Our first stop was Lower Puohokamoa Falls. These falls are not visible from the road; as a matter of fact, the road is just off camera at the top of the photo.

There is an unpaved pull-off with a small path one has to follow (as well as a barbed-wire fence to cross) to view these falls. Lower Puohokamoa Falls plunges about 200 feet into a deep pool that the vast majority of drivers completely miss. Lucky for us we didn't!

The smaller Haiupu'ena Falls is another less-sought after local, as it also entails a short hike from the pull-off.

I was unable to capture a shot of the entire Falls, as it is comprised of several small waterfalls that extend up the mountain. This is just the big pool at the base. It's not very deep, and we could see the bottom practically everywhere.

A shot looking up the coast toward Hana.

I just thought it was a great shot...

A shot of Honomanu Bay. While it's possible to get down to the beach, it is difficult and may require a four-wheel drive in some places. It's also quite gravelly and the report is that swimming is poor here. Still nice to look at though.

From the other side of Honomanu Bay, looking out to sea.

One quick diversion is the village of Ke'anae, on the peninsula of the same name. Down there, the beaches are all volcanic rock, and quite frothy.

Another shot of Ke'anae Beach.

Can you tell I liked spending a lot of time down here?

I was trying to catch some really great shots of the waves breaking over the rocks, ok?

A look westward down the beach, showing how unbelievably rocky it was. Kelly was too chicken to join me down here, and it really is a place for the sure-footed, with solid shoes or hiking boots.

This area is one of the youngest spots of Mau'i, in terms of age of the land itself.

Waikani Falls is one of those falls that flows nearly year-round, but much heavier in the winter time.

Yes, you're looking straight down from the top of a waterfall.

Lucky for us that Makapipi Falls was "in season," as it is dry about half the year. The bridge goes right over the stream that feeds the falls, and it comes out on this side as it plunges down to a large pool that feeds another stream heading out to sea.

The large pool and beginnings of stream fed by Makapipi Falls.

Here I am on a rock beach at the end of the road in Nahiku.

Nahiku is a small community, with lots of honor-system fruit stands on the side of the road. Its most famous sometime resident is former Beatle George Harrison, who maintains a home there. (No, you Beatle-maniacs, we don't know where it is and we didn't see it.)

Some really tall falls that everyone and their grandmother (literally!) was stopping to look at.

You can see why...

After passing through Hana we continued down the east coast into the sparsely-populated southeast coastal area.

The road here isn't paved, though it is gravelled and graded. This is a shot of volcanic rock that dots the coastline.

Another shot looking down the southeastern coastline.

A better shot looking down the southeastern coastline. This will be great desktop picture once I get it converted.

Road to Nowhere.

You can see how the highway seems to stretch on forever (hey, that's the name of the next shot!). The area here is completely different than that on the Hana Highway. This region is called Kipahulu.

Goes On Forever. Standing in the middle of a huge field that overlooks the ocean.

You can see a pebble beach in the middle of the shot as you look down the coast.

The grave of Charles Lindbergh is found here, though we missed the turnoff to get to the church.

A closer shot of the pebble beach, accessible only by four-wheel drive.

Lucky for us, the Blazer we rented was a brand new 4x4...

A breathtaking shot looking out to sea.

Lindbergh was lured to Kipahulu by his friend Sam Pryor, who told Charles, "I have found heaven on earth, and it is at Kipahulu, Mau'i."

Lindbergh built a home and lived the last six years of his life here.

Hiking back to the Blazer, with the mountains looking over us in the background.

The Pokowai Sea Arch.

Looking back down the coast from the Pokowai Sea Arch.

I just thought this was a cool shot, with the ocean frothing over the large pebbles of the beach.

More of the volcanic rock beach near the sea arch.

This is one of only two two-lane bridges on the highway, since federal funds will only pay for two-lane bridges.

But who cares about the bridge when you've got that beautiful of a shot behind it?

You can see the different strata of lava flows in the rock as it was cut through the centuries.