The exposed interior walls of a large volcanic cinder cone at mile marker 36 on the Honoapi'ilani Highway near Kapalua, west Maui. The prominent thin layers of rock mark individual eruptions of volcanic ash and cinders during the formation of the cone. - Footprints in Paradise: Photos of Maui & the Hawaiian Islands

This part of the island is dominated by the cloud-capped heights of the West Maui Mountains, the other member of the pair of volcanoes (which includes Haleakala) responsible for the formation of Maui.

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Michael Garrison > This is the reason I'm going to die on Maui! A typical stretch of open beach at sunset, somewhere between Kahana and Napili, west Maui.

Michael Garrison > A rainbow moves across the upper slopes near Kanaha, west Maui.

In this part of Maui, the afternoon showers and their tag-along rainbows appear with such regularity that one can tell the time of day by their appearance. Sometimes, one rainbow will last for the better part of an hour!

Michael Garrison > Honokeana Bay near Napili, west Maui -- Looking south, Lanai is on the horizon.

Michael Garrison > Anchorage at Honolua Bay, Kapalua, west Maui.

Michael Garrison > A collapsed lava tube (arrow) extending out into Honolua Bay, Kapalua, west Maui.

Michael Garrison > A stunted Ironwood Tree growing in the old lave flow at the Dragon's Teeth, Kapalua, west Maui.

Michael Garrison > A promintory in Honokahua Bay, north of Kapalua near Flemming Beach Park, one of the best dive spots on West Maui.

Michael Garrison > The dark-red rocks exposed on this cliff face are in the interior of a large volcanic cinder cone that was eroded by wave action, exposing the wall of the cone. Honokahau Bay at mile marker 35 on the Honoapi'ilani Highway just south of Kapalua, west Maui. (See next photo for a more detailed view.)

Michael Garrison > The exposed interior walls of a large volcanic cinder cone at mile marker 36 on the Honoapi'ilani Highway near Kapalua, west Maui. The prominent thin layers of rock mark individual eruptions of volcanic ash and cinders during the formation of the cone.

Michael Garrison > The mouth of a lava tube along the south shore of Honokahua Bay, west Maui.

Michael Garrison > Honolua Bay, northwest of Lipoa Point, west Maui. The boulder-strewn beach doesn't offer much comfort for sunbathers, but snorkelers and surfers love the bay.

The exposed interior walls of a large volcanic cinder cone at mile marker 36 on the Honoapi'ilani Highway near Kapalua, west Maui. The prominent thin layers of rock mark individual eruptions of volcanic ash and cinders during the formation of the cone.