Drive the Road to Hana

“If you continue on past Kipahulu around the backside of Haleakala and around, the road gets really rough. Not only is it one lane for a major section but it is unpaved and rocky with blind turns and drop offs. We had been warned about the road conditions but were promised that the road does get better and that the view is worth it. And it was! My photos do not do justice to the awe-inspiring landscape we drove through in near isolation for the 2 hour return trip. The road did get better and the landscape was completely different from the tropical rain forest we had passed through on the other side.”

“We left Kihei at 6:15am to start our drive, and we ran into absolutely no traffic!! We had almost the whole road to ourselves a lot of the time. We stoped about seven times at various waterfalls and food vendors and finished the Pipiwai trail at 2:15 to make it to the black sand beach for our reservation at 3pm.”

“Fortunately, I did not experience any of the negative side effects on my own trip to Hana. I was deliriously happy to be driving through lush, tropical, rain forest, snaking along the coast, and passing by beautiful waterfalls. Simply put, Maui is paradise!”