Alelele Falls


About 1/3 of a mile past Mile Marker 39 on the Pi'ilani Highway there is going to be a white bridge with Alelele written on the side of it. Here you will notice several trails moving inland towards Alelele Falls. Technically, this area is also inside of Haleakala National Park, but most people spend their time at the overcrowded 'Ohe'o Gulch area and never visit this part of the park. Alelele Stream is easy to find, and it is about a 10-minute walk along the trail (and streambed) to get to this falls. There is a pullout on the makai side of the road that leads to a landing where you can park the car. You may have to rock skip a bit and/or cross the stream, but keep heading towards the valley wall where the waterfall is.

This waterfall is very beautiful, and hardly anybody knows it is here. As is typical with many falls on Maui, in the summertime it may not be flowing. If the weather has been especially dry, you can probably assume as much for the falls and just may want to skip this spot.
Hana Highway Guidebook
This spot is detailed in our Hana Highway - Mile by Mile Guidebook. Our guidebook includes over 70 of the Hana Highway's best waterfalls, trails, state parks, beaches, and more.
Location: Alelele Falls is located in the Southeast Maui Region
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Response by: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  09/28/2008  at  08:14 PM

WE love this area, and Alelele is my fav waterfall esp. for early morning and watching the light change as the sun crests those steep canyon walls; great wind energy here too.  We have missed having access to it since the Oct. 2006 earthquake and subsequent County of Maui road closures.
  We also love your posts on Maui forum of TripAdvisor and your Mile by Mile guide books - best and most honest, respectful information for the islands.  When is your latest edition for Maui Mile by Mile or Hana Mile by Mile? We have the pdf version of your Hana guide and we use it all the time.
  What is latest word on back road re-opening past Kipahulu.  We always love to stay in east Maui and preferred to drive out the back way instead of meeting all the tourist and daytrippers coming at us along twisty, curvy, one lane bridges of Hana Hwy.

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