Wow!
I learn something new about Hawaii every day.
I go to Maui with the family once and a while but usually spend my time in and around Lahaina and never saw them. They have never made the news that I can recall either. I have never heard a complaint.
I love windmills! Believe it or not… My grandmother gave me a small piece of worthless land in Texas when she passed away. It WAS worthless until I was contacted by an energy company who wanted to placed a windmill on it. Now we get about 7K per year from it. Thanks Grandma!
Here is a little bit of Hawaii SEO trivia.
The keyword “Maui” gets more than it’s fare share of search queries based on overall island popularity and visitor statistics, etc. (Whatever number you want to measure)
However… Maui Cities get almost no traffic compared to much less popular destinations.
My assumption for this phenomenon is because Hawaiian Words can be hard to spell and people don’t bother searching for words they can’t spell or remember.
This places popular Maui locations like Lahaina and Kahului at a disadvantage compared to cities like Kona or Hilo which are easy remember and spell. People are forced to start at the top with the generic keyword “Maui” and drill down from there in the hope of finding something more specific.
IMHO, It’s always a good idea to keep this issue in mind when choosing a domain, product or business name, etc.
Have a great vacation!
Aloha,
Dave.