On the island of Maui, we stayed at the Ho’oilo House Bed and Breakfast in Lahaina. It was a phenomenal place! We would strongly recommend it to anyone who plans to visit Maui.
The shower is outdoors.View of the island of Lanai.View from the front door.Red hibiscus.Yellow hibiscus, the state flower of Hawai’i.It was a very hearty breakfast each morning!
Maui coastline.‘Iao Valley State Monument. This is a fairly small but dramatic state park. Lush green sharp peaks.The ‘Iao needle.The ‘Iao Needle.Look! A Goodwill store on Maui!Papawai Scenic Lookout looking across Maalaea Bay toward Kihei.We ate dinner here in Lahaina, one of the few restaurants open since the disastrous tragic fire last August.Sunset at Lahaina.
Our hotel for one night – Hotel Moloka’i.Sunrise on Moloka’i.Plumeria.Bananas.Bread fruit.These are beautiful fir trees, but I do not know what they are.…or these.Pu’uka’oku Falls.Pu’uka’oku Falls.Hīnalenale Point.Honoko’I Gulch.Moloka’i southern coast.Mokuho‘Oniki and Kanahā Rock Islet Seabird Sanctuaries.
7:30 PM. Downtown Kaunakakai. The directions say go down this alley.Down the alley is this window. The rear of Kanemitsu’s Bakery. The famous fresh-baked Hot Bread!I chose mango preserves for the bread.Huge, and delicious! (And no, we did not eat even half of it!) But it was really good.
The island of Moloka’i is unlike any of the other Hawaiian islands (though they are each different). On this island the pace is very slow – there are no speed limits over 45 MPH. This is the least developed of the six major islands. There are only a handful of places to lodge, no chain hotels, stores or restaurants. This is not a touristy place. This is the place to go to just relax and not do anything (almost literally!) except enjoy the peace and quiet. The people are plenty friendly and they are very protective of their secret island. They are so tight-knit that if they do not know you, they know you are a visitor.
We flew over the west side of the Island of Moloka’i. The west coast is Pāpōhaku Beach, which is three miles long.Hale O Lono Harbor.Moloka’i landscape.Moloka’i landscape.Moloka’i landscape.At the Moloka’i airport, our first Hawaiian rainbow!One of the famous odd things to do on Moloka’i is to send coconuts back home! It’s called “Post-a-Nut” and all done at the Post Office! Purdy’s Macadamia Nut Farm.Macadamia trees.These fronds grow into macadamia nuts.Here are a couple nuts, not ready to fall from the tree.Macadamia nuts on a drying screen. Mr. Purdy said they never pick the nuts off the trees. They wait for the nuts to fall, then they pick them off the ground and set them here to dry.Crack it open, and voila! Macadamia nut!Kapuaiwa Coconut Grove in Kaunakakai.A lovely bunch of coconuts.The trail at Pālāʻau State Park.Ka Ule o Nanahoa. Also called Phallic Rock.Kalaupapa Lookout. Kalaupapa was originally a Hawaiian fishing village. In the 1800s it was established for those afflicted with leprosy. Father Damien originally settled leper colonies on the south side of the island in the 1870s, but expanded here later. Kalaupapa is a National Historic Park, but is closed to visitors since the COVID scam.South facing mountains.St. Joseph’s Mission Church, built by Saint Damien in 1876.Statue of Saint Damien.Kanahā Rock Islet Seabird Sanctuary.Island of Maui.Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Catholic Church built in 1874 by Saint Damien.Island of Lanai.Sunset on Moloka’i.
