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    Ching's Pond

    4.5 (11 reviews)

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    Beautiful but too bad they closed it for swimming, apparently it's quite dangerous but instead we did a hike and it was ok

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    The water is really deep in some spots, and be careful because all of the rocks are pretty slippery .

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    Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center & Upcountry Pool Parks

    Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center & Upcountry Pool Parks

    4.8(4 reviews)
    12.1 mi

    Huge park and a nice one to take a stroll in. They also have a play structure which they call the…read more"pit" is a fun play area for children to play on. Please if walking your dogs during school hours make sure they're leashed. The country does a nice job at taking care of the place making sure it's clean. Mayor hannibal tavares center has been around for over 10 years. If you have a reception in the community center it could hold a few hundred people. With many parking stalls. Right now it's going they a renovation so I'm excited what it'll look like when it's finished. So be prepared because the hall and the d.m.v. will be closed until next year. So no parties and no renewing your license here until next year.. booooo!

    Really nice and big Community center for the upcountry area of Maui. Easily accessed from the old…read moreHaleakala highway, and right across the street from Pukalani Terrace shopping Center. There's a great big community meeting room, and the kitchen, as well as smaller meeting rooms all on the upper floor. Downstairs are various services including the department of motor vehicles upcountry office. What a great place to have a party for a wedding or graduation and invite everybody you know. There are beautiful views of the ocean and central valley, including Molokai and the west Maui Mountains. Step out on the covered lanai to get some fresh air and enjoy the views. The vast central space has an open beam ceiling making for great acoustics. This is a real highlight of the community in Pukalani.

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    Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center & Upcountry Pool Parks - The dedication sign

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    Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center & Upcountry Pool Parks - Playground

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    Wide open spaces down the hill

    Natural Lava Swimming Pool - Swimming pool

    Natural Lava Swimming Pool

    4.0(1 review)
    123.5 mi

    We found out about this oceanside swimming pool (250 feet long)from the Big Island Revealed app…read more It's five feet deep in some spots. Bring your water shoes and snorkel gear! It's 2.7 miles north of the corner from Highway 132 and 137 (so, go North on Government Beach Road). This is a paved road. Around 2.7 miles, you'll come across a small hill, on the downside of the hill, you'll see a dirt road on your right through a hau bush (twisted looking trees that are entwined). If you hit Pakaka Road, you went too far. There is no parking lot. There is a small one-spot parking space that you can back into (perpendicular to the road). There are two roadside beams indicating this spot. You can also park along the road. From Government Beach Road, on the dirt road, it's 1500 feet to the shoreline. The pool is 100 yards to the left once you hit the shoreline. I do not recommend driving down the path to the shoreline because the branches are low and it's super muddy. It's an easy walk. Towards the shoreline, you'll see an abandoned turquoise minivan. It's obvious that someone was squatting in the van at some point. The engine has been torn out, windows broken, carry-out boxes everywhere, and the rainforest has started to entwine itself with the car. On the coast, there were more signs of squatters. The pool was beautiful. We went during high tide and the pools were super full and the waves were crashing hard against the rocks. The app said we should go during low tide...whoops. We didn't run into a single person. It was super secluded and beautiful. Although the walk was really neat through the hau bush and having an oceanside swimming pool to ourselves was cool...I would not do this again. Honestly, I didn't feel safe. We didn't see any squatters but the signs made me uneasy. There is no cellphone signal and your completely isolated. I recommend this for large groups of people only.

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    Natural Lava Swimming Pool - Right of the swimming pool

    Right of the swimming pool

    Natural Lava Swimming Pool - This is at high tide - I recommend going during low tide!!

    This is at high tide - I recommend going during low tide!!

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