Up in Smoke cafe, Road to Hana, East Maui.

Up in Smoke

The Road to Hana


This bustling barbecue stand at the Nahiku Marketplace is the place to try kiawe-smoked breadfruit, plus kalua (pit-oven-cooked) pig tacos. Your kids will enjoy the giant hot dogs, too. It's located at mile marker 29.


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Nearby The Road to Hana attractions

1. Piʻilanihale Heiau & Kahanu Garden

1.16 MILES

Probably the most significant stop on the entire Road to Hana, this site combines a 294-acre ethnobotanical garden with the magnificent Piʻilanihale Heiau…

2. Hana Lava Tube

1.68 MILES

Who's afraid of the dark? Test yourself at the end of this underground walk by switching off your flashlight. Eerie! One of the odder sights on the Road…

3. Makapipi Falls

3 MILES

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…

4. Lava Caves

3.14 MILES

A 10-minute loop path north of the beach parking lot leads to a pair of freshwater lava-tube caves. Their garden-like exteriors are draped with ferns,…

5. Paʻiloa Beach

3.16 MILES

The small beach here is a stunner – hands down the prettiest black-sand beach on Maui. Walk on down, sunbathe, enjoy. But if you jump in, be very cautious…

6. Blowhole

3.24 MILES

When the sea is ferocious, on the early part of the Piʻilani Trail and just north of Pa'iloa Beach you'll find this dramatic blowhole (it's signposted)…

7. Waiʻanapanapa State Park

3.27 MILES

Wai'anapanapa means 'glistening waters', and the clear mineral waters in the cave pools here will leave you feeling squeaky clean. There's a natural lava…

8. Nahiku Lookout

3.56 MILES

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…