When the church was built there were plenty of people who lived in Huelo, thousands, so many that they all lined up from the ocean to where the church is, shoulder to shoulder, and passed sand bags up from the sea to the land here to build the church. I've lived here all my life, I have seen a lot of things here, a lot of changes too. This still is the best place on Maui, only now people are starting to discover that. The wind can stampede across the peninsula like a pack of wild horses and stir the ocean into avalanches of water flung high into the breeze. Actually there are a plethora of activities including forays into the former plantation village of Paia, about a 15 minute drive from Huelo.
Local residents report watching a mother giving birth to a calf last year.
Jeanette Foster is a Big Island-based Contributing Editor of Hawaii Magazine. The two interisland carriers, Aloha and Hawaiian Airlines, have hourly flights from Honolulu to Kahului. Here's where celebrities like Woody Harrelson and Ann-Margaret stay. Amenities include private hot tubs, a free-form swimming pool and cooking facilities in all the units. For more information, contact the Huelo Point Flower Farm P.O. Box 1195, Paia, HI 96779.