People comparison of Kahului, Maui to other major cities

Maui has a wonderfully diverse population that isn't truly reflected in the chart below. The "Asian" category as documented here encompasses distinct populations of Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino and Viet Namese. In fact, we have no true majority, like the other cities represented below. Maui is truly a melting pot where cultures blend, merge and yet still have their unique cultural heritage. We also have Native Hawaiians, Native Americans, African Americans, Portuguese, Spanish, Mexican, Europeans and Pacific Islanders. Our cultural diversity is probably only matched by other Hawaiian islands and major cities like San Francisco.

Maui's work has been traditionally in the hospitality industry and in agriculture. This is beginning to shift as Maui grows, both from internal growth and from external migration. There has been a significant rise in construction since 2002, as well as a steady increase in high tech jobs which has been gaining momentum over the past five years. The tech sector is poised to grow dramatically on Maui in the next five years. With a diversified economy we will also see expansion in professional and executive jobs.

 

Maui's marriage statistics compare very favorably to other parts of the country. We have a smaller percentage of divorces and separations and a larger percentage of married people than other popular cities.

 

Hawaiians love keiki (children) and the people who live in Maui seem to embrace families. We have more households, both married and single, that have children than these other popular cities.