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To: Mears
Don't know when you were on it last, but in 1977 for many sections it was not much more than a lane and half, no guardrails at all, and before you were out of one turn you were cranking hard the other way. Hana Ranch folks had warned us when we made reservations to take the commuter plane to their private airfield instead of renting a car in Lanai, just too damn dangerous.

Can't tell when that was taken, but you can see a downhill stretch and a car for scale. IIRC, there were tighter stretches on the uphill runs from Lanai

Just couldn't get heavy construction equipment up that road and scaring the tourists kept all but the affluent from making the effort. Part of the Thomas-Lindburgh, effort was keep the native population and culture intact. Colonialists, but well meaning. And it worked for some time.

Final note: on that afternoon we were the only vehicle on the road coming and going.

43 posted on 06/07/2016 5:06:48 PM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Covenantor
Final note: on that afternoon we were the only vehicle on the road coming and going. These days, you are likely to be in a long train of rental cars. Most everywhere in Maui is like that, endless lines of tourists in rental cars. Nowhere to pass the gawkers.

We have sworn off ever going to Maui again due to the excessive tourism and liberalism that is the worst in the state.

44 posted on 06/07/2016 7:17:48 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: Covenantor

I was on it in the mid nineties,wasn’t the driver,and probably had my eyes closed for the tricky parts.

I had similar experiences in Colorado and Norway.

I would NEVER drive on those roads.

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45 posted on 06/07/2016 7:35:47 PM PDT by Mears
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