Our narrated tour takes you past fields of tropical fruits and flowers, with plenty of great photo-op stops along the way. You'll see Hawaii's most popular crops as the tram rolls through our 60-acre working plantation: papaya, guava, mango, macadamia nuts, coffee, avocado, bananas, sugar cane, star fruit and more. We'll even teach you a thing or two about husking a coconut! Lots of fun for the whole family.
The tram runs daily, starting at 10 a.m., and there's a small fee to ride. Adults $14.00 each plus tax, Children ages 3-12 $5.00 each plus tax.
Fast Facts:
Sugarcane takes two years to mature. One ton of water is needed to produce a single pound of sugar.
Heliconia range from 3' to 20' and come in nearly every color of the rainbow.
Versatile green ti leaf is a good luck symbol believed to keep evil spirits away and is often found planted by the entrances to homes in Hawaii.
The Malaysian starfruit tree is actually a native of China and India.
Hawaii produces the only commercial coffee crop in the United States.
Kamiya Papaya is a self-pollinating hermaphrodite with both male and female flowers.
Each trunk of our dwarf Brazilian apple bananas bears only one stalk in its lifetime.
Taro (kalo) is valued by Polynesian people as a rich source of carbohydrate and for its medicinal and supernatural powers.
Mango trees take five years to bear fruit but will produce for 100 years.
Guava juice has five times more vitamin C than orange juice.
It takes 300 pounds of pressure per square inch to crack the ¼"-thick shell of the Macadamia nut.
No machine has yet been invented that can husk a coconut, but take our tour and see your driver do it by hand in under 60 seconds!
Pineapples ripen from the bottom up. If your finger can pierce the "eye," don't buy it. Avoid pineapples with wet bottoms and strong smell. They're over-ripe.
'Iao Valley State Park
"Supreme Light"
End of 'Iao Valley Road
(Highway 32),
Wailuku
Central Maui
The lovely, deep valley of 'Iao features the 'Iao Needle, a natural rock pinnacle presiding over the 'Iao stream and surrounded by the walls of the Pu'u Kukui Crater. Once used as a natural altar, the 2,250-foot stone pillar covered in green, is a basaltic core that has survived eons of swirling water.
'Iao Valley is a peaceful lush area with easy hikes, exotic tropical plants, and clear, natural pools. The ridge-top lookout offers a fantastic view of the valley and Kahului Harbor.
'Iao Valley is the site of one of the most famous battles that occurred in 1790 and changed Hawaii history forever when King Kamehameha I destroyed the Maui army in an effort to unite the Hawaiian Islands.
Useful Information:
- Restroom facilities
- Paved parking lot in State Park
- No drinking water
- Easy hiking trails
- For an excellent view of the 'Iao Needle, follow the paved pathway along the stream leading from the State Park parking lot
- Bring mosquito repellent
- The top of the 'Iao Needle is often hidden behind clouds so get there early for the best view
DIRECTIONS:
Take Highway 32 (Kaahumanu Road) west out of Wailuku. This road turns into Highway 320 which lead directly to the 'Iao Valley State Park.
View of the creek from the trail through the park.
Mountains in 'Iao Valley.
Taro growing in the park.
'Iao Needle rising 2,250 feet high.
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