Hawaiʻi Guide

MauiEast Maui (Pāʻia to Hāna)

Sights from Pāʻia to Hāna

The windward coast is one long sight: 600 curves and 50-odd one-lane bridges of rainforest, waterfalls and sea cliffs.

The Road to Hāna (Hāna Highway)

Hawaiʻi's most famous drive — the journey is the destination.

<p>Some 52 miles of jungle switchbacks from Pāʻia to Hāna town, past waterfalls, arboretums and coastal lookouts. Leave at first light, pick a handful of stops rather than all of them, pull over to let locals pass, and never park where signs forbid it — the road is residents' lifeline first.</p>
Time
Full day
  • scenic drive
  • waterfalls
  • start early
  • respect residents
20.7930° N · 156.1330° W

ʻOheʻo Gulch (Pools of ʻOheʻo)

Terraced pools tumbling to the sea in Haleakalā National Park's Kīpahulu district.

<p>Twenty minutes past Hāna town, the Kīpahulu district holds the famous stepped pools and the Pīpīwai trailhead. Swimming access closes whenever flash-flood risk or rockfall demands it — respect closures absolutely; the pools have taken lives.</p>
Time
1-2 hours