Maui - 2016 Trip 9/24/2016 - 10/1/2016
Day 1- Inter-island flight from Hawai'i, condo check-in, Maui Brewing Co.
We stayed at the "Aston Maui Banyan" in Kihei. Kihei is a great place to stay, especially for your first time on the island. The central location is well-suited to exploring the island.
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| View towards the ocean from our condo Lenai "Aston at Maui Banyon" |
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| View toward the mountain from our Lanai |
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| Maui Brewing Company World Headquarters |
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| Sunset from Maui Brewing Co. |
Day 2- Snorkeling, Haleakala, Upcountry Maui
Snorkeling
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| Green Hawaiian Sea Turtle in the wild! |
Waiakoa Loop Trail Google Maps Link
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| Hiking on Haleakala at around 5,000' elevation |
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| It was cool, moist, and foggy- yes, on a Hawaiian island! |
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| Upcountry Maui is all about the agriculture |
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| Beautiful flowers everywhere |
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| A roadside farmstand with a gorgeous view |
Haleakala Volcano
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| Looking into the Haleakala crater |
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| Looking down into the Haleakala crater |
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| You can see one of the many hiking trails here on Haleakala |
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| It's difficult to comprehend just how massive and awe-inspiring this crater is. You could fit manhattan inside of it. |
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| The rare "silver sword" plant grows at 10,000 feet at the summit |
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So high!
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| Air Force facility on top of the mountain |
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| You can see the "valley" from here |
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| You can see West Maui and Lanai from this vantage |
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| Leleiwi Overlook |
Day 3- Gazebo, Honolua Bay Snorkeling, Blowhole, West Maui Loop, Sunset Cruise
Gazebo restaurant, Napili Bay
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| It's easy to find beauty everywhere you look. This is Napili Bay |
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| View from near the Gazebo restaurant |
Honulua Bay Snorkeling
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| Crossing the stream to access the Honolua Bay snorkeling area |
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| The lush jungle on the way to the bay |
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| View from above Honolua Bay. Absolutely Gorgeous, hard to describe how cool it was. |
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| Panoramic view |
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| Blowhole! |
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Blowhole!
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| Pu'u Koa'e (landmark) |
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| It was so great to share this experience with my pops! |
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| Grocery Story in Kehalani looking West |
Sunset Cruise from Maalaea Harbor
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| Looking North at "West Maui" |
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| Sunset! |
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| One last picture |
Day 4- Hookipa Beach, Adventure Hike, and the Road to Hana!
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| Hookipa Beach: Many surfers on the North Shore |
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| Another view of Hookipa Beach |
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| Colorful Parrots |
Adventure Hike
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| Adventure Hike! Bamboo forest |
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| Adventure Hike |
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| Time to go above and beyond this point |
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| You had to swim/wade through the water to continue |
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| And climb ropes to get up |
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| Slow going on uneven terrain |
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| Swimming up to this waterfall, then climbing the rocks to ascend |
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| And this is the end! |
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| Back after the hike! |
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| Cool shady place to swim |
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Kaumahina State Wayside Park
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Wild Cats - Kaumahina State Wayside Park
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| Wild boar! Kaumahina State Wayside Park
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| This is a wild Jackson's Chameleon |
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Waiʻānapanapa State Park
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| Waiʻānapanapa State Park - Lava Cliffs |
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| I thought the Hana Ranch was an amazing venue |
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| Cozy and casual |
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| Food |
Day 5- Hana Part 2, Black Sand Beach, Red Sand Beach, Waimoku Falls
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| Sunrise, Hana |
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| Waiʻānapanapa State Park lava cliffs |
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| State Park Cabin |
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| Black Sand Beach |
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| Black Sand Beach! |
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| Gorgeous Sand! |
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| From inside a lava tube |
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| Gorgeous area |
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| On our way to the red-sand beach |
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| Hiking the trail |
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| Stunning! |
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| I photoshopped the nude woman out of this picture |
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| The sharp rocks break the surf providing a calm and spectacular swimming area |
More Road to Hana
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| These flowers grew on the tops of trees |
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| Roadside waterfall |
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| Another roadside waterfall |
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| Old, abandoned hut off the trail |
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| Makahiku Falls |
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| Nice Bridge on the Pīpīwai Trail |
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| Banyan tree on the trail |
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| Beautiful, serene, and peaceful stroll through a Bamboo forest |
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| This area was closed due to some recent erosion, but I went anyway (carefully) |
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| Waimoku Falls |
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| Waimoku Falls informational sign |
Drive around the bottom of Maui
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| Driving around the southern tip of the Island, the road is SKETCHY |
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| Beautiful south Maui |
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| Slopes of Haleakala from the South |
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| Beauty is everywhere |
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Huialoha Church (1859)
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| The surf made a clacking noise with all these polished stones. |
Drive around the southern end of Maui
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| Southern Slopes of Haleakala |
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| Looks like the Serengeti |
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Cinder cone
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| Cafe O'Lei Kihei |
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Cafe O'Lei Kihei
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| Sunset from the Lanai |
Day 5- Molokini and Kanaio Coast Snorkel Cruise
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| Boat Cruise |
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| Lava rock |
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| Compression Cave |
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| The volcanic south/west coast of Maui |
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| Coming into Molokini |
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| Inside Molokini Crater |
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| "Turtle Town" |
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| Looking at Wailea-Makena |
Day 6 - Snorkeling and... sleeping?
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| Sunset from Kehei |
Day 7 - Check into hotel in Kaanapali, Olivine Pools
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| The lobby of Aston Maui Kaanapali |
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| View from our hotel |
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| On the Olivine Pools trail |
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| Coastline near the Olivine Pools |
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| Coastline near the olivine pools |
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| Olivine pools |
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| Olivine Pools |
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| Rugged Coastline |
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| Big surf breaks! |
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| Back at our hotel in Kaanapali |
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| Kaanapali Sunset
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Day 8- Snorkeling Kaanapali Beach, Sugarcane train, Roadside turtles, Kohala Brewing, Maui Creamery, Final Sunset in Kihei
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| Generic tourist photo |
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| Sea Turtle area |
We spent about 30 minutes at this roadside park because there was a large group of sea turtles here and we kept seeing them swim around and come up for air!
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| Turtle Turtle |
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