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Haleakalā, the Road to Hāna, Wailea, Kāʻanapali and Upcountry.

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Where to stay (hotels)

• Hotel Wailea (adults only)Maui · Maui's top-rated small hotel: an adults-only Relais & Châteaux property with 72 suites on a hillside above Wailea, ranked No. 5 among...
• Montage Kapalua Bay (West Maui)Maui · Spacious condo-style suites with full kitchens over Kapalua Bay, ranked No. 6 among Hawaiʻi resorts by Condé Nast readers in 2025. Great...
• Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria ResortMaui · Maui's famous big resort on Wailea Beach, with a canyon river pool, waterslides, rope swing and a huge spa, ranked No. 7 among Hawaiʻi...
• Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa (Kāʻanapali)Maui · A big, lively Kāʻanapali Beach resort with a 150-foot lava-tube waterslide, a rooftop stargazing program and a lūʻau, ranked No. 13 among...

Camping & permits

• Camping on Maui: state, county, Haleakalā and privateMaui · Maui camping options: Haleakalā National Park's Hosmer Grove (summit, about $20, includes next-morning sunrise entry) and Kīpahulu (near...

Nightlife & live music

• Maui nightlife and live musicMaui · Maui's nightlife is mostly live music: Kīhei is the liveliest, with South Shore Tiki Lounge (DJs and dancing after 9 p.m.) and Life's a...

Island day trips

• Maui day trip: the Road to HānaMaui · The famous winding drive along Maui's rainforest coast: start early from Paʻia, stop at the Garden of Eden Arboretum, the Keʻanae Peninsula...
• Maui day trip: Haleakalā and UpcountryMaui · Drive up Haleakalā (sunrise needs a reservation; daytime visits just need the park entry pass), then come down through cool Upcountry Maui...
• Maui day trip: ʻĪao Valley and the West Maui coastMaui · Start at ʻĪao Valley (reservation required for non-residents), then drive the coast to West Maui: Kāʻanapali's beach and Whalers Village...

Tours & activities

• Lūʻau on MauiMaui · Maui's best-known lūʻau run about $200 to $360 per adult. In Lāhainā and Kāʻanapali: Old Lāhainā Lūʻau (about $230), Drums of the Pacific...
• Molokini Crater snorkel trips (Maui)Maui · Molokini is a sunken volcanic crater about three miles off South Maui and a protected Marine Life Conservation District with clear water...

Hawaiian food & lunch wagons

• Maui food trucks (Kahului, Kīhei, Lāhainā)Maui · Maui's biggest food truck spots are the Kahului Food Truck Park across from Costco and Kīhei (Azeka Plaza and South Maui Gardens)...
• Hawaiian and local food on MauiMaui · On Maui, try the laulau plate at Da Kitchen in Kīhei, Aloha Mixed Plate in Lāhainā (reopened after the fire), and Sam Sato's in Wailuku for...

Places & parks

• Haleakalā sunrise reservationsMaui · Watching sunrise from Haleakalā National Park (3:00 to 7:00 a.m. entry) requires a vehicle reservation on Recreation.gov, plus a park...
• Waiʻānapanapa State ParkMaui · Black-sand beach park on the Road to Hāna. Non-residents must reserve a time slot in advance or they will be turned away. Opens 7 a.m...
• ʻĪao Valley State MonumentMaui · Home of the ʻĪao Needle in Central Maui. Out-of-state visitors need advance reservations for entry and parking. Open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Botanical gardens

• Maui gardens: Maui Nui, Kula, Garden of Eden and KahanuMaui · Maui's main gardens: Maui Nui Botanical Gardens in Kahului (native plants, free for Hawaiʻi residents, $10 otherwise), Kula Botanical...

Golf courses

• Kapalua golf: the Plantation and Bay courses (West Maui)Maui · Kapalua's Plantation Course, longtime home of the PGA Tour's season opener, reopened Nov. 10, 2025, after drought and water problems; the...
• Wailea Golf Club: Gold, Emerald and Blue (South Maui)Maui · Three courses in Wailea: Gold and Emerald from about $285 for Maui resort guests, and the Blue course from about $255, with twilight rates...
• Kāʻanapali golf: Royal and Kai courses (West Maui)Maui · Two 18-hole courses in Kāʻanapali: the challenging Royal Kāʻanapali and the more forgiving Kai. Voted Best Golf Course on Maui in the 2026...
• Value golf on Maui: Waiehu, Dunes at Maui Lani and PukalaniMaui · For lower-cost golf on Maui: Waiehu Golf Course, the County's own course near Wailuku with an oceanfront front nine (one of the state's...

Holidays & military events

• Veterans Day in Hawaiʻi (Nov. 11)Nov. · Oʻahu, Maui · Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. On Oʻahu, the 79th Wahiawā Lions Veterans Day Parade runs 10 a.m. to noon along California Avenue...

Museums

• Bailey House Museum (Hale Hōʻikeʻike), WailukuMaui · Maui's history museum, run by the Maui Historical Society in an 1830s mission house in Wailuku on the way to ʻĪao Valley. It holds Hawaiian...
• Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum (Puʻunēnē)Maui · Small museum beside the shuttered Puʻunēnē sugar mill in Central Maui telling the story of Hawaiʻi's sugar era and the plantation camps...

Shopping centers

• Queen Kaʻahumanu Center and Maui malls (Kahului)Maui · Maui's main mall, in central Kahului near the airport, with Macy's, local shops, a food court and a movie theater. Hours: Monday to...
• Maui resort shopping: Whalers Village (Kāʻanapali) and The Shops at WaileaMaui · Whalers Village is the beachfront shopping center in Kāʻanapali on West Maui, where several Lāhainā businesses lost in the 2023 fire have...

Hikes

• Pīpīwai Trail, Hāna (bamboo forest and Waimoku Falls)Maui · Maui's most famous hike, in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park past Hāna. It's 4 miles round trip with about 800 feet of...
• Sliding Sands (Keoneheʻeheʻe) Trail, HaleakalāMaui · The trail into Haleakalā crater, starting at the summit visitor center parking lot at about 10,000 feet. It drops almost 2,500 feet across...
• Waiheʻe Ridge TrailMaui · A steady ridge climb in the West Maui Mountains above Waiheʻe, about 5 miles round trip with roughly 1,500 feet of gain to a 2,563-foot...
• Hoapili Trail (King's Highway), La Perouse BayMaui · An ancient Hawaiian coastal path, rebuilt in 1824, across the jagged lava fields of South Maui's last lava flow. Most people go out and...
• Kapalua Coastal TrailMaui · An easy West Maui shoreline walk between Kapalua Bay and D.T. Fleming Beach, 1.76 miles one way (about 3.5 miles out and back), partly...

Safety

• Lifeguarded beaches on MauiMaui · Maui's lifeguarded beaches are staffed daily from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Hoʻokipa, Baldwin and Kanahā on the north shore; D.T. Fleming and...

Rules & laws

• Maui County: mineral-only sunscreenMaui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi · Since October 1, 2022, Maui County bans using, selling or distributing any sunscreen that is not mineral-based, on Maui, Lānaʻi and...