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is great from the grassy bluff next door. Keanae Arboretum: An easy 2-mile hike
Ho'okipa is also Maui's most consistent through well marked wonderland of
surf spot year-round, with miles of lava botanicals and forest. Bring a swim suit
and reefs for numerous great surf breaks. and mosquito repellent.
FAVORITE HIKES: Hiking in Haleakala Guided Hikes: For a guided adventure,
The weather at 10,000 feet changes contact Hike Maui at (808) 879-5270
suddenly. Come prepared for cool www.hikemaui.com. Or contact
temperatures (27 degrees Fahrenheit Latatudes and Adatudes at (808) 661-
lower than at sea level), high winds, rain 7720 www.ecomaui.com
and even snow in winter.
HORSEBACK RIDING Numerous
Haleakala National Park: The easiest hike places to saddle up and ride on Maui,
is the short Hosmer Grove Nature Trail, include inside Haleakala crater via Pony
just inside Haleakala National Park. For a Express Tours. (808) 667-2200 or (808)
challenge, hike into the Haleakala Crater 878-6698 www.ponyexpresstours.com.
a mile or two down the Sliding Sands At the edge of the Upcountry rainforest
Trail. The Halemau'u Trail to Holua near Makawao your family can ride at
Cabin and back is 16 miles round trip. adventurous Pi'iholo Ranch. Call (808)
367-5544. At Ulupalakua Ranch you can
Kipahulu: There are great trails in the
Kipahulu end of Haleakala National Park. enjoy the quiet beauty of Maui and leave
An easy family hike is the half-mile loop the crowds behind at Makena Stables.
Kaloa Point Trail, which leads toward the (808) 879-0244 www.makenastables.com
ocean along pools and waterfalls from the 'IAO VALLEY Just outside of Wailuku
ranger station. An adventurous 4-mile lies this steep and beautiful valley. A
hike takes you to the 181-foot Makahiku basalt monolith called the 'Iao Needle juts
Falls and the 400-foot Waimoku Falls. straight up like a skyscraper. Running
Beware of flash-floods. through the lush valley, the 'Iao Stream, is
the scene of one of the bloodiest battles in
Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area:
An easy 5-mile well-marked trail winds Hawaiian history: in 1790, King
through the trees in the high altitude in the Kamehameha the Great and his warriors
crisp air of upper Kula. defeated the Maui warriors.
HAWAII NATURE CENTER Take the
Hana - Waianapanapa Coastal Trail: An
easy 6-mile hike along a shore-line trail. kids to this hands-on Exploratorium on
Go early before the sun heats up the black Hawaii's natural history, and enjoy a
lava. picnic at Kepaniwai Heritage Park next
door. (808) 244-6500
