The Road to Hana ; 54 Miles of Lush Beauty On East Coast of Maui
The Washington Times › January 06, 2008
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Along the fabled Hana Highway, we descend into the mists of a tropical valley of lush rain forest, passion-fruit tress and bamboo as the narrow two-lane road winnows down to an aging concrete one- lane bridge over a rushing stream beneath a thundering waterfall. This is the Road to Hana, 54 miles of switchback and hairpin turns to the central east coast of Maui.
There are dozens of these one-lane bridges between Paia and Hana, 54 to be exact, and a similar number of valleys and gulches that are pristine reminders of the Hawaii of a century ago. Usually it is a three-hour drive, but we are making haste - as much as we can - as the sun is falling and tropical twilight descending.See the full content of this document
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The Road to Hana ; 54 Miles of Lush Beauty On East Coast of Maui
Maui is an island that has been developed and despoiled with vigorous splendor in other parts, but we are heading to Hana, a bastion of unspoiled beauty, a lost horizon, a true Shangri-La, literally at the end of the road.
It is dark when we arrive at Hotel Hana-Maui, 66 acres of retreat from the perils of mankind. We are taken by golf cart to our Sea Ranch Cabin. In the blackness, the ocean is pounding, and the sky is filled with a multitude of stars in a brilliant Milky Way so clear it seems near enough to touch.We are tired, but hungry, so...See the full content of this document
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