Maui - things to do
 

Besides the Road to Hana - can anyone recommend stuff to do in Maui?
We have just one free day and we're in the Lahaina area.
Have been to Front St. shopping and are doing the Road to Hana.
Looking for hiking or snorkelling ideas.
Thanks,
Dana

We drove Central/west Maui stopping at ‘Iao Needle. The hike up the steps left many people winded and struggling, but for us, coming from 6200+ feet, caused us no problem. We also walked down among the gardens. It was a lovely, spiritual place and was true rain forest like foliage.

We had gotten lunch at Safeway, so we continued back towards the main road and stopped at , Kepaniwai Park and Heritage Gardens. This was an unusual place in that it had different buildings and memorials dedicated to all the different people who settled in Hawaii.

We continued on the road heading north and then west around the island [West Maui Highway], amazed at the roads [a lot like the ones we have here in sw CO, but with ocean at the bottom of the cliff. not rocky valleys like here]!

We got Banana Bread in Kahakuloa and then shave ice right down the road! Good thing we don’t eat like that everyday! From there we continued to Nakalele Blowhole – which was so powerful to watch from the rocks. It was so unique.

Lots of great snorkeling too-- Honolua Bay,Oneloa Beach, Kapula Beach and Napili Beach are all really nice.

Hope this helps...
Debi

Haleakala?

Both the Iao Needle and Haleakala are great "must see" places on Maui. Neither one would take an entire day. If you're interested in seeing the island's lush vegatation all in one place, there's a botanic garden called Enchanting Floral Gardens (located on the Kula Highway), which provides a beautiful way to spend a couple of hours, too.

There are some great snorkel cruises that lst 5-6 hours where you can snorkel and see the turtles. Marilee

Snorking near the sheraton (I believe near Kapului beach) by the rock where people jump from is a lot of fun.
Honalua Nature Reserve is a great place to snorkel too.