CNN has a great peace up about Hana, Hawaii and the world-famous Road To Hana
Long before you reach this onetime domain of the Maui ali’i (chiefs), Hana Highway — with its 54 one-lane bridges and slithering 52-mile course — has already made that message clear.
“Slow down, brah,” the road commands. “You’re going to Hana. Type A is kapu here. Forbidden. You wanted to see Hawaii, yeah? Well, welcome to the real Hawaii.”
Kellie and I drove the road to Hana during our trip their last February, and here’s what I wrote about it at the time:
During some of our free time between excursions, we rented a car and visited Maui?s Winery at Ulupalakua Ranch, which we had found in a magazine in January. From there, we took the car on a journey that has to be experienced to be believed. We took the famous Road to Hana along Maui?s Route 36. More than 450 turns, several areas where the side of the road drops down into the Pacific, and more one lane bridges than I?ve seen on one road in my lifetime. We had the option of doing this as an organized excursion, but I?m glad that we did it on our own
Because there really is no better way to experience the road to Hana than in a convertible, with the top down and the sun in your face.
Throughout the drive, there were just amazing views:
Then there was the animal life:
And, of course, the one-lane bridges and instructions to blow your horn:
