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I spent a full week on Maui on my 4th trip to Hawaii. By now, I knew to split my time between the different parts of the island to save on driving time. Between the national park, the beaches and the road to Hana, it was easy to fill up 7 days. Although my week in Maui didn’t turn out exactly as planned because of bad weather on Haleakala, I managed to… Read More
[Makena, Maui/Honolulu, Oahu Nov 26, 2022] And just like that, it was my last day on Maui! I had a little bit of time before my flight to Oahu, where I was set to spend a week at a friends’ house. I decided to squeeze in one last little hike. La Perouse Bay was just south of my AirBnB in Kihei. To get there, I drove through yet another narrow winding road… Read More
[Haleakala National Park, Nov 25, 2022] Finally, a clear day on Haleakala! I didn’t even bother checking the summit webcam. I hightailed it to the top of the volcano, which was now over an hour away that I was staying down by the beach. Oh, well. Even the best planned trips can encounter hiccups and I was just glad I was going to get my hike in! I was planning on 11.2… Read More
[West Maui, HI, Nov 24, 2022] For my 5th day on Maui, I planned on taking a tour of the west side of the island. The towns of Kaanapali and Lahaina are the most popular and are home to most of the resorts on the island. But I planned on taking the scenic route there, starting with a hike on Waihee Ridge (A on the map below), then continuing on another precarious… Read More
[Hana, Haleakala National Park & Kihei, HI, Nov 23, 2022] I originally planned to go back to central Maui the way I came, through the Road to Hana. I just assumed that the road dead-ended past Hana and it didn’t complete a full loop around east Maui, which would not be all that unusual for Hawaii. But I needed to go past Hana to visit the Kipahulu unit of Haleakala National Park,… Read More
