Eat· Maui· Hawaii
Paia Town
20° 54.6′ N · 156° 22.6′ W
A former sugar-plantation town turned 1970s hippie hub and windsurf capital, its painted wooden storefronts on Baldwin Avenue and the Hana Highway now full of surf shops, galleries, cafes and the long tables of Paia Fish Market.
Practical
Coordinates from Wikipedia (20°54'38"N 156°22'35"W). About 8 miles east of Kahului Airport on the Hana Highway. Paia Fish Market is at 100 Hana Highway (about 20.9159, -156.3813); Mana Foods, a large natural-foods grocery on Baldwin Avenue (about 20.9153, -156.3801), is the best provisioning on the north shore. Fill up with gas here: Paia is the last gas stop before Hana. Baldwin Beach (about 20.9136, -156.3942) is the nearby swimming beach. Parking is tight; arrive early.
Best for
Lunch, surf shops and provisioning on the way to Hana