Thursday
We stopped by Safeway for food supplies since it's so close to the airport:
170 E Kamehameha Ave
Kahului, HI 96732-2472
Dinner at Mama's Fish House. Pull into the valet parking lot. They have a nice beachfront location.
Drove to Hana but this took a few hours since the road was full of twists and turns. We even got car sickness because it was so bad although it was worsened by the fact we had just eaten dinner. When we left Hana, we didn't have the same problem.
Stayed at the Honokalani cottage, which was really hard to find at night. There's a dirt road that leads to it. When we finally got there, it started to rain. Once inside, there were some nice amenities like TV, washer and dryer, and a big kitchen (all at an affordable price), but there were geckos and gecko poop everywhere. There was also a big spider inside but unreachable on the ceiling, so we slept in the car.
Friday
The area surrounding the Honokolani cottage is picturesque (minus the insects and geckos) with an ocean view and lots of greenery.
We drove out to Waianapanapana Park. We saw a blowhole and blacksand beach. We didn't make it to the caves.
We then drove to the Red sand beach.
koki beach
big waterfall (just before o'heo gulch)
o'heo gulch (aka seven sacred pools) at haleakala park
hamoa beach
lunch at a nearby grill
went to alexander's afterwards
Saturday
cheeseburger island
snorkeling
cafe o'lei
Sunday
breakfast
cafe o'lei leftovers
zipline at haleakala
sunset at haleakala
walmart for macadamia nuts and snorkel gear
da kitchen for dinner
jacuzzi
Monday
snorkeling, saw turtles
kihei caffe
shave ice at local boyz snack shop
souvenir shopping
snorkeling on boogie board
genentech dinner at nick's fishmarket (instead of sarento's) at the Fairmont Hotel (!)
Tuesday
Shopped at Banana Republic and ate at Lappert Ice Cream (Shops at Wailea)
pho
snorkeling on boogie board
tried hurricane popcorn
walked along hotel boardwalk and sat at marriott lounge chairs
Wednesday
windsurfing
ahi poke, spam musubi at da kitchen
lahaina
lunch at cool cat cafe
lots of cookies from Honolulu Cookie Co., bargained for a free pineapple mix bag ($5 value) for purchasing $50 worth of cookies
Kaanapali, walk along hotel boardwalk
Whaler's Museum
dinner at Pupu Lounge
jacuzzi
stayed up late packing
Thursday
planned to wake up early but heavy rain and lightning; good thing our trip was over
Things to do next time:
iao state needle
bring hawaiian t-shirt, pearl necklace, and dolphin necklace, uv shirt, fins
kapalua, honolua bay, plantation house
snorkeling at 5 graves
whale watching
powered hang gliding