In case you are planning to drive or tour Maui’s well-known road to Hana within the subsequent couple of months, remember that there’s yet one more highway closure within the Alelele space of the highway. You may recall that there was a closure in this same area last year due to a rock fall. This time the closure is because of highway erosion brought on by heavy rains per a statement by the County of Maui. They’re estimating that this closure repairs will take “at the very least two months.”
The highway is closed for visiting vacationers. Although the highway is open for native site visitors and emergency autos solely, the county is advising that native sedans and pickup vehicles keep away from crossing this precarious part of highway throughout heavy rain or excessive surf.
What does this imply for vacationers eager to discover the highway to Hana?
The excellent news is that each one the greatest locations to see and discover alongside the highway to will stay accessible. The most effective components of the highway to Hana begin simply previous Paia, undergo Hana, then onto the Kipahulu Area of Haleakala Nationwide Park after which return again to Paia. See the next map with these key areas indicated.
The overwhelming majority of the highway to Hana is open and guests will get to see waterfalls and exquisite coastal scenes. All the very best stops that we record in our road to Hana article are accessible and never affected by the Alelele highway closure.
The present Alelele highway closure is on the part of highway that’s sometimes called the “backside of the road to Hana.” It’s a piece of highway that rental automobile corporations prohibit their renters from driving on it. To make sure, many renters ignore this warning, however it’s actually not beneficial as drivers assume duty for damages and rescue.
Some guided tours sometimes drive the bottom of the highway to Hana. They won’t be allowed to drive by means of the realm whereas the repairs are in progress.
