Verdant valleys, crashing surf and great bites abound on Maui’s north coast, where the towns of Paia and Wailuku beckon.

Baldwin Beach Park and much of the surrounding land used to be owned by Maui’s Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company, or HC&S, ...

Strung along Maui's wild and windy North Shore ... After you've worked up an appetite at the beach, visit one of Paia's beloved restaurants and markets. Paia Fish Market occupies a prominent ...

Concrete debris is scattered on the beach fronting Paia’s Mantokuji Soto Zen Mission ... headstones from falling into the ocean. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photos After years of watching ...

The red line represents the state Department of Transportation’s latest proposal for the new Paia bypass ... just after Hookipa Beach Park. The blue line represents East Maui residents ...

Maui can be divided into five distinct ... art galleries and boutique shops. But today, Paia's better known as the home of Hookipa Beach, the windsurfing capital of the world.

From Paia’s perch on Maui’s north coast ... There’s also a shore-level beach park with a nice walk, but we preferred to pull into the cliffside parking lot above and just gaze, mesmerized ...