According to English, his family's land is one of the properties impacted by the glut of sightseeing visitors. When asked his opinion of Maui Revealed, a quiet fury began to boil behind his eyes. The book has also drawn the attention of Hana resident Senator J. I went to Venus Pool and it was so crowded."
"I don't like the book at all," said Ayla Baldwin, 14. This sentiment isn't reserved just to older kama'ainas. Now every time I go there, there's a hundred people. Don't show anybody, don't tell anybody about this spot.' That was about twelve years ago. When I first went there, a friend gave me a map and said, 'After you get in, burn the map. The locals don't even go to those spots anymore," says Julie, a Huelo resident who requested that her last name not be published. The same is true for the Ahihi-Kina'u preserve on Maui's south shore. At the trailhead near mile marker 11, a concrete and metal barrier stands in mute testimony to the havoc that has been wreaked on the landÑthe result of too many people flooding the area on a daily basis.Īnother waterfall pool known as the Bamboo Forest Pool and to kama'ainas as Dog Pond is inundated with tourist traffic. The path to the falls, which are located on the property of arborist Alan Bradbury, has been closed to the public after many years of enjoyment by Maui locals. Puohokamoa Falls at the Garden of Eden Botanical Gardens in Kailua was once accessible from the Hana Highway. Other areas of Maui have been hard-hit as well. The water is now covered with a perpetual slick of suntan oil. At the waterfall pool itself, dozens of tourists bask in the sun on the large gray boulders that ring the once-pristine pool. But as one travels down the sun-dappled dirt road, cars are seen parked in any nook and cranny they can be fit intoÑeven right in front of the no parking signs. Numerous signs grace the towering mango trees along the once-quiet road in an effort to keep tourists from parking in resident's yards and traipsing across private lands. Now, over 150 tourists a day make their way down the bumpy, rock-strewn side road in search of the waterfall pool. Amongst residents of Maui however, the reputation of the book and its authors is that of an invading outsider that has raped and pillaged a precious treasure.īlue Pool was once a pristine, little-known spot in Hana. But can a guidebook be too good? Many feel that the answer is "yes."Įver since Maui Revealed first hit the shelves in 1999, it has grown quickly in reputation and popularity. Well worth an afternoon’s leisurely drive! Sit back, relax, and see the beauty around you.Too Much Revealed? There is no question that Maui Revealed is the best guidebook on Maui. However, the last few miles do have a number of one lane bridges and narrow one lane passages around the bluffs that face the sea. The drive itself is largely a two-lane road. Drive through town (avoiding or supporting the other vendors as you choose). When you arrive in Kahakuloa, you’ll see a lovely, rustic valley with a bright green shack on the opposite hill.
The signs even show the Doughty book cover and cites the reference as page 62!
#ANDREW DOUGHTY MAUI REVEALED FULL#
Double click the picture (and any of the pictures in my blog) to expand it to full size.īack on the road, you’ll eventually see signs directing you to Julia’s that freely promote her status as the maker of the World’s Best Banana Bread. On the way was the location that’s christened the “Olivine Pools” by Andrew Doughty that is pictured at left. We chose to have a leisurely lunch in Kahana, and then proceed on the drive to Julia’s. The drive to Kahakuloa is not as long, nor as difficult, as the Road to Hana, but it is a somewhat challenging drive, nonetheless. We were staying at the Westin resort on the Ka’anapali Beach, near Lahaina on the west shore. Olivine Pools is a great place to bath when the tide is right.
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