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Road to Hana – Quick Summary

Last updated 09. Nov, 2009 by Mark.

General Geographic Area: Road to Hana Maui

In a nutshell: The Road to Hana is the crown-jewel of Hawaii driving tours. Lush rainforest, dramatic and rugged ocean vistas, countless waterfalls and pools.
Minuses: If you get car-sick, there are going to be 600 opportunities to review your breakfast.
Sound-bite: “600 turns?!? More like one 50-mile-long turn…”

Just exactly where “The Road to Hana” begins and where it ends is subject to some debate. For my guide purposes, I usually start in the North Shore (Paia area) and end at what …

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Pa’ia Town

Last updated 19. Dec, 2011 by Mark.

Alice in Hulaland

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In a nutshell: An unassuming hub of the North Shore community, Paia Town has great restaurants, interesting shops, and the best natural food store on the island.
Minuses: Parking can be difficult if you don’t know where to look (pssst..we have a map with parking below the article )
Sound-bite: “Woah, did that sign really say “Don’t feed the hippies?!?“”

Summary
Old-west style building facades painted in a patchwork of pastel colors greet you as you pull into Paia, and at first impression the small T-shaped …

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Itinerary: Shelby’s One-Day Road to Hana Adventure

Last updated 13. Aug, 2011 by Mark.

Background

A visitor named Shelby emailed me, telling me about a wonderful memory she had visiting ‘Ohe’o as a child, and hiking the Pipiwai trail. She wanted to hand down the gift of such fond family memories to her children, and generously gave a gift to sponsor my writing. I have written a full-day MauiGuidebook.com article for her to maximize time at ‘Ohe’o and since she is staying in Wailea the whole time, the best way to have her do both was to split off the rest of the Road

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Itinerary: Shelby’s Kipahulu Day

Last updated 12. Aug, 2011 by Mark.

Background

A visitor named Shelby emailed me, telling me about a wonderful memory she had visiting ‘Ohe’o as a child, and hiking the Pipiwai trail. She wanted to hand down the gift of such fond family memories to her children, and generously gave a gift to sponsor my writing. I have written some MauiGuidebook.com articles about her trip. This is part of the itinerary I have written for guiding her family on a trip that I hope the whole family will return to revisit for generations to come. (Also see

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Piilani Hwy 31 Closed

Last updated 09. Apr, 2011 by Mark.

The road has been reopened.

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Back Side of Haleakala Road Closed

Last updated 20. Nov, 2010 by Mark.

Kaupo – 11/20/10; 1540 pm – Piilani Highway now open @ mile 29.5 Kaupo

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Hana Hwy Closed

Last updated 13. Jan, 2011 by Mark.

Update: Hana Hwy is open again.

Flooding was in Paia. Hana Hwy Closed. Best alternate route in map below (yeah, it’s a long way around this closure!)

More info and updates as they are available.
County of Maui Road Closure Hotline – 808-986-1200
(This line is known to have long delays being updated with current info)

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