Is driving from Hana to Kipahulu in Haleakala NP part of the Road to Hana or is it considered part of the ‘back road’ section?
Hello all!
Currently planning our honeymoon and planning on spending a week of it in Maui and abt 5 or so days on the Big Island.
I’ve looked a lot for this answer but couldn’t find clarification. A big priority for our trip is seeing the National Parks. I know that rental car agreements say you can’t do the back part of the road to hana and that I probably wouldn’t want to anyway because it’s a pretty rough road in some parts. Would driving to the Kipahulu section of Haleakala from Hana be considered part of the back road part that we wouldn’t be able to do with our rental car? Or is it considered part of the main road to Hana? Thanks!
Edit: Forgot to mention that we’re planning for early December. Ik this is the rainy season so also curious if we should skip this section of the NP anyway at this time of year.