The scenic Hana Highway runs from Kahului, Maui to Hana. It is a 52 mile long winding, narrow road. It has 59 bridges . . . 46 of which are single lane bridges.
You must drive slowly on this road so it will take you about 2-1/2 hours to drive – this is if you don’t make any stops. But you will want to stop. It is one of the most beautiful drives in the country.
We stopped at the Garden of Eden Botanical Arboretum along the way. Parts of Jurassic Park were filmed at this location and you can see why – it is very lush and tropical. If we’d had more time, we would have hiked around the area a little more.
Whenever I go to Hana, I like to take the short side trip down to Ke’anae – a very small village on the coast. The coastline is made up of a’a lava which is very rough and jagged (pahoehoe is the smooth lava). But its gorgeous with the waves crashing against the rocks.
We made a short visit to the Ke’anae church. We also had some fresh banana bread at a little stand along the way. You will find lots of stands selling fresh banana bread and it was delicious. 
We saw these birds hanging around waiting for scraps of foods.
We made a couple more scenic stops along the way before we arrived in Hana where we had a very nice lunch at the Hana Ranch restaurant.
Of course, we had to make a stop at the famous Hasegawa General Store.
Maralee
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Great collection 🙂
Funny, I’ve been to Maui so many times and never once made the drive to Hana. Must do that eventually. Beautiful.
Yes, you must do it some day. But allow a whole day to do it. There is so much to see and the drive is slow.
I am not a great traveller but that does look tempting.
I really need to process the photos from my last visit to Hawaii . . .
Very nice reminder; we’ve done the RTH drive 3-4 times over the course of nearly 20 years; and I think I’ll be done with it for another 10 years or so. I like it, but I hate driving back in the dark.
In case you are interested . . . https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vAmcqhXSGHreJjkfft6VybBrSWprMtxbVp-R1KZdKM8/preview?pli=1
Those are from my pre-blog days, and I think all the links work . . . and yes, I was just as annoying back then.
. . . I really should go back and reprocess the hundreds of photos . . .
Thanks for your link. You had a beautiful day at Haleakala. We went up there for the sunset one evening but it was socked in with fog. I got a few photos on the way down that I’ll be posting soon. I’ve been up there at sunrise many, many moons ago. I just don’t have the desire to get up at 3:00 a.m. to drive up there anymore.
I don’t think I ever had the desire to get up at 3:00, drive up a winding road to a mountain top, and watch the sun rise. A neat idea to contemplate, but not our cup of tea.
But we do like Haleakala when it’s clear, and I love seeing the Silverswords.
Thank you for sharing these images… Marcus is planning a trip there for next spring :-).
He will love it. Is he going to Oahu or Maui. If he needs any suggestions, let me know. I lived on Oahu for 25 years and have visited Maui a number of time. Maui has always been my favorite island.
We are all so ready to hop on the plane. Really beautiful pic you are sharing of your trip. Thank you and Happy 2014!
I wish I could go back. I hope you have a wonderful 2014.
Gorgeous photos with such brilliant colors. Happy New Year to you and Clinton!
Thanks, Judy. Happy New Year to you too. Maybe we’ll see you in 2014????
Again, more amazing shots Maralee. Happy New Year. Love your blog. Look forward to following along in 2014.
Thanks, David. A very Happy New Year to you too. I look forward to all your inspiration in 2014.
Wow this looks a brilliant place to visit and I can see why you do the trip… brilliant…
Looks amazing! Fabulous photos 🙂
magic!