This is a good side-trip to take after a Haleakala Crater sunrise trip, or during a planned Upcountry exploration day. If you take the back side of Haleakala to return from Hana, you will pass through starting in Ulupalakua. However I suggest that visitors plan a different day to come this way since there are two places on this route that are well worth a special trip – and they both close at 5pm. (You’ll likely pass though after 5pm if you come through here from Hana.) Those stand-out stops are Grandma’s Coffee House and Tedeschi Winery.
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