Road to Hana

ROAD TO HANA

On a tip from Alan, we got a CD that we played on our road to Hana that described each place we would go to. Thank God we did b/c it was a HUGE help. The road to Hana provided us with waterfalls, multicolored beaches, and countless picturesque views of beautiful Hawaiian coastline. 

The road to Hana was one of the MUST do's in Maui. It was lush, green (sometimes black and red), and beautiful. We left at 6:00 in the morning and didn't get back until 8:30 at night and never drove more than 10 miles at a time except for the very beginning and end. We started in Paia with breakfast at Charlie's and were off to our first stop at Twin Falls. When we got there, it was pouring rain but a tropical rain on a hike to a waterfall is pretty fun. We then drove to one of our favorite picture spots Ke'anae where we stopped by a plantation and hung out at a lava rock beach with a fresh fruit smoothie and freshly made banana bread. After stopping by a viewpoint at Wailua, we were on our way to Pua'a Ka'a State Park where we hiked up one waterfall only to get to a bridge with no rails. There are some times I dont do so well with heights and this is one of them but I powered through and it was SOOO worth it. We got to a beautiful waterfall and a pool that was extra refreshing after a hike on a hot day. The next spots were probably my favorite. We went by the lava tubes on the way to Wainapanapa State Park where there was a black sand beach where a dog that looked like Kona that would fetch through pretty heavy swell. We finally got into Hana and went to a red sand beach which I found out was a clothing optional beach. I found this out by taking numerous photos which unfortunately had a large nude man on a raft. After stopping at Oheo Gulch to view the "7 Sacred Pools" (Not an actual Hawaiian name) we had to figure out which way we were going to drive home. The nicely paved but curvy roads back or the shorter but partially unpaved roads back. We took the unpaved back way and were really glad we did. Not only was there a "Earth Dance" full of 100 hippies dancing together with no music, but the views were amazing. 

Sugar Cane

Twin Falls

Honomanu Bay

Joo about to jump in at Honomanu Bay

A plantation on the way to Ke'anae

Ke'anae

Ke'anae

Waves breaking at Ke'anae

Nice view on the road to Hana

Lava rock and crystal clear water

Who wants tickets to the "Gun Show"

Wailua Overlook. The clouds look awesome.

Pua'a Ka'a State Wayside Park

Nice waterfall. Super refreshing on a hot day.

Joo walking over a scary bridge

Waianapanapa State Park

The view above the red sand beach in Hana

If you look closely, there is a fat nude man on a raft and a naked women dancing with a baton. Pretty scene otherwise