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Old 01/07/2008, 10:36 AM
BrianD BrianD is offline
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I was in Mauai just a week or so ago, and took the drive to Hana/Kipahulu. There was so much rain that the Seven Pools were closed to swimming/diving. The water was coming off the mountain in torrential waves, and if you would have fallen into the water you would have been smashed against rocks and swept out to the ocean in a heartbeat. The Wailua Falls were coming down with so much water that you couldn't get near the falls without getting drenched from the moisture in the air.

The drive down the Hana Highway will be one of the longest drives of your life. It is only about 35 miles, but you are lucky to average 10 miles an hour with the constantly winding road and narrow bridges.
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