Road to Haleakala! - LotusTalk

SKYVUE · 12-19-2007, 11:22 AM

Favorite roads? This one defines the words switchbacks and hairpins. This rises up to the slopes of a dormant volcano on the island of Maui, Hawaii. I just came back from the trip, I drove a rented Dodge Avenger with a warped rotor

. There was a storm, rain, temperature 35F, gale force winds, freezing fog, but at 10,000 foot altitude, we watched a sunrise above the storm. Beautiful! My camera froze up! Brrrr!!!

Here's the dream: Drive our Lotus up the road to Haleakala!

But I want a warm and clear summer day!

Terry and I got married last Friday on the beach near Lahaina at sunset.
Next year, in January, we'll set up a Lotus Drive in Southern California to CELEBRATE! Maybe in the Santa Monica Mountains, or a drive to Ojai/Santa Barbara. Anyone to join us?

--Hal & Terry

RichS · 12-19-2007, 11:42 AM

My wife and I rode bicycles down that road. It was a lot of fun! It would make an EXCELLENT hill climb road.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...4583&z=14&om=1

Ken Wright · 12-19-2007, 12:08 PM

Another road in HI that you need to drive: Saddle road on the big island. Part of it is a patched nightmare, the rest is a smooth roller coaster ride. Anyone know when the road will be completely repaved?

LARRY · 12-19-2007, 12:39 PM

Sounds nice, Hal.

Have a great time!

ivan1 · 12-19-2007, 01:02 PM

I did that drive about a year and a half ago in a mustang

Win · 12-19-2007, 01:11 PM

I can do the last weekend in Jan.

EdHahn · 12-19-2007, 01:11 PM

Road to Hana.

ed

ekological · 12-19-2007, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by EdHahn

Road to Hana.

ed

SKYVUE · 12-19-2007, 03:26 PM

I drove the road to Hana 3 years ago. Seems like it was better for a jeep than a sportscar. The road surface was asphalt but it was needed repaving and narrow. Many tourists and residents slows the flow to a standstill at times. The fun with the Hana road is taking it slow and discovering the myriad of natural wonders on the way!

The road to Haleakala was improved and fun to drive. A driver's road.

The beauty was the end of the road, Haleakala Crater.

ivan1 · 12-19-2007, 04:21 PM

really an incredible sight to see..that and the helicopter tour were highlights of my trip....

BrendanDolan · 12-19-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ivan1

I did that drive about a year and a half ago in a mustang

As a kid, we went up that road in my dads friends 88 Mustang GT Convertible. Being 5 years old, I thought a brand new Mustang was the coolest thing on earth. My dad comments now on how he loved the road, but hated the car.

jheberle · 12-19-2007, 04:33 PM

I had a PT Cruiser loaned to me while driving that just over a month ago...not the same experience i'm sure. I kept hoping my brakes would last until the bottom.

nvrblu · 12-19-2007, 04:38 PM

My brother lived on Maui for about 5 years. He worked on the mountain. He oversaw the construction of one of the big telescopes up there for ... (secret stuff).

anthony01 · 12-19-2007, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RichS

My wife and I rode bicycles down that road. It was a lot of fun! It would make an EXCELLENT hill climb road.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...4583&z=14&om=1

Yes, four of us took bikes down the mountain, the weather went from freezing to hot. What a view.

If you really want to scare yourself, take the kamikaze trail down mammoth mountain. My dad did it with street tires, not lugs on a mountain bike...it was funny, he was skidding all the way down. The road is all gravel.

Some dudes go down it @ 70 mph, but with the correct tires.

perryeyges · 12-19-2007, 05:14 PM

The road to Hana is well known but the road that goes around the northwestern tip of the island(hwy30) beyond the fancy hotels is WAY narrower(one lane for long stretches)and drops straight off to the ocean. If you go be prepared to stop at a little township there(Kahakuloa, just a cluster of houses, looks like a commune) for the best banana bread in the world. You buy it from a driveup roadside stand from a little kid with bare feet. My wife and I go up and get that wonderful banana bread every time we are there.

2-Y-CHROMOSOMES · 12-19-2007, 05:22 PM

Funny I just got back from Maui yesterday. We were at the Westin.

LotusonMaui · 12-19-2007, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SKYVUE

Here's the dream: Drive our Lotus up the road to Haleakala!

But I want a warm and clear summer day!

You can buy mine, leave it here on Maui and drive it up to Haleakala the next time you're here! You can even leave it in my garage!

FS: 2005 Red Lotus Elise With 2000 Miles $29,999.00

perryeyges · 12-19-2007, 05:25 PM

I had listed the wrong township/city the correct one is Kahakuloa.

Beanie · 12-19-2007, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken Wright

Another road in HI that you need to drive: Saddle road on the big island. Part of it is a patched nightmare, the rest is a smooth roller coaster ride. Anyone know when the road will be completely repaved?

I was there last year and maybe 10 miles were paved on the Hilo side. It was freaking awesome, too. Now it is ALL paved, I've been told. Well, most of it was paved before, but I'm talking about smooth pavement. The part they paved first is the best part in terms of terrain. Can't wait to go back.

qball · 12-19-2007, 08:36 PM

I biked DOWN that road. I remember the eucalyptus forest... smelled so nice!

12-19-2007, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
SKYVUE SKYVUE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 2,132 Images: 1	Road to Haleakala! Favorite roads? This one defines the words switchbacks and hairpins. This rises up to the slopes of a dormant volcano on the island of Maui, Hawaii. I just came back from the trip, I drove a rented Dodge Avenger with a warped rotor. There was a storm, rain, temperature 35F, gale force winds, freezing fog, but at 10,000 foot altitude, we watched a sunrise above the storm. Beautiful! My camera froze up! Brrrr!!! Here's the dream: Drive our Lotus up the road to Haleakala! But I want a warm and clear summer day! Terry and I got married last Friday on the beach near Lahaina at sunset. Next year, in January, we'll set up a Lotus Drive in Southern California to CELEBRATE! Maybe in the Santa Monica Mountains, or a drive to Ojai/Santa Barbara. Anyone to join us? --Hal & Terry __________________ --SKYVUE Resident Astronomer '05 Saffron Elise,SOLD! '07 CaymanS

12-19-2007, 11:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
RichS No, it's only an N/A Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,285	My wife and I rode bicycles down that road. It was a lot of fun! It would make an EXCELLENT hill climb road. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...4583&z=14&om=1 __________________ Useful links to vendors removed at Nadeem's request. "Nice avatar by the way, I doubt Colin Chapman would have followed the herd as I have seen many here do. --Nadeem"

12-19-2007, 12:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ken Wright Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 491	Another road in HI that you need to drive: Saddle road on the big island. Part of it is a patched nightmare, the rest is a smooth roller coaster ride. Anyone know when the road will be completely repaved? __________________ All torque, no traction...Exige S. Real sports cars don't have A/C!

12-19-2007, 12:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Sounds nice, Hal. Have a great time! __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

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ivan1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bedford, NY Posts: 6,279	I did that drive about a year and a half ago in a mustang Attached Images

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Win Elise owner Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 1,265	I can do the last weekend in Jan.

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EdHahn Jugga Jigga Wugga Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,236	Road to Hana. ed __________________ Magnetic Blue/LSS Delivered: 1/13/05

12-19-2007, 03:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
SKYVUE SKYVUE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA Posts: 2,132 Images: 1	I drove the road to Hana 3 years ago. Seems like it was better for a jeep than a sportscar. The road surface was asphalt but it was needed repaving and narrow. Many tourists and residents slows the flow to a standstill at times. The fun with the Hana road is taking it slow and discovering the myriad of natural wonders on the way! The road to Haleakala was improved and fun to drive. A driver's road. The beauty was the end of the road, Haleakala Crater. __________________ --SKYVUE Resident Astronomer '05 Saffron Elise,SOLD! '07 CaymanS

12-19-2007, 04:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
ivan1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bedford, NY Posts: 6,279	really an incredible sight to see..that and the helicopter tour were highlights of my trip.... Attached Images

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jheberle Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: N. Va. Posts: 232	I had a PT Cruiser loaned to me while driving that just over a month ago...not the same experience i'm sure. I kept hoping my brakes would last until the bottom.

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nvrblu ... _ . ..._ . Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 3,386	My brother lived on Maui for about 5 years. He worked on the mountain. He oversaw the construction of one of the big telescopes up there for ... (secret stuff). __________________ Steve -- '05 Laser Blue, Biscuit, Sport/Touring, Starshield

12-19-2007, 05:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
perryeyges Porsche-Pro Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 3,118	The road to Hana is well known but the road that goes around the northwestern tip of the island(hwy30) beyond the fancy hotels is WAY narrower(one lane for long stretches)and drops straight off to the ocean. If you go be prepared to stop at a little township there(Kahakuloa, just a cluster of houses, looks like a commune) for the best banana bread in the world. You buy it from a driveup roadside stand from a little kid with bare feet. My wife and I go up and get that wonderful banana bread every time we are there. Last edited by perryeyges : 12-19-2007 at 05:23 PM.

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2-Y-CHROMOSOMES Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,043	Funny I just got back from Maui yesterday. We were at the Westin. __________________ 2005 Elise 250 whp \| Forcedfed Custom Intercooled Supercharger \| EFI \| Forcedfed Street Header \| Fujita CAI \| TB Bypass \| Toda flywheel \| ACT HD Clutch \| Forcedfed Prototype Exhaust \| Micromirror \| Forcedfed Half Carbon Splitter \| Greddy Catch Can \| ForcedFed Engine Damper

12-19-2007, 05:25 PM	#18 (permalink)
perryeyges Porsche-Pro Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 3,118	I had listed the wrong township/city the correct one is Kahakuloa.

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qball Wizard of Pugz! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 4,513 Images: 3	I biked DOWN that road. I remember the eucalyptus forest... smelled so nice!

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