Maluhia Road Tree Tunnel

I thought the natural tree tunnels up a in the mountains were way better. I wouldn’t go here unless you are already driving through the area anyway.

Walter Duncan McBryde, a Kaua’i native, donated more than 500 eucalyptus trees that he had left over when he built a house to create the Tree Tunnel. McBryde, the owner of the McBryde Sugar Co. and member of the territorial government, gave the trees, also known as swamp mahogany, to the county.
The tree tunnel is located just off Highway 50 as Highway 520 heads south toward Koloa. There aren’t many places to pull over and take photographs, so do it at the start or at the end.
The tunnel formerly formed a full canopy, but it was damaged during Hurricanes ‘Iwa in 1982 and ‘Iniki in 1992.
It’s interesting to see and is worth driving through on the way to Koloa or Po’ipu.

The drive down this road was breathtaking! So beautiful and relaxing! Put down your windows and inhale the beauty of it all.

Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture to share of the Maluhia Road Tree Tunnel as I was the one driving during our recent Hawaii vacation. It’s a pretty cool thing to see, although there are much more wondrous sights to knock you socks off in Kauai. Just take the turn off to Poipu beach off the main road and it’s yours to take it all in.

We are staying in the south shore so we use this route almost everyday to go to the east and north shore. The feeling is like its something from prehistoric times… its a must see!

This is an awesome natural feature that keeps coming back! By now I’m sure you’ve heard (or read) that this mile-​long stretch of eucalyptus trees has survived not one, but TWO hurricanes. Both times the trees regrew their beautiful canopy right over Highway 520. And even though the speed limit is 50mph, people just drive slower through here to take in the beauty of it all. It’s just an amazing thing that makes driving through Kauai even more magical and lovely.
We actually got stuck in the tree tunnel for over an hour one night, due to late-​night road construction … and we didn’t even mind (that much — I mean I’m still from the East Coast, after all!). But instead of laying on the horn, we just opened the moon roof and gazed at the stars shining through the branches of the eucalyptus trees. Stress? What stress?! Ahh, if only every traffic jam could be that scenic!

Underwhelming. Do not make a special trip for this. It was a 3 minute detour on our way back from Waimea Canyon and the Kauai Coffee Plantation. No where to really pull over to take photos, so I took video and then snap shots of that and it worked just fine.
if you stumble upon it you’d say «hey, that’s pretty cool», but if you drove specifically to this road to see the tunnel of trees you’ll be scratching your head saying «huh?»

When I saw «tree tunnel» as a MUST-​SEE destination on our list of things to do on Kauai, I was so stoked. What’s cooler than a huge tunnel of trees?!
But when I finally got to it, I gotta say I was a little disappointed. I will admit it’s pretty cool to see so many huge trees lined up, but there were no signs, no places to pull over, and if I hadn’t checked my gps I probably would’ve missed it thinking it was just any other tree lined road in Kauai (which is a lot.)
Overall, it’s cool if you drive through it on your way to another destination. But I wouldn’t go out of my way for it.

The tunnel is a lot of fun to drive through. Not sure I would go out of my way to do it, but definitely check it out if you’re in the area. Even better is driving through it at night, it’s quite eerie then!

4.5 stars but I rounded up. It was –0.5 stars because there were so many bugs attacking my legs after we had pulled over and got outta the car for pictures.
The tree tunnel is beautiful. I wonder how long it took to grow those trees.
A local told me a story about these guys that had pork in his truck and the truck stopped running in the middle of the tree tunnel. The truck wouldn’t start until they took the pork outta the car. Something about the Hawaiian goddess Pele who doesn’t like pork. Sorry if I messed that story up. Idk if it’s true or if it’s myth but it’s interesting.

Our first full day in Kauai and our GPS told us to turn left onto Maluhia and immediately the greenery took my breath away. We did not expect what we saw…
The trees were so majestic and we felt like were in Narnia or Avatar. I was truly captivated by their beauty and made it a point to drive through any chance we got.
Its a simple, relatively well paved road, and if you’re in Kauai and driving around, definitely worth your while to see. I don’t think making an entire excursion to see this tunnel is worth it but if you’re touring Kauai or on your way to the west side, why not coconut?
My biggest suggestion would be to visit here if you’re in the Koloa/​Poipu area. Less traffic in the morning, which was ideal for pictures

The Maluhia Road Tree Tunnel was one of the most pleasant, unexpected surprises that I experienced in Kauai.
Yes, it is a tunnel made of lush, beautiful trees. I have never seen anything like it before, so as cheesy as it sounds, I was captivated by its beauty.
I tried to snap as many pictures as I possibly could while my mom drove through the tunnel. I also saw a few tourists walk to the entrance of the tunnel, stand where the stop signs were located and snap a few pictures.
Anyways, if your destination takes you across the island, be sure to make your way through The Maluhia Road Tree Tunnel!

Driving through the Maluhia Road Tree Tunnel was a cool and unexpected surprise (being flanked by trees on both sides for a mile). We were driving from the airport to the hotel (Grand Hyatt) and were already overwhelmed with the green lush beauty of Kauai, horses running around in open fields, and mountains in the background.

One of the coolest and prettiest stretches of US Highways I’ve been on.
Two lanes (one each way) + mile plus of paved road + Swamp Mahogany tress side by side standing tall + cool shade or rain = amazing scenic drive.
This is very simple but worth a drive or two throughout it.
Location: Route 520 is the road which connects Koloa and Poipu to Hawaii Route 50, above Koloa Old Town.
Try to keep your eyes on the road as the speed is still very fast here. We pulled over on the adjacent dirt road to take it all in.

We drove under the tree tunnel several times coming back and fourth from Poipu.
This is definitely pretty and the varying amounts of sunlight that shine through at different times of the day make it nice anytime of day. With that being said, this is not worth driving out of your way to see.
If you are driving by the tree tunnel check it out, but don’t make this your reason to head this way.

Fun, but do be careful because with a view like this no one is watching the road!

We went to grab a puka dog down in Poipu and came this way on our way back to our resort. This is pretty, but I wouldn’t drive really far just to see it. To me, it is only worth seeing if you are already going this way.

The first time The Mister and I drove through the tree tunnel I was partaking in something which caused my view to be obstructed… You can use your imagination. By the time I had finished we had already driven past the mile long glory of trees.
Luckily I had a chance to drive though this place several more times as it is one of the ways (maybe the only way?) to get from my boyfriend’s condo to the parts of the island to go buy stuff if you didn’t want to go to touristy places.
It is truly beautiful, but I’m not too saddened I missed it on the first go round. For the view I had upon entering Kauai for the first time is a piece of art… and one I get to enjoy whenever I’d like, even when I’m not in Kauai… So you can suck it (no pun intended).
I really would’ve given it three stars but I added an extra one for zee memories.

This is pretty neat how long the stretch of road is that is covered by the trees. I gave 3 stars because I found multiple other areas on the island with similar settings. If you didn’t know this was here you would probably say, «Wow, this is a really cool road». Kaua’i is a beautiful place and if you are going to Poipu then you really should drive this route.

A mile-​long stretch of Eucalyptus Robusta located just off Highway 50, above Koloa Town, on Maluhia Road. You can’t miss it on your way south from Lihue Airport to Kiahuna Plantation Resort. And, now that the trees have repaired themselves from two previous hurricanes, they, once again, form a complete, closed canopy across the top. Have your camera ready!!!