Maui, Hawaii
February 16 - 22, 2004.

Swim in sacred pools, watch the sun rise over a dormant volcano, explore hidden caves and lava tubes, hike through rainforests, shower beneath crystal waterfalls, snorkel through hidden coves, and watch humpback whales frolic in the Pacific. It can all be done in Maui. There's a saying in Hawaii, "Maui no ka oi." "Maui is the best."

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Makena Beach along Maui's southern coast is one of the most beautiful on the island. Crescent-shaped with soft, golden sand and turquoise waters, Makena faces Molokini, a partially submerged extinct volcano 2 ½ miles from the shore. Below is the island of Lanai as seen from Old Lahaina Town from the western coast of Maui at sunset.





A small waterfall and natural pool along the road to Hana. Below is the black sand beach of Wai'anapanapa State Park, where you'll find the Caves of Waianapanapa with their underwater entrances and lava tubes.





St. Gabriel's Mission & Coral Miracle Church along the road to Hana. Below, one of the legendary sacred pools of Ohe'o in Haleakala National Park at Kipahulu.




The Haleakala Volcano crater in early morning. The summit is 10,023 ft. above sea level and the crater is large enough to contain the entire island of Manhattan, including the skyscrapers. Below, one of the lookouts along the Hana Highway.




To the left, the 400-foot Waimoku Falls on the Pipiwai Trail. Below, the view from inside a submerged cave at Waianapanapa State Park.




To the left, a humpback whale spouts off in the waters near the southern coast. The whales come here in the wintertime to breed in the warm waters of Maui before migrating north to Alaska.
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