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lei-wearing tourists then line up for a hearty buffet dinner of chicken, steak and beer in a
nearby Quonset hut.
The feast is followed by country music, line dancing, s'mores over the campfire and,
best of all, Piggly Wiggly, the performing pig. Well yeeee-ha! The cheerful, longstanding
event takes place on a gorgeous piece of sloping pasture with wide-open views, making
sunset and stargazing by telescope a natural highlight. There's a 15% online discount.
DON'T MISS
MAHUKONA-TO-KAPAʻA WALKING TRAIL
Mahukona and Kapaʻa Beach Parks are linked by a beautiful, little-known, 2-mile
oceanside walking trail. From Kapaʻa Beach Park, start by the old railway bed on
the left, visible on the way in. From Mahukona Beach Park, go past the two-story
brown metal building and park at the turn-out on the right. Scoot left around the
metal pipe gate to find the trail sign. Bring water and a hat and stay on the trail.
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Akoni Pule Highway (Highway 270)
The land along the Akoni Pule Hwy (Hwy 270) remains largely undeveloped, affording
spectacular coastal views that make Maui seem but a short swim away.
Beaches & Sights
In order of direction, heading north toward Hawi you'll find the following:
Pua Mau Place Botanic & Sculpture Garden
GARDEN
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it couldn't be done, but Virgin Place, who recently passed away, created this 13-acre
botanical garden in an area receiving only 3 to 10 inches of annual rainfall by tapping in-
to brackish groundwater. The result is consequently limited to certain plants but makes
for a pleasant (if hot) hour-long hillside walk, punctuated by occasional large insect
sculptures.
The garden is mainly for botanophiles. To get here, turn inland on Ala Kahua Dr just
north of mile marker 6.
