The Hawaiʻi Guidebook

The everything island. Waikiki and Honolulu eating, North Shore beaches, Kailua on the windward side.

Hikes & Nature

Diamond Head State Monument

The classic crater climb over Waikiki.

Things to Do

Honolulu Zoo

Royal land, real animals, easy family morning.

Things to Do

Waikiki Aquarium

Small aquarium, serious reef science.

Eat & Drink

Duke's Waikiki

Beachfront mai tais where Waikiki learned to surf.

Eat & Drink

Musubi Cafe Iyasume

Spam musubi made fresh, grab two.

Music & Venues

Blue Note Hawaii

A real jazz room in the middle of Waikiki.

Breweries & Drinks

Waikiki Brewing Company

House beer steps from the beach.

Breweries & Drinks

Hula's Bar & Lei Stand

One of Waikiki's longest-running LGBTQ landmarks, above Kapahulu.

Music & Venues

House Without a Key

Sunset hula under a century-old kiawe tree.

Things to Do

KCC Farmers Market

The Saturday market at the foot of Diamond Head.

Sightseeing

ʻIolani Palace

The only royal palace on American soil.

Sightseeing

Bishop Museum

Hawaiʻi's great museum of the Pacific.

Sightseeing

Honolulu Museum of Art

Courtyards, quiet, and serious art.

Music & Venues

Hawaii Theatre

The 1922 movie palace that still headlines.

Music & Venues

The Republik

Where touring acts play Honolulu.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Helena's Hawaiian Food

James Beard-honored Hawaiian food since 1946.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Rainbow Drive-In

Plate lunch, two scoops rice, no fuss since 1961.

Eat & Drink

Leonard's Bakery

The malasada that started the line.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Liliha Bakery

Coco puffs and a counter-seat breakfast.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Maguro Brothers Hawaii

Fish-market poke from actual fishmongers.

Eat & Drink

The Pig and the Lady

Vietnamese cooking with a Hawaiʻi accent.

Eat & Drink

Fête

Chinatown's James Beard winner, zero stuffiness.

Breweries & Drinks

Bar Leather Apron

A tiny downtown temple to the cocktail.

Breweries & Drinks

Honolulu Beerworks

Warehouse taproom from a Honolulu original.

Breweries & Drinks

Hana Koa Brewing Co.

Kakaʻako's big, easygoing beer hall.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Nico's Pier 38

Fish this fresh because the auction is next door.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Koko Head Cafe

Island-style brunch worth the Kaimuki wait.

Shops

SALT at Our Kakaʻako

One block of shops, coffee, and murals.

Hikes & Nature

Foster Botanical Garden

Giant old trees hiding beside Chinatown.

Hikes & Nature

Lyon Arboretum

A rainforest research garden deep in Manoa.

Sightseeing

Puʻu ʻUalakaʻa State Wayside

The Tantalus lookout that explains Honolulu at a glance.

Sightseeing

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl)

Punchbowl crater, held in quiet honor.

Hikes & Nature

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve

Oʻahu's marquee snorkel bowl, managed with care.

Hikes & Nature

Koko Crater Railway Trail

Old tramway ties, straight up.

Hikes & Nature

Waimea Valley

Botanical valley, sacred ground, swimmable waterfall.

Eat & Drink

Matsumoto Shave Ice

Haleʻiwa's famous shave ice, worth one line in your life.

Eat & Drink

Giovanni's Shrimp Truck

Garlic shrimp from the truck that started the craze.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Ted's Bakery

Chocolate haupia pie by the slice at Sunset Beach.

Eat & Drink

Kahuku Farms

Lunch and dessert grown on site.

Eat & Drink

Seven Brothers Burgers

Family burgers with North Shore roots.

Eat & Drink

Haleiwa Bowls

Post-surf acai, thick and cold.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Kono's Northshore

The breakfast bomber that built a following.

Shops

Surf N Sea

Oʻahu's oldest surf shop, still renting boards.

Shops

North Shore Soap Factory

Soap made inside an old sugar mill.

Things to Do

Polynesian Cultural Center

A day across six Pacific island cultures.

Hikes & Nature

Sharks Cove (Pupukea)

Summer snorkeling in a protected rocky cove.

Hikes & Nature

Waimea Bay Beach Park

Glassy summer swimming, giant winter surf.

Hikes & Nature

Kailua Beach Park

Powder sand and green-blue water, windward style.

Hikes & Nature

Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden

Gardens under the Koʻolau cliffs.

Sightseeing

Byodo-In Temple

A Japanese temple replica at the base of the cliffs.

Sightseeing

Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside

The windward panorama, with wind to match.

Hikes & Nature

Makapuʻu Point Lighthouse Trail

Paved climb, lighthouse views, whales in winter.

Things to Do

Kualoa Ranch

Ride through Hollywood's favorite Hawaiian valley.

Things to Do

Kailua Beach Adventures

Kayak out to the Mokes.

Eat & Drink

Buzz's Original Steakhouse

Steaks across from the beach since 1962.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Kalapawai Market

The green corner store that runs Kailua mornings.

Shops

Island Snow

Shave ice with a presidential paper trail.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Waiahole Poi Factory

Poi, laulau, and kulolo on the windward road.

Sightseeing

Pearl Harbor National Memorial

The USS Arizona, honored where she rests.

Sightseeing

Battleship Missouri Memorial

Stand where World War II ended.

Sightseeing

Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

WWII hangars that still wear 1941.

Things to Do

Dole Plantation

Pineapple kitsch, done right.

Eat & Drink

Green World Coffee Farm

Coffee stop with its own trees out back.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Highway Inn

Hawaiian food the Waipahu way since 1947.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Tanioka's Seafoods & Catering

Waipahu's poke counter of record.

Things to Do

Ko Olina Lagoons

Four calm lagoons strung on one seaside path.

Hikes & Nature

Kaʻena Point State Park

Hike to the island's wild western tip.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Area

The ʻAiea Loop, a forest reset above Pearl Harbor.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Wahiawa Botanical Garden

Tree ferns and deep shade in central Oʻahu.

Eat & Drink

Marugame Udon Waikiki

The Waikiki udon line that moves faster than it looks.

Eat & Drink

Zigu

Izakaya cooking that swears by Hawaiʻi ingredients only.

Music & Venues

Kani Ka Pila Grille

Slack key and falsetto greats, every night at 6.

Music & Venues

Tom Moffatt Waikiki Shell

Open-air concerts with Diamond Head over your shoulder.

Eat & Drink

Side Street Inn

Where Honolulu's chefs eat after their own kitchens close.

Breweries & Drinks

La Mariana Sailing Club

The last of Honolulu's old tiki bars, out on the working docks.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Fukuya Delicatessen

Okazuya rules apply: come early and point at what looks good.

Eat & Drink

Tonkatsu Tamafuji

The tonkatsu dinner you book days ahead.

Eat & Drink

Mud Hen Water

Kaimuki dinner built on what grows here.

Eat & Drink

Senia

Chinatown's fine-dining heavyweight, minus the starch.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Mitch's Fish Market & Sushi Bar

A fish market with a sushi bar attached, parked by the airport runways.

Breweries & Drinks

Podmore

English comfort food and a proper cocktail list on Merchant Street.

Breweries & Drinks

Aloha Beer Company

Beer returned to Kakaʻako's old brewery district, thirteen taps deep.

Breweries & Drinks

Beer Lab HI

Small-batch experiments poured where Moʻiliʻili does its drinking.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Young's Fish Market

Kalihi's Hawaiian food counter.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Yama's Fish Market

Poke case to the left, Hawaiian plates to the right.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Off the Hook Poke Market

The Manoa poke counter with the neighborhood line.

Breweries & Drinks

Skull & Crown Trading Co.

Tiki with the lights down and the thunder effects up.

Eat & Drink

Shiro's Saimin Haven

More than sixty ways to order saimin, all of them right.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Chun Wah Kam Noodle Factory

Manapua by the dozen, straight from the noodle factory.

Breweries & Drinks · locals’ pick

Inu Island Ales

A small Kaneʻohe brewery inventing its own island style.

Eat & Drink

Over Easy

Kailua brunch that rewards the 7am alarm.

Eat & Drink

Moke's Bread & Breakfast

The Kailua breakfast room with the lilikoi pancakes.

Eat & Drink

Haleiwa Beach House

A harbor-view dining room with a walk-in-only door.

Hikes & Nature

Kapiʻolani Regional Park

A king's 200-acre gift, still free.

Hikes & Nature

Ala Moana Regional Park

The People's Park, and the city's default beach day.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Koko Crater Botanical Garden

A dryland garden planted inside a volcanic crater.

Hikes & Nature

Manoa Falls Trail

The rainforest waterfall walk Honolulu grows up on.

Hikes & Nature

Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail

East Honolulu's staircase to the Koʻolau crest.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Wiliwilinui Ridge Trail

The ridge hike you reach through a guarded gate.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Judd Trail

A one-mile bamboo loop ten minutes from downtown.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Makiki Valley Trail

The crosspiece of Makiki's after-work loop.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Waʻahila Ridge State Recreation Area

Picnics under Norfolk pines, two valleys below.

Hikes & Nature

Kualoa Regional Park

Flat green lawn, the Koʻolau wall, and Mokoliʻi offshore.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park

A whole valley, reef to ridge, run as one state park.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Heʻeia State Park

Kealohi Point looks straight down Kaneʻohe Bay.

Hikes & Nature

Kaiwa Ridge Trail (Lanikai Pillboxes)

The pillbox ridge above Lanikai, short and steep and loose.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Maunawili Trail

Ten miles along the foot of the Koʻolau, Pali to Waimanalo.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Hauʻula Loop Trail

An ironwood loop above Hauʻula with the ocean over your shoulder.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Malaekahana State Recreation Area

Camp under ironwoods, steps from an empty beach.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Laʻie Point State Wayside

A sea arch at the end of a residential street.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Puʻu o Mahuka Heiau State Historic Site

Oʻahu's largest heiau, watching over Waimea.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Kaunala Trail

A quiet back-ridge loop behind Pupukea.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Kalaeloa Beach Park

The leeward campground beach most of the island forgets.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Kuaokala Trail

Permit in hand, the Makua rim is yours.

Shops

Kamaka Hawaiʻi

Koa ukuleles built by the same family since 1916.

Shops

Cindy's Lei Shoppe

The lei counter at Maunakea and Beretania.

Shops

Bailey's Antiques & Aloha Shirts

A thousand vintage aloha shirts, filed by decade.

Sightseeing

Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art

Doris Duke's oceanfront house of Islamic art at Black Point.

Things to Do · locals’ pick

Poakalani & Co Hawaiian Quilting

Learn Hawaiian quilting from the family that never stopped teaching it.

Sightseeing

Capitol Modern

The state's own art collection, free, on Hotel Street.

Sightseeing

Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site

The 1821 frame house, still standing behind Kawaiahaʻo Church.

Sightseeing

Queen Emma Summer Palace

Queen Emma's cool-air retreat on the Pali road.

Sightseeing · locals’ pick

Manoa Heritage Center

A living heiau and native garden tucked into Manoa Valley.

Shops

Native Books

Hawaiian language and Pacific literature, floor to ceiling on Nuʻuanu.

Shops · locals’ pick

da Shop: books + curiosities

Kaimuki's bookstore, run by a local publisher.

Shops · locals’ pick

Hungry Ear Records

The record store Honolulu's collectors work.

Shops

Roberta Oaks

Modern aloha shirts sewn in small batches in Honolulu.

Shops · locals’ pick

Manuhealiʻi

The bold island prints locals wear.

Shops

House of Mana Up

One store, a hundred Hawaiʻi makers.

Things to Do

Royal Hawaiian Center

Free hula, lei making, and lauhala weaving in the middle of Waikiki.

Breweries & Drinks

Ko Hana Distillers

Agricole rum pressed from heirloom Hawaiian sugarcane in Kunia.

Things to Do · locals’ pick

Hawaiian Railway Society

Two-hour rides on Oʻahu's last plantation railroad.

Shops

Manoa Chocolate

Bean-to-bar chocolate made in a Kailua storefront.

Things to Do · locals’ pick

Paepae o Heʻeia

An 800-year-old fishpond being restored wall by wall.

Shops

The Ukulele Site

The ukulele shop players fly to Haleʻiwa for.

Things to Do · locals’ pick

Honolulu Fish Auction

The only fresh tuna auction in the country, and you can watch.

Shops

Aloha Stadium Swap Meet & Marketplace

Four hundred vendors circling the stadium.

Shops · locals’ pick

Island X Hawaii

Waialua coffee and chocolate sold inside the old sugar mill.

Sightseeing · locals’ pick

Ulupo Heiau State Historic Site

A massive stone platform hiding behind the Kailua YMCA.

Hikes & Nature

Ehukai Beach Park (Banzai Pipeline)

Pipeline detonates a sand-toss off this beach.

Hikes & Nature

Haleʻiwa Aliʻi Beach Park

Haleʻiwa's home break, a shave-ice walk from town.

Hikes & Nature

Kaimana Beach

Where Honolulu actually swims in Waikiki.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Makaha Beach

Big-wave riding was worked out here first.

Hikes & Nature

Makapuʻu Beach Park

The bodysurfing proving ground under the lighthouse cliffs.

Eat & Drink

Ono Seafood

Poke mixed to order since 1995, and still the standard.

Eat & Drink

Romy's Kahuku Prawns & Shrimp

The Kahuku truck that farms what it fries.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Royal Kitchen

Home of the baked manapua since 1974.

Hikes & Nature

Sunset Beach

Two miles of sand under a dozen winter reef breaks.

Beach mornings in the south, Upcountry afternoons, and the long green road to Hana.

Hikes & Nature

Kapalua Coastal Trail

An oceanfront walk connecting Kapalua's beaches.

Hikes & Nature

Honolua Bay

Maui's big snorkel bay, protected since 1978.

Hikes & Nature

Kaʻanapali Beach

Three miles of beach with a walkway the whole way.

Hikes & Nature

D.T. Fleming Beach Park

A sandy county park with lifeguards and real waves.

Eat & Drink

Merriman's Kapalua

The farm-to-table flagship out on the point.

Eat & Drink

Sea House Restaurant

Beachfront tables on Napili Bay, breakfast through dinner.

Eat & Drink

Duke's Beach House

Barefoot-casual beachfront with live music most nights.

Eat & Drink

Leilani's on the Beach

Fish upstairs, beach bar below, right on the Kaʻanapali sand.

Shops

Whalers Village

Oceanfront shopping between the beach and dinner.

Things to Do

Old Lahaina Luau

The luau people mean when they say the good one.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Star Noodle

Noodles worth crossing the island for.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Mala Ocean Tavern

Tables close enough to the water to spot turtles mid-meal.

Hikes & Nature

Makena State Park

Big Beach earns the name.

Hikes & Nature

Kamaʻole Beach Park III

The family beach in Kihei.

Hikes & Nature

Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge

A boardwalk over wetlands full of endangered Hawaiian birds.

Things to Do

Maui Ocean Center

The aquarium that rescues a rainy morning.

Things to Do

Kai Kanani

Molokini without the harbor slog.

Things to Do

PacWhale Eco-Adventures

Whale watching run by the whale researchers.

Breweries & Drinks

Maui Brewing Co.

Hawaiʻi's big independent brewery, poured at the source.

Eat & Drink

Monkeypod Kitchen Wailea

The mai tai with its own fan club.

Eat & Drink

Coconut's Fish Cafe

Fish tacos that made a strip mall famous.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Ululani's Hawaiian Shave Ice

Shave ice done properly.

Eat & Drink

Fork & Salad

Salads built from Maui farms, fast.

Sightseeing

Haleakala National Park

Sunrise above the clouds at 10,000 feet.

Breweries & Drinks

MauiWine

Wine tasting at the top of the long Upcountry road.

Breweries & Drinks

Ocean Organic Farm & Distillery

Vodka, rum, and gin from a farm on the volcano's slope.

Sightseeing

Aliʻi Kula Lavender

Lavender rows with an ocean view.

Things to Do

Surfing Goat Dairy

Cheese tastings where you can meet the herd.

Sightseeing

Kula Botanical Garden

The easy garden walk on the Kula hillside.

Things to Do

Oʻo Farm

Lunch in the middle of the farm that grew it.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Grandma's Coffee House

Coffee they've grown and roasted since 1918.

Shops · locals’ pick

Hot Island Glass

Molten glass, live, in a Makawao courtyard.

Eat & Drink

Casanova

Italian dinners and late nights in a paniolo town.

Things to Do

Maui Pineapple Tour

Walk the fields where Maui Gold grows.

Eat & Drink

Haliʻimaile General Store

Fine plates in a 1925 plantation store.

Things to Do

Skyline Hawaii

Ziplines on the slope of a volcano.

Hikes & Nature

Hoʻokipa Beach Park

Windsurfers, big waves, and turtles on the sand.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Baldwin Beach Park

Paʻia's long, lazy beach.

Eat & Drink

Mama's Fish House

The famous one, and it earns it.

Eat & Drink

Paia Fish Market

Fresh catch plates at the Paʻia crossroads.

Shops · locals’ pick

Mana Foods

The grocery store people plan their day around.

Eat & Drink

Flatbread Company

Wood-fired pizza with a conscience in Paʻia.

Hikes & Nature

Twin Falls at Wailele Farm

First waterfalls of the Hana drive.

Sightseeing

Garden of Eden Arboretum

The view stop that steadies the Hana drive.

Eat & Drink

Aunty Sandy's Banana Bread

Warm banana bread on the Keʻanae peninsula.

Hikes & Nature

Waiʻanapanapa State Park

The black sand beach you reserve ahead for.

Hikes & Nature

Kipahulu District, Haleakala National Park

Bamboo forest and a 400-foot waterfall past Hana.

Sightseeing

Kahanu Garden

A vast heiau and the plants Polynesia sailed with.

Eat & Drink

Hana Farms

Banana bread, hot sauce, and pizza night in Hana.

Eat & Drink

Coconut Glen's

Vegan ice cream from a jungle stand.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Colleen's at the Cannery

Haʻiku's all-day kitchen in the old cannery.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Tin Roof

Sheldon Simeon's lunch spot, worth the wait in line.

Music & Venues

Maui Arts & Cultural Center

When a big tour plays Maui, it plays here.

Eat & Drink

Sam Sato's

Dry mein since 1933, and Wailuku still lines up.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Tasty Crust

Banana pancakes on Mill Street, Wailuku.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Wailuku Coffee Company

Coffee and breakfast on North Market Street.

Breweries & Drinks · locals’ pick

Esters Fair Prospect

Wailuku's tropical cocktail bar, no resort attached.

Shops · locals’ pick

Native Intelligence

Hawaiian craft, sold with its culture intact.

Shops · locals’ pick

The Maui Quilt Shop

Hawaiian quilting headquarters on Central Avenue.

Music & Venues

Historic ʻIao Theater

Community theater in Wailuku's grand old movie house.

Sightseeing

Hale Hoʻikeʻike at the Bailey House

Maui's attic, kept by the Maui Historical Society.

Breweries & Drinks

Maui Coffee Roasters

The island's original roastery, bagging beans in Kahului.

Eat & Drink

Vida by Sip Me

Makawao's coffee bar, right across from the old bakery.

Eat & Drink

Polli's Mexican Restaurant

The cantina on Makawao's main corner.

Shops

Viewpoints Gallery

Eighty Maui artists under one Makawao roof.

Shops

Maui Hands

Maui-made art in three towns.

Music & Venues

Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center

Makawao's art center on the old Kaluanui estate.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Upcountry Farmers Market

Saturday, 7 a.m., Pukalani. Set the alarm.

Eat & Drink

Marlow

Sourdough Neapolitan pizza, Upcountry address.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Nuka

The izakaya hiding in Haiku.

Shops

Maui Crafts Guild

Artist-owned, first stop into Paia.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Baked on Maui

Haiku's bakery, up before the surfers.

Eat & Drink

Da Kitchen

Plate lunch portions that mean it.

Eat & Drink · locals’ pick

Tamura's Fine Wine & Liquors

Buy poke where locals buy their beer.

Music & Venues

Mulligans on the Blue

Live music over the Wailea Blue course.

Music & Venues

ProArts Playhouse

Kihei's little theater, big program.

Eat & Drink

Leoda's Kitchen and Pie Shop

The pie stop on the road to West Maui.

Eat & Drink

Taverna

Italian in Kapalua, lunch through dinner daily.

Eat & Drink

The Plantation House

Breakfast to sunset above the Plantation Course.

Eat & Drink

Sale Pepe Pizzeria e Cucina

Neapolitan pizza in Lahaina, every night at five.

Shops

Maui Kuʻia Estate Chocolate

Cacao grown in Lahaina, chocolate made in Lahaina.

Hikes & Nature

Napili Bay

A protected crescent that swims like a pool.

Hikes & Nature

Kapalua Bay Beach

Two lava arms wrap the calmest snorkel bowl on the west side.

Hikes & Nature

Slaughterhouse Beach (Mokuleʻia Bay)

Down the cliff stairs to the west side's prettiest pocket of sand.

Hikes & Nature

Launiupoko Beach Park

The family surf park south of Lahaina, breakwater pool included.

Hikes & Nature

Lahaina Pali Trail

The old foot road over the pali, all sun and channel views.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Ohai Loop Trail

A cliff-top loop on Maui's wildest stretch of highway.

Sightseeing

ʻIao Valley State Monument

The needle rises 1,200 feet, and non-residents need a reservation to see it.

Hikes & Nature

Waiheʻe Ridge Trail

Climb to the summit before the clouds close it.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge

Dunes, wetlands, and village sites the bulldozers never got.

Sightseeing · locals’ pick

Kepaniwai Park & Heritage Gardens

ʻIao Valley's garden of Maui's plantation cultures.

Hikes & Nature

Keawakapu Beach

The long soft mile where Kihei hands off to Wailea.

Hikes & Nature

Ulua Beach

Wailea's snorkel point, up early before the wind.

Hikes & Nature

Polo Beach Park

The public foothold on Wailea's resort sand.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Palauea Beach

White Rock, street parking, and room to breathe.

Hikes & Nature

Molokini Shoal

The sunken crater rim three miles offshore.

Hikes & Nature

ʻAhihi-Kinaʻu Natural Area Reserve

Maui's youngest lava meets its clearest water.

Hikes & Nature

Keoneheʻeheʻe (Sliding Sands) Trail

Walk down into the crater, then climb every foot back.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Hosmer Grove

A half-mile loop with birds that live nowhere else on earth.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Kanaha Beach Park

When the trades fill in, this is the best show on Maui.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Paia Bay

Paia's backyard beach, bodyboards and barefoot traffic.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Waikamoi Ridge Trail

The first good leg-stretch on the road to Hana.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Keʻanae Arboretum

Taro terraces and giant trees, free and usually empty.

Sightseeing

Wailua Valley State Wayside

One staircase, two valleys, and a hole in Haleakala's rim.

Hikes & Nature

Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside

Waterfalls at a highway rest stop.

Hikes & Nature

Pipiwai Trail & Waimoku Falls

Four miles through bamboo to a 400-foot wall of water.

Hikes & Nature · locals’ pick

Ke Ala Loa O Maui (Piʻilani Trail)

Sea cliffs, hala groves, and the old king's road out of Waiʻanapanapa.

Hikes & Nature

Hana Bay Beach Park

Hana's front porch is a black sand bay.