Road to Hana WaterfallsThe scenic Road to Hana waterfalls are a big reason many Maui visitors take a day trip along this small two lane road.In addition to the waterfalls, if you want to read about the Road to Hana beaches, parks and ocean vistas, visit my Road to Hana page.
Watch for the green Mile Marker signs on the side of the road to identify your locations and stops. Most references to help you identify your sighseeing stops will use these mile marker signs. NOTICE: The steep mountain slopes from the Maui volcano Haleakala combine with trade winds and rainfall to create a water flow that not only varies each day, but also varies during different times of each day.
Best Road to Hana WaterfallsThe best Road to Hana waterfalls are not the first ones - they get more spectacular as you progress during the day. To keep ahead of the crowd, don't dally too long at the average stops at the beginning of the trip. But do stop for Waikani Falls, located between Mile Markers 19 and 21. It is also called Three Bears Falls because the three falls are different sizes like Papa, Mama, and Baby bear in the children's story.
If you want to stretch your legs with a hike, try Ohea Gulch (Seven Sacred Pools) in Haleakala National Park near Mile Marker 42. You don't have to hike the whole Pipiwai Trail - this is the Makahiku Falls Overlook.
Just south of Hana town near Mile Marker 45 on Highway 31, Wailua Falls is the perfect Hana waterfall to stop the car, jump out, stand by the side of the road, and shoot a Hana Highway waterfall picture.
You will see one majestic waterfall after another along the Hana Highway.
Road to Hana Waterfalls VideoMy Hana Highway video includes three waterfalls - Waikani Falls (Three Bears Falls), Wailua Falls, and at the Infinity Pool at the top of Makahiku Falls at Oheo Gulch (Seven Sacred Pools) - on the road to Hana coast highway.Click on the PLAY button in the image below to view the video.
What Else to See Besides Waterfalls The mountainous coastline was formed by upheaval and lava flows from the Maui Volcano Haleakala, which rises steeply away from the ocean.When the moist ocean trade winds move up this steep incline, they cool and drop rain on the mountainside, which causes the high waterfalls. The waterfalls can go from overflowing to a trickle in a matter of hours because the rainwater runs so quickly down the steep slopes. So you can see stunning views such as the picture of us standing close to the cliff edge at the Honomanu Bay Lookout near Mile Marker 13.
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And all this scenery is why much of the Hana Highway was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
The quick dropoff from the mountain to the ocean gives you long distance vistas of the twisting road to Hana.
My Road to Hana Pages
Road to Hana Overview
Road to Hana Guide
...Road to Hana Best Stops
...town of Hana
...past Hana at Seven Sacred Pools
...past Pools on Piilani Highway
Road to Hana Beaches
Maui black sand beach
Hana beaches
Planning & Options
Drive the road to Hana?
Or take a road to Hana tour?
Road to Hana Waterfalls
Watch and View
Road to Hana videos
Road to Hana maps
Road to Hana pictures
Road to Hana Tours
If you want someone else to drive on a road to Hana tour, you have several options:
• Temptation Tours includes a breakfast and beachside lunch, road to Hana stops at waterfalls and beaches, then turnaround at Hana and stop at windsurfing Hookipa Beach on you return trip.
• Valley Isle Excursions is a luxury tour - customized high roof large window 12 person vans, large captain's chairs, and a lunch served with silverware and linens.
• Roberts Hawaii includes a box lunch and a trip all around the road to Hana and beyond. Roberts Hawaii is a value priced company and works with several cruise lines.
If you want to talk to someone right now on Maui about a road to Hana tour, call Barefoot Tours toll free 877-489-3054 (they are on Hawaii time). 
Even if you are on Maui or Hawaii now, or soon will be, they can get your tickets to you by email, fax, mail, or even delivered to the Road to Hana tour operator for last minute ticket reservations.
Tell them Randy Willis sent you and recommended that you ask about their low price guarantee.
I have several free Road to Hana Maui maps on these web pages that you can print and take with you to Maui.
If you want a traditional folded Maui map, I recommend purchasing the folded version of the Frankos Maui map ($6) to give you a good orientation of the Road to Hana.
What makes Frankos maps unique? Descriptions and tips are written right on the map.
So you don't have to read about a destination in a Maui book, then locate that destination on a map.
It's like you scribbled your own personal vacation notes all over your own personal map.
Franko also has a laminated Maui map (great to use as a placemat at home or during your Maui vacation), folded and laminated Maui dive and snorkel maps, and a 6"x9" laminated Maui fish ID card.
If you purchase the map in advance of your Maui vacation, you can spread the map out for some trip planning on the long flight to Maui.
So for a few bucks, you can get some Maui specific maps that focus on what you want to see as a vacationer, rather than a focus on advertisements.
You can just print this page and other pages on this site to build yourself a pretty good free Road to Hana Guide to take with you to Maui.
If you would prefer to have a more conventional printed book, or just want a lot more detail than is provided on these pages, try the Road to Hana category at my Maui Vacation Guides page. They include:
General Maui travel guide books such as Maui Revealed, by far the largest selling Maui guide book, that include Road to Hana maps and chapters.
Specialty books such as Hana Highway: Mile by Mile with Hana maps
Traditional Maui folded maps such as Frankos Maui Guide Map that highlight the Road to Hana
