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Free & Affordable Things To Do
OGG, the airport
Iao Valley, the spiritual center
Wailuku, old Maui
Kahului, the shopping center
Paia, windsurfing capitol
Hana, the last Hawaiian place

Lahaina, sin city 1860
Maalaea, ocean center
Kihei, condos, malls, beaches
Wailea, big hotels
Haleakala Crater
Upcountry. cowboys, shopping

Free & Affordable Things To Do On Maui

Most people come to Maui for sea, sand, sun, sights, shopping and sports. The best of that is free. Just doing the free stuff 7 hours a day, not counting driving time, would take you over a month.

There's more to do here than you could accomplish in a lifetime. We know, we've been at it for 24 years.

We've organized the things to do by areas. The map will help you locate where to go. You'll want a detailed map which you can pick up free at the airport or activity desks at the hotels and shopping centers. You can also order one free from the Maui Visitors Bureau.

Free

All Areas

Beaches - All 81 Maui beaches are free and open to the public, many have showers, restrooms

Swim with the turtles at Maluaka Bay

Swimming Pools - open to public at Wailuku War Memorial, Kihei, Lahaina, Pukalani

Sunbath - anytime, anywhere or nude (but illegal) at Makena Little Beach

Surf Watch - any shore

Watch the 400 humpback Whales that winter in Maui from beach, car or lanai

Try Beachcombing - Kanaha Beach Park, Waiehee Beach

Snorkel at Honolua Bay, Ahihi Bay, Black Rock

Scuba Dive - Olowalu to Lahaina, Kihei to Makena

Body Surf - Baldwin Park, Makena Beach, Mokuleia

Go Surfing - Honolua Bay, Hookipa, Maalaea

Watch Expert Windsurfers - Hookipa Park

Picnic - shade, tables grills at Kalama Park, Kanaha and many others

Playgrounds - Kihei's Kamaole and Kalama Parks have free swings, slides, and jungle gyms.

Play Tennis - public courts in Wailuku, Kahului, Kihei, Lahaina, Makawao, Pukalani, Haliimaile, Hana

Go Camping - Kanaha Beach, Hosmer's Grove, Waianapanapa Park, Oheo Gulch

Go Hiking - Haleakala, West Maui Mountains, over fifty trails, see Day Hikes On Maui

Go Biking - with your own bike, anywhere

Attend a Golf Tournament - Mercedes Championship (January), Ka'anapali Classic

Watch a Sunset - any evening, anywhere

Stargaze - the night sky is full of more stars than you can imagine.

Watch a Moonset - 1-3 days before a full moon, at 1-3 hours before sunrise.

Take a Shuttle Bus (some free and others cost $1)

Whalers Village - Kahana - Napili

Ka'anapali Resort Trolley

Wailea

Central

Wonder at the Iao Needle

Visit Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens, Iao Valley - picnic and paddle in the stream

Tour the Hawaii Nature Center - great exhibits for kids

Visit Halekii & Pihana Heiau - ancient Hawaiian sacred place

Eyeball the Hawaiian stilt at Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary

Stop by Marilyn's - Frank Lloyd Wright design on a grand scale

Look in on the Maui Cultural & Arts Center - always an art show, art movie or concert, guided tour (808) 242-7469.

Consider the Maui Crafts Guild In Paia - beautiful work by island craftspeople

Behold Daytime Hula Shows once or twice per week. Call for days and times: Kaahumanu Center 877-3369

Try Farmer's Markets - Kahului Shopping Center (Wednesday), Kaahumanu Shopping Center (Friday)

Don't miss the Paper Airplane Museum & Tin Can Man in Maui Mall - Store and museum with collection of paper airplanes, planes and vehicles made out of pop cans.

Drive around the Kahakolua side of the island - see old Maui, taro paddies

Lahaina

Learn about whales at Hale Kohola Humpback Whale Museum & Whalers Village Museum, Whalers Village Shopping Center

Check out the Lahaina Whaling Museum behind the Crazy Shirt store at 865 Front Street, Lahaina. Look through free giant binoculars in back of the store.

Browse through 18 Art Galleries - Get map of galleries at Visitor Center in Courthouse behind Banyan Tree

Friday Night is Art Night on Front Street, Lahaina Lahaina Arts Society, Lahaina. Get map of galleries at Visitor Center in Courthouse behind Banyan Tree

Walk around Art Exhibits - under the Banyan tree in Lahaina weekends 9-5

Take in an Art Tour, Garden Tour and Lei & Basket-Making demonstration at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Ka'anapali Beach.

Visit the Art School at Kapalua

Check out the Printing Museum - Lahainaluna

See Hawaiian Petroglyphs - ancient rock carvings about 1 mile back of Olowalu General Store, ask directions in store.

Daytime Hula Shows once or twice per week. Call for days and times:

Whalers Village 661-4567
Lahaina Center 667-9216
Wharf Cinema Center 661-8748
Lahaina Cannery 661-5304

Upcountry

Visit a Cowboy Town - Makawao

Look into the Viewpoints Gallery - local artists collaborative, fine paintings & sculpture

Watch the Glass Blowers at Hot Island Glass - spectacular art glass pieces

Stop by Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, near Makawao - fine arts exhibits, classes, shop

Go to Haleakala National Park - see the Crater, silversword, Science City

See exotic blooms at Sunrise Protea Farm

Try the Farmer's Market, Makawao

Taste Hawaiian wine at Tedeschi Vineyards, Ulupalakua

Kihei

Stroll the path at Kealia Pond Wildlife Refuge

Visit Hana Ka Lima Arts & Crafts exhibition, Outrigger Wailea, Friday (808) 874-7822

Walk the shoreline nature path between the Outrigger Wailea and the Kea Lani

Tour the Art & Sculpture at the Grand Wailea Resort

Ogle Daytime Hula Shows once or twice per week. Call for days and times:

Wailea Shopping Village 879-4465

Hana

Drive the Road To Hana - tropical jungle, waterfalls

Swim under a Waterfall - Twin Falls, Oheo Gulch

See Tropical Plants at the Keanae Arboretum

Visit the mysterious caves at Waianapanapa Park

Tour the Hana Cultural Center

Visit Charles Lindbergh's Grave

Affordable (under $25)

Central

Go to a play or concert at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center

Explore the A&B Sugar Museum, Puunene $3 Adults, $1 .50 kids 5-17 yrs.

Discover the Bailey House Museum $3 Adults, $2.50 Seniors, $1 kids 6-12 yrs

Play a round of Golf - Waiehu Municipal Course $33 greens fee

Taste Local Food - Sam Satos, Millyard Cafe (Wailuku) Kitadas (Makawao)

Try our Swap Meet, Kahului - $1 per person (Saturdays)

Watch bananas grow at the Tropical Plantation, Waikapu Free admission, tram tour $8.50 adults, $3.50 children

See unusual flowers at Tropical Gardens of Maui, lao $3 adults, children under 12 free

Try a guri guri (Japanese sherbet) at Tasakas, Maui Mall

Lahaina

See a spectacle at Hawaii Dome Theater, Lahaina $5.95 adults, $3.95 children (4-12 yrs.)

Ride the Sugar Cane Train, Ka'anapali round-trip tickets-- $12 Adults, $6

Visit Baldwin Home, Lahaina $5 family, $3 adults, $2 seniors, kids free

Imagine sailing & whaling on the Brig Carthaginian, Lahaina

Marvel at the Hyatt Regency Astronomy Tour on the roof every night, with a guide and a telescope, $10

Look over the Civic Center Crafts Fair - Sunday $1 admission

Take an Art Class at the Lahaina Arts Society - (808) 661-0111

Take an Art Class at Kapalua Art School - (808) 665-0007

Taste Local Food - Mixed Plate, Ka'anapali Beach Hotel

View an old Hawaiian village replica at Hale Kahiko, Lahaina Center

Upcountry

Take an Art Class at Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, near Makawao (808) 572-6560

Watch a Polo Match, Pukalani - Sunday 1 pm, $3

View Enchanting Floral Garden of Kula Maui $3.50 adults, $1.50 children

Visit the Keiki Petting Zoo, Kula $3 per person

Drive to the Haleakala National Park Summit--$10 per private vehicle w

Visit Kula Botanical Gardens, Kula $4 adults, $1 kids 6-12 yrs.

Kihei

Don't miss the Maui Ocean Center - wonderful aquarium & exhibits, $17.50, kids $12