman Orlando Corpuz, Dennis Clayton, Thank You (23 Millions+) views, from Wikimedia Commons under the licences credited on each image.

Kāʻanapali Beach on Maui's west coast — a broad run of golden sand backed by resort gardens and shaded cabanas, with blue beach umbrellas, snorkelers offshore, and the neighboring islands low on the horizon. — Kāʻanapali on Maui's west coast is the classic resort beach — a broad run of golden sand backed by hotel gardens and cabanas, with easy snorkeling off the reef.

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An aerial view of the Wailea resort coast on Maui's sunny south shore — a line of low white beachfront hotels and green gardens above deep blue water, with the upcountry slopes behind. — Wailea, the resort end of South Maui, from the air — a run of beachfront hotels on the sunny south shore, a short drive from the better-value condos up the road in Kīhei.

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The summit crater of Haleakalā on Maui at dawn, a wide volcanic basin dotted with red and brown cinder cones under a clear sky, seen from the rim. — Haleakalā's summit crater, just over 10,000 feet up; the sunrise here needs a vehicle reservation booked in advance through Recreation.gov.

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The Road to Hāna on the windward coast of Maui, a narrow highway of curves and one-lane bridges winding through dense green rainforest. — The Road to Hāna runs about sixty-four miles of curves and one-lane bridges through the windward rainforest — a full day out and back.

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A night sky shows numerous stars and a light trail above a dark landscape with a curving road, a layer of clouds, and distant land with faint lights. — This image shows the starry night sky above Haleakala Summit, with a road in the foreground, clouds below, and distant land visible.

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A waterfall cascades down a dark, rocky cliff face, surrounded by dense green tropical vegetation and a small pool at its base. — Wailua Falls, Hana, HI, is seen here cascading down a rock face surrounded by green foliage.

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Several people in military uniforms and hard hats clear logs and branches from a wooded area, with one using a chainsaw and an excavator in the background. — Hawaii National Guard Airmen and Soldiers remove debris from the Wailuku river on Maui island following storm-generated heavy rains in September 2016.

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A sunset over a beach shows two silhouetted figures by the water, a distant landmass, and a hillside under a sky with clouds. — The reader is looking at a sunset from the Big Beach in Makena State Park in Maui, Hawaii.

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A street intersection in a town with several buildings, including 'K Matsui Store Building 1923' and 'Crossroads Corner', with parked and moving cars. — A street scene in Makawao Town, also known as Paniolo (Cowboy) Town, Maui Island, Hawai'i, showing an intersection with historic buildings and vehicles.

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