Wai'anapanapa State Park
Wai'anapanapa State Park is a 122-acre Hawaii State Park at mile marker 32 on the Hana Highway, reached via a short spur off HI-360 at the end of Honokalani Road. The park's centerpiece is Maui's most dramatic black-sand beach, formed from lava and polished sea rock, with blowholes, sea arches, lava tube caves, and a coastal hiking trail completing the scene. The park requires advance reservations (gostateparks.hawaii.gov/waianapanapa); non-resident entry is $5/person plus $10 vehicle. Open 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. daily. It is the natural reward stop at the far end of the Hana Highway run.
After 52 miles of curves, bridges, and rainforest, a jet-black beach against cobalt Pacific water is a payoff unlike anything on the continental US — the defining end-of-run destination on the Road to Hana.
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