Top 10 things to do in Hāna & East Maui

Explore planted paths and designated viewpoints inside this privately operated arboretum. A garden visit gives you a clear place to park and walk instead of stopping at an unsafe roadside pullout.

Use the forested wayside for a picnic and northeast-coast views. A proper rest stop is worth leaving space for on a winding drive.

A designated walk introduces tropical trees beside historic cultivated terraces. Look for plant labels and treat the surrounding landscape as a living place, not an off-trail playground.

Pause in a rainforest wayside with picnic space and waterfall scenery. Keep this a rest-and-view stop rather than planning a swim around weather-sensitive streams.

Learn about plants, Hawaiian cultural landscapes and the significance of Piʻilanihale through the garden's visitor program. A guided visit adds context that a quick photograph cannot provide.

Choose the black-sand coastline and marked park paths as an anchor for your East Maui plan. Let the reserved time slot determine the rest of the drive, not the other way round.

Leave room to spend time in Hāna rather than only driving through it. This named bay park is a place to pause on shore and respect the community's daily use of the waterfront.

The Hāneʻoʻo Road beach is an option beyond Hāna town. Treat it as a shore visit unless current conditions and your abilities clearly support entering the ocean.

Consider Kōkī as a coastal viewing stop on Hāneʻoʻo Road. You can enjoy an East Maui beach without getting in the water or scrambling onto exposed rocks.

Plan a dedicated park visit for the Pīpīwai or Kūloa Point trails, both reached from the Kīpahulu area. They share this itinerary stop so selecting both walks does not create two fictitious driving destinations.