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Wai'anapanapa State Park
- Established
- 1961
- Acreage
- 122 · 122 acres on the rugged eastern Maui coastline
- Location
- Hana, Maui, HI (~53 mi east of Kahului off the Hana Highway)
- Key features
- Pa'iloa black-sand beach; freshwater anchialine caves (Wai'anapanapa and Wai'omao); sea arches and blowholes; native hala (pandanus) forest; King's Highway coastal trail; ancient heiau
- Activities
- Beachgoing, hiking the King's Highway trail, snorkeling (when calm), exploring lava caves, picnicking, camping (by permit), photography
- Notable
- Named 'Wai'anapanapa' (glistening fresh water) for the inland caves where, in legend, Princess Popoalaea was murdered by her husband — the water turns red each spring (actually from tiny red shrimp called 'opae 'ula)
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Source: dlnr.hawaii.gov · 2026-05-09