Maui’s 10,000 foot tall dormant shield volcano Haleakala dominates the island. It is an extremely popular and easily accessible visitor destination. Watching the sunrise from Haleakala’s summit has taken on mythic proportions and is indeed spectacular and popular. The National Park Service estimates that of the parks 1.4 million annual visitors, two […]
Haleakala Sunrise Attracts Hundreds of Thousands of Visitors a Year
“It was unbelievable” one visitor said. “It was unbelievably cold” said another. “We never even saw the sun” said yet another. Mark Twain called it “the sublimest spectacle I ever saw.” Indeed, the sunrise from atop Maui’s 10,000 foot Haleakala has taken on mythic proportions. And, […]
To many Pa’ia is just a jumping off point on the road to Hana. To paraphrase more than one guide we’ve read, “stop and have breakfast at Charley’s in Pa’ia, pick up a few supplies and head off for Hana.” If this is all you see of Pa’ia, then you’re missing one […]
Forget the road to Hana, if you want to spice up your Maui driving experience try driving around the “top” of Maui on the Kahekeli Highway. What do we mean by spice it up? We’re talking about that feeling you get as you wind your way along a VERY narrow one lane road […]
Kahakuloa Head and it’s sister Pu’u Kahuli’anapa dominate West Maui’s rugged northern shore. Located near mile 14 on hwy 340 from Wailuku, Kahokuloa Head is 636 feet tall.
Part of the hill is called Kahekili’s Leap after an 18th century Maui king named Kahekili. Legend has it that he would climb 200 feet […]
Kahakuloa Town is a small isolated community on West Maui’s rugged north shore. About 100 people live in this friendly little community. You’ll find several road side stands here including the Panini Pua Kea fruit stand, Ululani by the Bay, Lorraine’s and Julie’s Best Banana Bread on the Planet. You won’t find any […]
Finding a place to enjoy a dip in the ocean along West Maui’s rough northern shore can be difficult. One such place is the natural lava pools dubbed “Olivine Pools” by a popular Maui guide book. You’ll find them near mile 42.8 on hwy 30 past Kapalua. If you’re coming from the Wailuku […]
The Bellstone, an interesting curiosity, can be found at mile 42.7 on on hwy 30 past Kapalua. It’s on the mountain side of the road. Drive past it to the parking area on the ocean side and walk back. By the way this is the parking area for a great walk down to some […]
Nakalele Point is the northern most place on Maui. You’ll find the point, along with it’s famous blowhole at about mile 38.5 on hwy 30 past Kapalua. There’s a dirt parking area and you’ll see several trails leading off towards the ocean.
The hike to the blowhole is about a 1/4 mile long and […]
The village of Honokohau is located along the rugged north shore of West Maui. This close-knit community stretches for more than a mile into the Honokohau Valley. They don’t seem to like visitors back there. The look we got from a local man as we slowed at the road leading back into […]
