Nahiku, Hawaii

Church is a main building in Nahiku

Nahiku is a small unincorporated community in eastern Maui, Hawaii. Nahiku is located along the Hana Road on the way to Hana at 20°49′28″N 156°5′29″W / 20.82444°N 156.09139°W / 20.82444; -156.09139Coordinates: 20°49′28″N 156°5′29″W / 20.82444°N 156.09139°W / 20.82444; -156.09139. Village has two parts: Upper Nahiku closer to the road and Lower Nahiku near the ocean shore.

Nahiku is usually reached by Nahiku Road coming down from the Hana Road to Opuhano Point on Honolulunui Bay.

The wooden bridge to the Nahiku ocean shore within the last half mile of the road was closed to motor vehicles in 2014.^[1]

Some Nahiku residents have been upset at tourist traffic after the area started appearing in Maui, Hawaii tourism guide books and web sites.^[2]

Islands, municipalities, and communities of Maui County, Hawaii, United States

County seat: Wailuku

CDPs	Haiku-Pauwela Haliimaile Hana Kaanapali Kahului Kapalua Kaunakakai Keokea Kihei Kualapuu Kula Lahaina Lanai City Launiupoko Maalaea Mahinahina Makawao Makena Manele Maunaloa Napili-Honokowai Olowalu Paia Pukalani ʻUalapuʻe Waihee-Waiehu Waikapu Wailea Wailuku

Unincorporated communities	Haiku Hoʻolehua Keanae Kipahulu Napili Olinda Puʻunene Spreckelsville Waihee Waikolu‡ Wailua

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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