Travel Reference
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make the effort and take the short walk up the hill past the restrooms for an eye-popping
panoramic view of the coastal scenery that awaits to the south.
For the next several miles, the scenery is absolutely stunning, opening up to a breath-
taking new vista as you turn round each bend. If it happens to have been raining recently,
you can expect to see waterfalls galore crashing and cascading down the mountains.
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Honomanu Bay
Your first view of this striking stream-fed bay comes at mile marker 13, where there's a
roadside pull-off that invites you to pause and take in the scene.
The rocky black-sand beach is used mostly by local surfers and fishers. Surfable
waves form during big swells, but the rocky bottom and strong rips make it dangerous if
you're not familiar with the spot. Honomanu Stream, which empties into the bay, forms a
pool just inland of the beach that's good for splashing in; on weekends local families take
the kids here to wade in its shallow water.
Just after mile marker 14, an inconspicuous road plunges straight down to Honomanu
Bay. But the road can be shockingly bad - if you're not in a high-clearance vehicle, send
a scout before driving down.
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Kalaloa Point
For a fascinating view of the coast, stop at the wide pull-off on the ocean side of the
highway 0.4 miles past mile marker 14. From here you can look clear across Honomanu
Bay and watch ant-size cars snaking down the mountain cliffs on the other side. If there's
no place to park, there's another pull-off with the same view 0.2 miles further on.
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Keʻanae
Congratulations - you're halfway to Hana! Your reward? Dramatic landscapes and the
friendliest seaside village on the route.
