Road to Hana

And don't forget to print out my free Road to Hana map and take it with you to Maui.

Road to Hana Guide

1. My Road to Hana Guide describes the best waterfalls, ocean views, and beaches along the Hana Highway. Find out about Hana coast stops such as Keanae Park, Waikani Falls (Three Bears Falls), Nahiku Cove, and the Maui black sand beach at Waanapanapa State Park.

2. My Hana Maui page will help you make an important decision when you get to Hana - what will you do next?
• Turn around and drive back?
• Visit Hana Bay beach, the red sand beach Kaihalulu, or Hamoa beach, named as the sixth best beach in America in 2007?
• Continue beyond Hana?
• Spend the night?

3. If you continue beyond Hana you can visit more Hana waterfalls such as Wailua Falls. Many visitors also continue beyond Hana to the Oheo Gulch (Seven Sacred Pools). This area is part of Haleakala National Park and includes the Pipiwai Trail for hiking Maui.

If you want a more traditional printed book guide, try my Maui Vacation Store page to look at several Maui guide books.

Maui Revealed is by far the largest selling Maui guide book, and has a complete section on the Road to Hana.

If you want even more detail, try Hana Highway: Mile by Mile.

Road to Hana Map

This interactive Hana highway map lists Hana coast views, waterfalls, hikes, parks, and destinations.


If you want a more traditional folded or laminated Maui map, I recommend Frankos Maui maps with their unique descriptions and tips written right on the map. During my plane ride to Maui, I spread the map out and plan my vacation.

Click here to go to the Mail Order Hawaii site where you can view or purchase ($6) a Franko Maui map in advance of your vacation.

And don't forget to grab a free Maui Guides Map from the brochure racks in the car rental lobby after you arrive at the Maui airport. These Maui Drive Guides are the best of the free loaded full of advertising maps.

Road to Hana Tours

Road to Hana Waterfalls

View several popular waterfalls all on one page, and learn how 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.

Why HATE the Road to Hana?

Consider the negatives before you commit a whole day of your vacation to the road to Hana. My drive the road to Hana page lists ways to help you overcome these problems.

• The narrow, winding roads that hug the rugged coastline results in driving at a snail's pace. Some car passengers get nauseous and car sickness from the all the curves in the road while either being hemmed in by the vegetation surrounding both sides of the road, or from looking down at the beach from the high cliff next to the road shoulder.

• Combine the narrow two lane road with lots of visitors, and you get unexpected result - traffic jams in the wilderness.

• Cars and buses try to park in nonexistent parking spots alongside the shoulder of the road next to narrow cliffs, slowing down traffic even more.

• The vegetation is so lush and the waterfalls so dramatic because of all the rain, especially in the morning.

• The waterfalls may be dry during some parts of the day and during certain dry times during the year.

• This is a full day trip. Some kids (and many spouses) get cranky with any wilderness activity that lasts more than a couple hours.

Road to Hana Pictures

Road to Hana Videos

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You can view additional road to Hana videos on other pages, or view all Road to Hana videos on one page.

My Road to Hana Pages