Rhode Island is about 1.4 times bigger than Maui.

Maui is approximately 1,883 km² (727 sq mi), while Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, making Rhode Island 44% larger than Maui.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Maui vs. Rhode Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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