The Harrowing Road To Hana

The Road To Hana is a favorite journey (it’s not the destination, it’s the journey) for Maui visitors trying to escape the touristy parts of the island. This 50 mile stretch of road has dozens of spots where it suddenly reduces to one lane. Much to the constarnation of locals, us haoles tend to drive the road slowly watching around clifs, waterfalls and watery coves for oncoming speed demons.

We decided to take the road after we finished lunch in Kahului. This was a mistake in hindsight since most people make The Road to Hana into an full day-trip or even over-night it. It took us over two and a half hours to make it to Hana only making a few stops along the way. We’ve been chastised for missing several pools and waterfalls, but we did see some really nice coves along the way.

Here’s what it looks like to come across a one-way section of the road — and this is a pretty good representation of the visibility available.

Brave Becky did the all the driving there and back.

Posted by etrigan at January 29, 2004 3:08 PM