Back Road to Hana, Maui aka Other Way to Hana HWY

Driven this path many times while visiting family in Maui.  Yes the road is a little questionable at times, but the biggest problem I've always come across is the people who don't know how to share the road. Cars on the mountain side always need to yield and pull over for cars on the ocean side. With the incline if your going up and someone else is coming down and theirs no space to pass your going to have to reverse until theres a safe space to pull off to, because its easier for the car going up the incline to go back down in reverse than the car coming down to to go back up in reverse.

Nice video, thanks! I too took this route while on our honeymoon 20 years ago, with my wife screaming at me while recording with the mini-cam. I remember the rental car warning disclaimer and saying to myself "yeah right, probably be the last time I'll ever be in Hawaii, so why not try it" … I recall when we were pulling out of the parking lot at the turn-around point late in the day, the park ranger was waving everyone to turn right to head back on the pave road to head back the way you're supposed to go … but I just waved at the park range and turned left to take eastern back road route, and the park range frantically waving at me to turn around! At the very end of the route - out of danger, close to 6pm, we found a winey right before closing, thank god too because we needed a drink!

Great footage. I can’t wait for my trip to Hawaii in a few weeks. One of my excursions includes the drive to Hana.

Thanks for uploading these nature clips. Im going on vacation here in January and I can't wait! Keep the uploads coming!

Had never been on the back road, so thanks for the insight and tour!

Thank You for the video. Just came back from Maui and I Loved It :) I missed this road, it will be on schedule for my next trip.

Just did this drive. I ended up driving all the way around because I was too scared to be on the outside lane. Two choices get crushed by rocks or plunge down a cliff. I chose rocks.😎😎😎

Did this drive two days ago, but did the reverse Road to Hana. We left early in the morning which made it that much easier. There are definitely a few sketchy spots, but most of the way has plenty of room for two cars as long as you drive slow and share the road. Making it to the national park hike before everyone else was that much better.

Glad to hear from you again Jeff. I feared something might have happened..

Dude great video ! Today on 9/12/2019 I decided to do the same route. O man , I almost crap my pants. My wife 🙏 to the gods to make it to the pavement road. My idea was get a small n gas saver car. Wrong or good idea at the same time. If I would of get a wide body Jeep . I would of been freaking out on gas or can’t get pass narrow road or close call getting hit by another vehicle...i lost count how many time rocks fell on top of my roof. All I can say is great road trip!!!

Thanks for the video. Heading to Maui in a few months, and we may take this road. We have driven the Shafer Trail in Moab, UT, so I hope that we have enough experience to take this one on.

I did it in 1990 with a Toyota Corolla. It was a dirt road, a lot of stones. Very dangerous, we were completely crazy, but I will never forget the sight of the ocean we had there, plenty of rainbows.

my wife and I drove from Kihei to Hana on this road in spring of 2016. a great drive...nice scenery, no traffic. Came back on the main road and the traffic headed to Hana was crazy.

Hi, I'm going to Maui October 23 for 5 days. I will have fun.

I was 9 minutes in before I realized you weren't narrating while driving. 😅 Great video

Nice.

We'll be staying at Lahaina and want to start our day with Sunrise Viewing at Haleakala National Park then to Hana. Would you suggest start from the bottom/South of Hana or Windward/North side of Hana? Thanks for sharing

Nice job steadying that arm of yours.

Thank you

Did this 9/13. Super fun paved road, but after that those one lane dirt roads are more challenging