How difficult are the Hana and Piilani Highways in east Maui?
See for yourself, on my two photo collections devoted to those roads, one with dozens of photos of the Hana Highway, followed by lots of photos covering the county-maintained part of the Piilani Highway. (Note: there is a separate and much tamer segment of the Piilani Highway taking you to some of the beaches and resorts along the south Maui coast. Also, the part of the Hana Highway in central Maui that is designated state route 36 is both less difficult and not as interesting as the eastern state route 360 segment, though it does have some scenic oceanside stretches east of Paia.) In general, tourists at least tolerate the Hana Highway, even though it is very twisty and slow (expect to average no more than 15mph), because it is both an incredibly scenic drive in its own right (bring your camera, and lots of film or memory card space, for the abundant photo opportunities along the way; lots of waterfalls, too, some of them flowing into swimmable pools), and the best way to get to desti
