Why is Hana Highway probably the best drive in the world? Jump in a car and find out. After 600 coast-hugging curves, 54 bridges, bamboo forests, black sand beaches and endless waterfalls you’ll know.
Paia is the last town before you make your journey to Hana Town. Essential travel items for your trip include food and water, towels, hiking shoes, bug spray, and don't forget to charge your camera!
There is plenty to see here depending on the weather and season. Although it is a world famous spot for big-wave surfing and wind surfers, you can also spot whales and turtles.
Twin Falls is the first waterfall on the "Road to Hana," with several trails and a natural pool. Make sure you try one of the delicious smoothies at the nearby farm stand.
This historic church from 1853, a beautiful spot for photos, is reminiscent of New England architecture, with coral-and-cement church, topped with a plantation-green steeple and a gray tin roof.
Sites to see along the Keanae Peninsula include lava pinnacles, taro patches, an old Hawaiian village, and a church built in 1856. In 1946 this area was nearly completely destroyed by a tsunami.
This stop on the “Road to Hana is famous for Nita Chong’s homemade banana bread, baked daily using home grown and local ingredients, which has been a staple of travelers for almost 30 years.
There are two waterfalls in Pua'a Ka'a, which means “Rolling Pigs”, and a picnic area filled with the ambient sounds of the falls.
Wai'anapanapa State Park has many points of interest such as a seabird colony, the legendary cave of Princess Popo'alaea, a heiau (religious temple), and a small black sand beach.
This lava tube provides spectacular geyser displays, when during the Winter months swells dramatically increase the level of water gushing in. When snapping photos keep a safe distance from the water.
As you reach the namesake stop on the “Road to Hana,” savor a town that has remained largely unchanged for decades, such as the Hana Cultural Center and Museum, and the Wananalua Congregational Church
This is a perfect spot for picnics and water activities such as canoe races. You can often see canoe clubs practicing this ancient Hawaiian sport in the late afternoon.
This crescent beach is a mixture of coral and lava sand surrounded by coconut palm trees and flowering vegetation, which is inside a breached volcanic crater.
Oheo Gulch, a part of Haleakala National Park, features 7 pools, of which most are secluded 2 miles upland. When hiking in, be certain to do a safety check on weather and stream conditions of the day.
Did you know that Waimoku Falls, Maui's largest accessible waterfall, is the highest of the 7 pools of Oheo Gulch, and features a 4 mile roundtrip hike? Just be careful, and mind the 400 foot drop!
