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The Road to Heavenly Hana

Leave your worries behind and take the slow road on Maui’s Hana Highway.

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Once in Town

The town of Hana isn’t far now. The winding road will eventually deposit you in the one real town along this entire journey. It’s a great place to spend a few slow days meandering around the hills and beaches, if you are so inclined. The Hotel Hana-Maui is a luxurious overnight option, but there are also lots of B&Bs, most of which have not been affected by the new laws (see our main feature on Maui for more on the B&B laws).

If you’re just there for lunch or dinner, you can’t do better than the hotel’s restaurant, which looks out onto the manicured grounds punctuated with plumeria trees. Hasegawa General Store is a fun place to check out. It’s a one-stop shopping destination for locals. They sell everything from spam musubi to auto parts to CDs of local music. If you can’t find it here, it probably doesn’t exist.

  • A fruit stand selling fresh bananas and coconuts along the road to Hana.
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If you’re able to spend the night, check out the Hana Cultural Center the next day. There’s a small museum that displays Hawaiian quilts and other crafts, as well as traditional tools. If you’re not able to spend the night, then you’d better head back!

  • The black volcanic sands of Hana.
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You have two options for returning. Most rental car companies ask you not to drive on the remote east side of the island, but the truth is that people do it every day, and it’s not that difficult if you have a four-wheel drive. If not, turn around and backtrack along the Hana Highway, stopping to see whatever you might have missed on the drive out. 

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