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East Coast, from North to South

North Coast

Punalau Beach, winter surf.

The Nakalele Blowhole.

Across the bay from the Nakalele Blowhole.

On the clifftops above the Olivine Pools.

The Olivine Pools, with huge winter surf.

Kahakuloa

The shave-ice stand on the cliff above Kahakuloa Bay.

The church in Kahakuloa.

On the road above Kahakuloa village.

Kahakuloa Head, over 600 feet high.

Pasture land near Kahakuloa Head.

North of Waihee

Ranch lands and ranchettes on the north coast of Maui.

One lane road along the Maui coast north of Waihee.

Wailuku

The historic Bailey House in Wailuku, now a museum.

High Street in Wailuku, with the Kaahumanu Church.

Halekii Heiau above Wailuku once hosted dozens of ki'i (tikis).

Pihana Heiau was dedicated to the war god Ku.

Iao Valley

The famed Iao Needle rises 600 feet from the stream at its base.

Iao Stream issues from the West Maui Highlands.

Paia to Hookipa on the Northeast Coast

Big surf at Ho'okipa Beach keeps the windsurfers on land.

The Road to Hana

A simple country church at Huelo.

The famous Hana road winds in and out of jungly valleys along the east coast of Maui.

The Hana road clings to the cliffs above Honomanu Bay.

Keanae and Wailua on the Hana Road

Keanae Landing with big winter surf.

The church in Keanae.

Ragged lava makes up the shoreline of the Keanae Peninsula.

Looking over the taro fields of Wailua from the Hana Road high above.

Nahiku and Waianapanapa

The Blue Pool features a waterfall pool right on the dramatic beach.

The Town of Hana

An overview of Hana from pasturelands of the Hana Ranch on the slopes above.

Fagan's Cross memorializes the founder of Hotel Hana Maui.

Outside the Hasegawa General Store.

Inside the Hasegagwa General Store in Hana.

The Hana School and Community Center.

Hotel Hana Maui

Hotel Hana Maui, near the dining room terrace.

The central lawn at the Hotel Hana Maui.

Elegant simplicity, the Sea Ranch Cottages at the Hotel Hana Maui.

The Hotel Hana Maui is set in the pasturelands of the Hana Ranch.

Hana Bay and Beaches

A county park graces the beach and harbor in Hana Bay.

The quiet harbor at Hana Bay.

Railroad tracks on the old sugar loading pier in Hana Bay.

Red Sand Beach is a hidden gem.

Hamoa to Oheo on the Coast Beyond Hana

Koki Beach is popular with surfers and boogie boarders.

Hamoa Beach has been called the most beautiful beach in the Pacific.

Hotel Hana Maui maintains facilities at Hamoa, but the beach is open to the public.

A Portugese bread oven marks the site of a laboircamp in former canelands.

A collapsed lave tube forms the streambed above the Venus Pool.

The idyllic Venus Pool offers safe swimming next to the crashing surf.

The Hana Road climbs high on the cliffs once more before reaching Oheo.

Oheo Gulch, Haleakala National Park

Oheo Gulch has a series of pools and waterfalls leading down to the ocean.

Daring divers jump from the bridge and the cliffs into the Seven Sacred Pools.

The trail up Oheo Gulch follows a boardwalk through a dense bamboo forest.

Waimoku Falls, 400 feet high, is at the end of the trail in Oheo Gulch.

The simple camping area at Oheo Gulch is magnificently sited on the clifftops.

West Coast, from North to South

Honolua and Kapalua

Watching surfers from the clifftops above Honolua Bay.

The "dragon's teeth" rocks at Kapalua.

Honokohau ancient Hawaiian burying ground in front of the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Kapalua.

Ka'anapali

The Sheraton Hotel at Black Rock, Ka'anapali.

The Ka'anapali Marriott.

Gardens and sculpture at the Ka'anapali Hyatt Hotel.

A swim-up bar in the cave behind the swimming pool waterfall, Ka'anapali Hyatt.

Front Street, Lahaina

Giant Buddha statue at the Hongwanji north of Lahaina.

A beached sailboat at the north end of Lahaina.

The Wo Hing Temple museum on Front Street, Lahaina.

Front Street at the corner of Lahainaluna Road.

Busy Front Street, Lahaina.

Central Lahaina

The historic Baldwin House in Lahaina.

The Lahaina waterfront, north of the Pioneer Inn.

Carthaginian II, a replica square-rigged sailing ship, now a whaling museum.

In the central courtyard at the Pioneer Inn.

The old Lahaina Courthouse.

Banyan Tree Park, an acre covered by a single tree.

Ruins of the old fort in Lahaina.

Kihei

Kealia Pond, a national wildlife refuge protecting endangered Hawaiian waterfowl.

On the beach in front of the Sugar Beach condos in North Kihei.

Kamaole One public beach, Kihei.

The park fronting Kamaole Three public beach in Kihei.

Wailea

Saltwater fishpond and the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a Bar at the Grand Wailea Resort.

Fountain with "Gathering of Dolphins" at the Grand Wailea Resort.

Wailea Beach, in front of the Four Seasons Wailea hotel.

Public shoreline path and condos at Wailea Point.

Pig-roasting pit at the Fairmont Kea Lani Hotel, Wailea.

One of the Wailea golf courses.

Makena

An outrigger canoe at the Keawalai Church in Makena.

Maluaka Beach in front of the Prince Hotel, Makena.

Big waves at Big Beach (Oneloa Beach) in Makena.

La Perouse Bay

Snorkeling at La Perouse Bay.

The ragged lava shoreline of La Perouse Bay.

Beau Chien Beach at the far end of La Perouse Bay.

Up Country

The Haleakala Summit Road

Early-morning cyclists coasting down from the summit of Haleakala.

At the edge of Hosmer Grove, an experimental forest.

Leleiwi Outlook, on the rim of the Haleakala Caldera.

Kalahaku Overlook, another view into the caldera.

The old Haleakala Visitor Center, just below the summit.

The northwest summit ridge of Haleakala.

In the Haleakala summit observation building, 10,026 feet above sea level.

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