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Anyone have suggestions for any other locations in Hawaii that would be comparable to:

1. Lahaina - walking the shops on the street at night for shopping/atmosphere

2. Road to Hana

3. Hike to Waimoku Falls

I've done these and want to repeat, unless there are other options that would be similar experiences.

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]! I guess this must be what the road to Hana is like?

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, we went back the next day and walk all the way down to it and got sprayed royally and took some neat pictures.

It worked for us...
Deb

That sounds fun.

I didn't clarify on the original post, but it can be on any of the islands - not just Maui.

There's no other town on Maui, like Lahaina.

but what about other islands?

ttt - any other ideas?

There's great shopping and strolling in Waikiki on Oahu. It's obviously much larger than Lahaina, but it's great for strolling around in the evening. Lots going on and very festive. I guess I'd somewhat compare the two for atmosphere.

lakeside77: Try spending a day Up Country at Makawao. Makawao is a few miles off the road to Haleakala and is an interesting place to spend a day cruising the shops. It's an arts and crafts community. Shops include fabrics, art galleries, jewelry, pottery, ceramics, and glass blowing. Several good restaurants including the Makawao Steak House and the Stop Watch Grill (sports bar).

elkhound - thanks for the suggestion; I've never come across anything about that, so we'll definitely look into it.