| After zip line rides, whale watching excursions, sunset | | | | come to Kamehameha Iki Park. |
| dinner cruises, surfing lessons, helicopter tours, et | | | | This is the finish line for a race held every January |
| cetera, et cetera, you may be ready for a low budget, | | | | which features a marathon, half marathon, 15k and 5k. |
| relaxing day on Maui. There is no better place than | | | | They all finish at the same place which makes for |
| Lahaina, the old capital and favorite home site of the | | | | some challenging logistics. Walk out and sit on the |
| Hawaiian kings. Time for a low cost exploration of | | | | beach or under one of the shade trees. There will |
| Front Street, Lahaina's main street which runs along | | | | usually be a surfing class a hundred yards out. |
| the coast. | | | | Retrace your steps on Front Street and check out the |
| A good place to start is the banyan tree. Not a | | | | Pioneer Inn, built in 1904 and lovingly restored. Stop in |
| banyan tree, but THE banyan tree in the park | | | | for a drink at happy hour and listen to the music. We |
| between Front Street and Lahaina's marina. The | | | | especially enjoyed Tuesday nights with Ah Tim, a big |
| banyan tree, planted in 1873 when it was only eight | | | | Hawaiian with a voice to match his size. |
| feet tall, now covers two thirds of an acre with a | | | | Pick up a brochure for the Lahaina Historical Trail. |
| diameter of 200 feet. There are many benches | | | | There are over 25 sites within this small area of |
| available so we will use one of these to sit and plan | | | | Lahaina. |
| our trip. There is usually plenty of room except on | | | | Next to the Pioneer Inn is a small park, the site of the |
| some weekends when it is the site of an arts and | | | | Hauola Royal Birthing Stone, where royalty came to |
| crafts exhibition/marketplace. | | | | birth their children. There is also a brick outline at the |
| Adjacent to the banyan tree is the Old Lahaina Court | | | | site of one of the Hawaiian king's summer home. This |
| House which is now a free public museum and | | | | is the perfect place to sit on the sea wall and watch |
| bookstore. It is a great place to learn about the history | | | | the sun set over the island of Lanai across the |
| of Maui with emphasis on the early missionaries and | | | | channel. |
| the whaling industry. If you are getting hungry, there is a | | | | If you are ready for a mile hike and some more good |
| Burger King on the other side of Front Street. | | | | food head up Front Street to Aloha Mixed Plate. Try |
| In front of the Court House is the Lahaina Harbor and | | | | the loco moco for breakfast or the combination plate |
| Marina. It doesn't cost anything to walk along the docks | | | | for lunch or dinner. This is the best bargain on Maui. |
| and check out the whale watching and sport fishing | | | | Great view of the water with all the tables shaded by |
| boats. Take your time and you might be offered a | | | | huge trees and umbrellas. |
| bargain trip for later. | | | | Enjoy your almost free day. There is enough to see |
| Next to the park is the local school. Walk past it | | | | and do in Lahaina that it may take you several days, a |
| staying on the ocean side of Front Street and you will | | | | week, or a lifetime. |