Location: Kihei
Top Things to do in Kihei
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Situated on Maui's western shore, Kihei has grown exponentially over the years and now offers an impressive selection of hotels and restaurants, catering to visitors who flock to dive, swim and sun themselves on Maui's fine white sand beaches. Home to the Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Kihei is an excellent place to spot the vast mammals. Head out on a boat charter, eco-tour, rafting trip or fairway, or rent a car and drive the coastline or to volcanoes Haleakala and Puu Kukui.
Restaurants in Kihei
1. Saint Theresa Roman Catholic Church
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 187 reviews
Reviewed By X9459GDmichaeld - Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, United States
We attended a Saturday evening mass..The parish members were very welcoming and the priest very warm and friendly.. We enjoyed the mass.
2. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary Visitor Center
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 188 reviews
Located in Kihei on the south shore of Maui, the visitor center is an ideal spot to learn about the marine environment and even see humpback whales breaching. This scenic beachfront location at the foot of Haleakala has views of Kaho'olawe, Lana'i and West Maui looking across the waters of the sanctuary. Visitors to the new center inKihei will be able to learn about the efforts by NOAA, the State of Hawaii, and others to protect humpback whales, monk seals, sea turtles, and coral reefs.
Reviewed By natquine - Horley, United Kingdom
Quick Geocache stop. But this place is so much more. Great information about humpback whales, sea turtles and seals. Excellent viewing platform to observe the ocean and creatures in their own environment. Stunning views and location. Staffed by incredibly knowledgeable volunteers.
3. Kamaole Beach Park 3
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,100 reviews
Reviewed By Swimfamily642 - Hillsdale, United States
A nice beach, plenty of parking, with a lifeguard station, outside shower, bathroom, swings, picnic tables and small changing area. Down below the beach is wide enough between the rock jetties to swim and boogie board on, and also plenty of space to sit and watch and relax. We only had one bad day where the orange flags were up due to bad wave angles. A nice beach in a nice shore town. The great thing about Kihei is it knows what kind of town it is and doesn't pretend to be Waikiki by any stretch, which is a good thing IMO.
4. Kamaole Beach Park II
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,031 reviews
Reviewed By MidnightButterflyIJC - Maui, United States
Catch yourself some to go picnic breakfast food from across the street at cafe la plague or Maui fish and chips and settle in for sunset on the grassy lawn just a hopping step from your street side parking at Kamaole Beach Park II. If you fancy observing or trying to follow along some Beachside yoga, this park may provide that occasional opportunity. When the afternoon beach winds subside, Bring your beach chairs onto the early evening moonlit beach and cozy up with your toes in the soft sand for some romance shared over refreshing Maui gelato while listening to the sound of the ocean’s rolling waves crashing just steps before you. This beach park offers 2 concrete picnic tables, ease of sand access, close proximity to your street parked car while you are on the beach, food just across the street, as well as space for both sand lovers and lawn lovers. Tip: buy food and use restrooms at the Dolphin plaza across the street since the restrooms for this park #2 are shared and located a slight bit further in the middle of the first two Kamaole beach parks .
5. Kamaole Beach Park I
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 362 reviews
Reviewed By jdc8mbc
Whenever we're in Maui, we prefer to stay in Kihei at a hotel directly across from Kam Beach 1. Snorkeling is very good in the mornings when the water is calm. Unfortunately, this year in early November, there were tiger shark sightings which forced the closure of the beach for a couple of days -- apparently there were dead/dying fish from a damaged fishing net. When the beach finally opened, it had to be closed again, this time due to strong rip currents. Good thing there are lifeguards on the Kam 1-3 beaches.
6. Maui Brewing Company
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,045 reviews
Maui Brewing Co is Hawaii's largest craft brewery! We make handcrafted ales & lagers brewed with aloha. Swing by and check us out, enjoy a pint on the lanai.
Reviewed By Dlloyd4114 - Cedar Rapids, United States
It seemed odd to spend an hour in Hawai’i visiting a brewery but was well worth the time. Some of the standard stuff but our guide was very engaged and did an excellent job of telling Maui Brewing’s beginning and evolution. I am very impressed that they are off the grid and very committed to the environment. The outstanding beer was impressive as well. The flagship beers are excellent and we also sampled the Imperial Coconut Porter and Land of Rainbows Saison at the brewpub which is also worth the stop. Also they are very accommodating. We had tour reservations and needed to change them twice, they were very friendly and accommodating when I called to make changes.
7. Kealia Coastal Boardwalk
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 51 reviews
Reviewed By WHSkinner - Anchorage, United States
The well-done elevated boardwalk allows you to stroll across a series of viewpoints looking out across the coastal marsh areas backing the north end of Sugar Beach. The boardwalk has several access points to the beach in its most wild and unvisited sections, meaning there's few other visitors to be seen (and this is one of the best reasons to visit here!) If you're at all curious about the variety of birds seen on Maui, you can learn more about them here and actually see them close up as they forage in the wild. It was fascinating to see them catching fish just thirty feet away from us off the boardwalk. There's no access charge, although there aren't many parking spaces here either. This turned out to be one of our favorite memories we gained during our Kihei visit!
8. Sugar Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 81 reviews
Reviewed By rhondat510 - Russell Springs, United States
Love this beach. We stayed at the Sugar Beach Resort and were just steps from this beautiful beach. While the water was a little cool we were still able to enjoy some time playing in the waves. I loved the fact that we didn't have to deal with rocks or seaweed. We were able to watch the whales from our chair which was a nice surprise. Although we didn't have children we say many on the beach and it looked safe for them. Very quite and lovely week spent on this wonderful beach.
9. Charley Young Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By stojonic
We stayed across the street from this beach and it was a fantastic little beach. Not super crowded except on the weekend when the locals are there. You know its there hang out because they were fishing and grilling on the beach. There's a great volcano tube right there to snorkeling and saw a lot of turtles and fish. There's a place to rinse off and porta potty.
10. Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 264 reviews
Reviewed By 2godio
My wife and I visited the Wildlife Refuge on the last day of our trip around 10am. Saw various birds from Coots,Stilt,Ducks and Black-crowned Night Herons.The rain came in limiting out visit to 45 minutes. Hope to return back soon.
