You can drive the road to Hana and back in a day, but you would be doing yourself a disservice by not stopping and spending at least a night in Hana. Especially because most people do seem to drive it in the day, so you get to have this lovely serene town and beaches mostly to yourself in the evening and morning. And Dale's place was a wonderful place to stay here, only minutes from central Hana. (Maybe 1-2 minutes by car from the general store.) You can tell Dale put a lot of attention and care into stocking and furnishing the apartment and it made for a comfortable, lovely stay. It's also on his property and he nicely offered the option to wander the property and pick fruit from his trees. I hope to make it to Maui again someday and I would love to stay here again if I do.