The Kipahulu area of Haleakala National Park
is lush and green and full of waterfalls in total contrast to
the red and gray bare lands of the Haleakala crater. To get there
you'll have to drive the highway to Hana, a narrow, twisting,
full of hairpin turns and one lane bridges road. At Kipahulu you
can hike and swim in the pools (when the streams are low). From
the Kipahulu Ranger Station, trails lead upstream through the
rainforest to larger waterfalls and spectacular overlooks of the
coastline. Kipahulu has a long history of human habitation. Many
historic and archeological sites are visible from the trails in
Kipahulu.