Two-day Maui trip

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November 5, 2020
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MKK to OGG
November 5, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
The flight went along Molokaʻiʻs north shore, which has the highest sea cliffs in the world. They were formed when a huge landslide sheared off the side of the volcano that created the island. A smaller volcano created the Kalaupapa Peninsula, which is so isolated by the cliffs and the sea that it was used to quarantine leprosy patients from the late 1800s until a cure was found for what is now known as Hansenʻs Disease in the 1940s. It is still home to the last surviving patients and you cannot visit the National Historical Park there unless you have permission, which is only available if you are on an authorized tour.Read more
Traveler The hole is the collapsed summit of the volcano that formed the Kalaupapa Peninsula. The Kalaupapa Settlement is to the right of this photo.
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Traveler Originally, the leprosy patients were off-landed on one of these islands and then rowed to the shore of the peninsula whose beginnings you see on the right of the photograph. The settlement there was named Kalawao, but was later abandoned for the Kalaupapa Settlement.
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Maui Seaside Hotel
November 5, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I stayed one night at the Maui Seaside Hotel in Kahului, an $11 cab ride from the airport. It was recommended to me by a local and I highly recommend it for travelers who donʻt want to stay at a big resort complex.

Access: Because itʻs at the head of a T intersection with traffic lights at the entrance, itʻs very safe to get into and out of the driveway in a rental car, and the pedestrian crossing is right there if visitors want to walk along to the nearby covered mall, like I did. BTW, there is a cute tram at OGG to take visitors to the rental car lots!

Check-in: Along with their ID, visitors are asked for their quarantine exemption certificate upon check-in. Very friendly and helpful staff. If you are planning to use the pool, you need to make an appointment so that the hotel can keep travel parties separate and disinfect surfaces between users. At the moment, if you share on social media that you are going to stay at Maui Seaside Hotel, you will get an automatic room upgrade.

Room amenities: I booked the cheapest room, which had a really comfy king-sized bed with a fan above it, air conditioning, small refrigerator, cable TV, wifi, etc. However, it didnʻt have a coffee-maker, microwave, iron/ironing board or hairdryer. Not sure if theyʻve been removed because of COVID concerns but are available on request, or available anyway in other rooms. I didnʻt need any of them, so I didnʻt ask. The hotel has recently renovated its entire property, so everything was brand new. Great shower/bath with plenty of hot water and good pressure in the shower head. Also, a pull-out line above the bath for hanging "smalls" to dry.

Dining: Tanteʻs, attached to the hotel, does breakfast and lunch and specializes in Filipino cuisine but also has American and Hawaiian options. It is very popular with locals--the food is delicious and the service excellent. The 6-foot social distancing rule means that not all tables are usable at the same time, but it is a large restaurant. I didnʻt need to make a reservation for the lunch I had there after check-in.Read more
Traveler Oops--finger had to get in on the act! This is the tram from outside the baggage claim at OGG, which takes you to the car rental lots.
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Traveler The beach is swimmable, but is only two coves away from the Kahului Harbor, so itʻs not like the resort beaches. I could hear the waves at night as I lay in bed, but I never heard any harbor noise.
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Traveler Oxtail Kare Kare at Tanteʻs. Peanut sauce is used to thicken the stew. Served with a platter of rice and purple sweet potato salad. Onolicious!
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Lahaina
November 5, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I took a bus from the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center bus terminus (where a crew sanitizes each bus as it comes in) down to Lahaina. QKC shopping mall is just two blocks from the Maui Seaside Hotel.

Lahaina was the harbor where whaling vessels called during the height of whaling in the early 1800s.Read more
Traveler Restaurant at the Wharf Cinema center, where the bus from Kahului terminates. The day I was there, they had live music.
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Traveler Banyan Tree Park and the back of the Old Courthouse, which houses a small museum. Currently closed, however, because of COVID-19.
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Traveler Mastersʻ Reading Room, dating from the time there could be up to 400 whaling vessels moored outside Lahaina Harbor.
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OGG to MKK
November 6, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
The next day, I did the shopping I needed to do at QKC, which has a Farmers Market on Friday mornings. I flew back to Molokaʻi in the afternoon. The cloud ceiling was very low and we flew under it, which enabled me to get this shot of the tug and barge that are the Hawaiian Islandsʻ lifeline.Read more
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November 6, 2020

MKK to OGG

Maui Seaside Hotel

Lahaina

OGG to MKK