A far cry from the tropical heat and hustle and bustle of the lowlands upcountry Maui on the western incline of Haleakala is a refreshing garden paradise given to fertile soils, cool days and crisp blue nights.
Lush dairy pastures, bright fields of flowers and abundant fruit orchards and vegetable plots complement the vistas afforded by this rising emerald oasis.
Whilst ranch culture reigns supreme, cultural pursuits are to followed in art galleries, botanical parks and historical sites and buildings.
And when all’s said and done there is Haleakala National Park looming supreme in the wilderness, sacred and surreal with an immense crater evocative of a lunarscape
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