Maui’s Road to Hana: The Ultimate Guide to Waterfalls & Hidden Gems
Hana Highway packs 617 curves and 56 one-lane bridges into roughly 34 miles from the junction of Highways 36 and 360 to Hāna town — a stretch that typically takes two hours without stops, and a full day with them. Built over a centuries-old Hawaiian footpath and opened to cars in 1926, the road traces a coastline so rugged that much of East Maui remains accessible only by this single paved ribbon. For most visitors, the drive is less about the destination and more about the cascade of waterfalls, black-sand beaches, and roadside fruit stands that appear around nearly