Schaefer International Gallery
Kahului
This art gallery at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center has a number of exhibitions per year, ranging from native Hawaiian arts to contemporary local artists…
Must-see attractions in Maui
West Maui
Has an offshore left- and right-hand reef break called S-Turns that attracts intermediate surfers. Sometimes crowded. Keep an eye out for rocks, urchins…
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church
Lahaina
This 1927 church has a colorful interior depicting a Hawaiian Madonna, an outrigger canoe and Hawaiian farmers harvesting taro. The open-air sides are…
Haleakalā National Park
Along the loop trail south of Kawilinau, and accessible via Halemauʻu Trail and Keoneheʻeheʻe (Sliding Sands) Trail, this is the crater’s most brilliant…
Hana & East Maui
Pull over to gaze at this dramatic volcanic rift that drops down the southern flank of Haleakalā. The Kaupo Trail descends through here from the crater of…
Kihei
This lovely beach has full facilities and lifeguards. A wooden accessibility ramp for visitors with disabilities leads from the park to the beach. Street…
Lahaina
A nice swath of sand just north of Lahaina's center proves there's no reason to stay in Kaanapali for beachy pleasures. Its reef-protected waves are…
West Maui
The coral reef of Olowalu Beach, which is popular with snorkelers, is shallow and silty. There was a reported minor shark attach near Olowalu in March…
West Maui
Accessed via the Kahekili Hwy and an easy 2-mile loop trail, you can enjoy lovely views to the northwest Maui coastline from here.
West Maui
Lahaina was a popular restocking stop for whaling ships traveling between Japan, the Arctic and New England during the Golden Age of whaling (1825–60)…
Halekiʻi-Pihanakalani Heiau State Monument
ʻIao Valley & Central Maui
Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau is the hilltop ruins of two of Maui’s most important heiau (ancient stone temples). The site was the royal court of Kahekili, Maui’s…
Wananalua Congregational Church
Hana & East Maui
On the National Register of Historic Places, this church – built in the 1840s – has such hefty walls that it resembles an ancient Norman cathedral. The…
Maui Agricultural Research Center
North Shore & Upcountry
It was in this garden operated by the University of Hawaiʻi that the state’s first proteas were planted in 1965. Today you can walk through row after row…
The Road to Hana
This powerful cascade makes its sheer plunge right beneath your feet as you stand on the ocean side of the Makapipi Bridge, 175yd after the 25-mile marker…
West Maui
The real thrills here are on land, not in the water. This family-friendly park in the center of Honokowai has playground facilities and makes a nice spot…
Hana & East Maui
This down-home museum displays some interesting local artifacts. The best is an entire three-bench courthouse (c 1871). Although it looks like a museum…
The Road to Hana
Clean restrooms and a grassy lawn with picnic tables make this roadside park a family-friendly stop. The park comes up 350yd after the 12-mile marker…
Lahaina
The first stone church in Hawaii, Waineʻe Church was built in 1832 then hit with a run of bad luck. In 1858 the belfry collapsed. In 1894 royalists,…
Kihei
This compact park beside the headquarters for the Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is a nice spot for families with younger kids. A grassy lawn is…
ʻIao Valley & Central Maui
This handsome missionary church, in Gothic New England style, was built in 1875 by missionary Edward Bailey and named for Queen Kaʻahumanu, who cast aside…
West Maui
This site is of cultural significance to Native Hawaiians and is off-limits to the general public.There are an estimated 2000 Hawaiians laid to rest here,…
North Shore & Upcountry
This colorful two-story period building (1907) was constructed to provide services to immigrant Chinese workers. Now on the National Register of Historic…
Hana & East Maui
Established by Catholic missionaries in the 19th century, St Joseph Church celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2012. The church offers a noon Mass on the…
North Shore & Upcountry
Waiakoa’s hillside landmark, the octagonal Holy Ghost Church, was built in 1895 by Portuguese immigrants. The church features a beautifully ornate…
The Road to Hana
Constructed in 1853 of coral blocks and surrounded by a manicured green lawn, this tidy church remains the heart of the village. It was built in early…
Lahaina
The first Western-style building in Hawaii, the Brick Palace was erected by Kamehameha I around 1800 to keep watch on arriving ships. Despite the name,…
West Maui
These natural pools carved into the lava rock, accessed via the Kahekili Hwy, are encrusted with olivine minerals, and the clear pools have become a…
Kahului
Kahului’s large protected harbor is the island’s only deep-water port, so all boat traffic, from cruise ships to cargo vessels, docks here. But it’s not…
West Maui
Pohaki Kani is a big, basalt boulder sitting inland of the Kahekili Hwy. According to local history, if you hit it with a rock on the Kahakuloa side,…
Hana & East Maui
You can't miss the eight towering turbines rotating gracefully between the highway and the sea near mile marker 22. The turbines are a joint venture…
Keawalaʻi Congregational Church
Kihei & South Maui
One of Maui’s earliest missionary churches, its 3ft-thick walls were constructed of burnt coral rock. In the seaside churchyard take a look at the old…
The Road to Hana
If you’re looking for a visual feast, turn left just past the 25-mile marker. After winding down to the sea over 2.5 miles, you’ll find a great coastline…
North Shore & Upcountry
Marked by its roadside stupa, this Tibetan Buddhist center offers daily, weekly and monthly prayer and meditation sessions, retreats and dharma talks. Or…
ʻIao Valley & Central Maui
Designed by Maui-born architect CW Dickey and completed in 1928, the Wailuku Public Library building displays a now-distinctive regional design. Note…
The Road to Hana
For a fascinating view of the coast, stop at the pull-off on the ocean side of the highway, 0.6 miles past the 14-mile marker. From the point you can look…
Kihei
This discreet postage-stamp-sized beach, embraced by a rocky lava shoreline, is Kihei’s best bet for swimming with turtles. Forget it, however, if it’s…
Lahaina
Directly in front of the Pioneer Inn is the site of the first lighthouse in the Pacific. It was commissioned in 1840 to aid whaling ships pulling into the…
