Haiku Nani is a wonderful location with beautiful garden and surroundings. Set back and uphill from the north shore beaches like Hookipa it is an easy short drive down to those truly spectacular locations with all the offerings of surf / windsurf / beach community. Pa’ia is especially nice and the climate here through breezy and at times (mornings mainly) later up the hill at Haiku Nani suited us perfectly well.
The garden is amazing - and we would recommend this place for anyone who would like relaxing option for those days you can no longer paddle that ‘darn surfboard’ out through the waves anymore!
Within close proximity the villages of Haiku and Makawao are lovely and deserve an early foray into. We highly recommend Colleen’s in Haiku (but get there early to beat the queues).
The house is well appointed with beautiful views over fields to the sea and sunsets. With an upstairs patio area it is perfect for BBQ and lounging - though bring the mozzie spray we are in the tropics after all!
The house is secluded and set back so is not a place “in the thick of the action”, so please keep this in mind if all you want to do is party! But as a place to experience the best Maui has to offer we can not recommend it more. The north shore and foothills of the Haleakala were for us the best place to be located, proximal to the road to Hana and the north shore.
Thanks goes to AJ and Marjit for all their help and advice, and hope that you and your family cherish the time and place as we did.