Kula is a district of Maui, Hawaii, that stretches across the "up-country", the western-facing slopes of Haleakala, from Makawao to Ulupalakua. Most of the residential areas lie between about in elevation. The district has traditionally been where full-time residents prefer to live, as distinct from the generally hotter and busier, more tourism-oriented towns near sea level, such as Kihei and Lahaina.