The Road to Hana

Today, we drove the Road to Hana!  The famous drive goes from the town of Paia to Hana, along the northern part of Maui, all on one stretch of road.  It’s full of winding roads and usually takes up to four hours to drive, although it’s only a 35mile drive!

Paia: The town of Paia actually marks the start of the ‘Road to Hana’. We decided not to stop because we figured we would hit it on the way back, if we had time. We thus began the start of the famous drive. Some of our stops below:

Our First Stop, Ho’okipa Beach Park!

Mile 11: Puohokamoa Falls Hike

We stopped here because there was a 70ft waterfall that we planned on going to see.  However, we ended up stopping a little too early and ended up at the Puohokamoa trail.  We decided we would just do a ‘mini-hike’ around the trail.

Between Mile 22 and 23: Pua’a Ka’a State Wayside Park

Time for lunch!  As we were driving we saw people in their bathing suits walking across the road, so we decided we would hit Pua’a Ka’a falls for a quick swim and lunch.

Mile 32:  Black Sand Beach at Wainapanapa State Park

Our favorite stop!  The Black Sand Beach at Wainapanapa Park was sooo beautiful!  definitely my favorite place to stop.  It was easy to get to and the view was just beautiful.

Hana

We finally made it!  Hana is a really small town, comprised of a five-star resort (one of the nicest in the USA), Oprah’s house, a school, and a red sand beach.  These things make up Hana…just kidding… kind of…

Kate on our way back from the Red Sand Beach!

The way back:  The way back went a lot faster!  We made it back to Paia, but this time we stopped for dinner.  Had fish and chips at a little place  called Paia Fish Market Restaurant which sits on the corner of the town’s intersection (you are reading that right).  Hard to complain about the long day when we were able to end it with a cold Primo and the best fish and chips on Maui.

All about the Road to Hana: http://www.mauiinformationguide.com/road-to-hana.php