Pi驶ilanihale Heiau & Kahanu Garden
The Road to Hana
Probably the most significant stop on the entire Road to Hana, this site combines a 294-acre ethnobotanical garden with the magnificent Pi驶ilanihale Heiau鈥
Must-see attractions in The Road to Hana
The Road to Hana
Wai'anapanapa means 'glistening waters', and the clear mineral waters in the cave pools here will leave you feeling squeaky clean. There's a natural lava鈥
The Road to Hana
Got your camera? This beauty takes its name from the triple cascade that flows down a steep rock face on the inland side of the road, 0.5 miles past the鈥
The Road to Hana
The small beach here is a stunner 鈥 hands down the prettiest black-sand beach on Maui. Walk on down, sunbathe, enjoy. But if you jump in, be very cautious鈥
The Road to Hana
Who's afraid of the dark? Test yourself at the end of this underground walk by switching off your flashlight. Eerie! One of the odder sights on the Road鈥
The Road to Hana
This rare slice of 鈥極ld Hawaii,鈥 home to an 1860s church and a wild lava coast, is reached by taking Ke驶anae Rd on the makai (seaward) side of the鈥
The Road to Hana
The highway cuts right through this delightful 5-acre rainforest park whose name, Pua驶a Ka驶a, means Rolling Pig. Some unlucky passersby will see just the鈥
The Road to Hana
A 10-minute loop path north of the beach parking lot leads to a pair of freshwater lava-tube caves. Their garden-like exteriors are draped with ferns,鈥
The Road to Hana
Just after the Hana Hwy's 2-mile marker, a wide parking area marks the start of the trail to Twin Falls. Local kids and tourists flock to the pool beneath鈥
The Road to Hana
Near the 19-mile marker, Wailua Valley State Wayside lookout comes up on the right. The overlook provides a broad view into verdant Ke驶anae Valley, which鈥
The Road to Hana
Why pay a steep $15 per person 鈥 not per carload, mind you 鈥 to visit an arboretum when the entire Road to Hana is a garden? Well, the garden does offer a鈥
The Road to Hana
Honomanu Bay鈥檚 rocky black-sand beach is usually empty or being used by local surfers and fishers. Surfable waves form during big swells, but the rocky鈥
The Road to Hana
The stream that feeds Ke驶anae Peninsula pauses to create a couple of swimming holes just below the bridge, 0.9 miles after the 16-mile marker. If you pull鈥
The Road to Hana
When the sea is ferocious, on the early part of the Pi驶ilani Trail and just north of Pa'iloa Beach you'll find this dramatic blowhole (it's signposted)鈥
The Road to Hana
For a superb bird鈥檚-eye view of the lowland peninsula and village, including the patchwork taro fed by Ke驶anae Stream, stop at the paved pull-off just鈥
The Road to Hana
A waterfall with a split personality, Hanawi Falls sometimes flows gently into a quiet pool and sometimes gushes wildly across a broad rock face. No鈥
The Road to Hana
Surrounded by palm trees, and marking the heart of the village, is this church built in 1860. Enter over the steps of the adjacent cottage. The church is鈥
The Road to Hana
Immediately after the 11-mile marker you鈥檒l pass Puohokamoa Falls. This waterfall no longer has public access, but you can get a glimpse of it from the鈥
The Road to Hana
This powerful cascade makes its sheer plunge right beneath your feet as you stand on the ocean side of the Makapipi Bridge, 175yd after the 25-mile marker鈥
The Road to Hana
Clean restrooms and a grassy lawn with picnic tables make this roadside park a family-friendly stop. The park comes up 350yd after the 12-mile marker鈥
The Road to Hana
Constructed in 1853 of coral blocks and surrounded by a manicured green lawn, this tidy church remains the heart of the village. It was built in early鈥
The Road to Hana
If you鈥檙e looking for a visual feast, turn left just past the 25-mile marker. After winding down to the sea over 2.5 miles, you鈥檒l find a great coastline鈥
The Road to Hana
For a fascinating view of the coast, stop at the pull-off on the ocean side of the highway, 0.6 miles past the 14-mile marker. From the point you can look鈥
The Road to Hana
Ke驶anae Park is a large green space opposite the scenic coastline of jagged black lava and hypnotic white-capped waves. Forget swimming, as the water is鈥
The Road to Hana
There鈥檚 only space for a few cars before the bridge at the 10-mile marker, but unless it鈥檚 been raining recently don鈥檛 worry about missing this one. The鈥
The Road to Hana
For a secluded dip, Haipua驶ena Falls, 0.5 miles past the 11-mile marker, provides a deep and serene pool. Since you can鈥檛 see the pool from the road, few鈥
The Road to Hana
For more than a century the Ko驶olau Ditch has been carrying up to 450 million gallons of water a day through 75 miles of flumes and tunnels from Maui鈥檚鈥
