Wai’anapanapa State Park is situated along a remote stretch of coastline on Maui and protects a wealth of interesting and unusual geological formations, including a black sand beach, sea stacks, blow holes, lava caves, and anchialine pools. You can spend hours exploring the coastline on foot along a paved historic walkway that leads you past stands of native hala forest, a religious temple, and a small cemetery as you make your way to the volcanic black sand beach.

Activities in the park include hiking (the Ke Ala Loa O Maui/Piilani Trail is a roughly 2-hour hike), fishing, sightseeing, and swimming. You can also explore lava caves and have a dip in an anchialine pool – a freshwater rockpool with a subterranean connection to the ocean.

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