A painting site tour · The Curtis Wilson Cost Gallery

Ulupalakua to Kula

A scenic drive through beautiful Upcountry Maui to the actual sites that inspired many important oil paintings by Curtis Wilson Cost. Our drive ends on Hwy 377 at the turnoff to Haleakalā Crater (Hwy 378).

  1. 1

    We begin this tour at the parking lot of the tasting room of MauiWine on Hwy 37 in the center of beautiful Ulupalakua Ranch.

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    Tasting Room
  2. 2 1.2 mi

    Heading north, the first painting we arrive at is Back Road to Makena, on the ocean side of the highway, 1.2 miles from the starting point. The painting shows the entrance to the old road to Makena, long closed, which once zigzagged through the cattle lands down to Makena Landing.

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    Back Road to Makena
  3. 3 1.7 mi

    Continuing on, at 1.7 miles we arrive at the site of Lunch in Ulupalakua on the right. Go very slowly. As you enter the curve at 1.8, look up the hill towards the concrete silo.

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    Lunch in Ulupalakua
  4. 4 4.0 mi

    Drive on through the stunning countryside until 4.0 miles. The plantation house on the right appeared in Front Yard Oranges.

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    Front Yard Oranges
  5. 5 5.6 mi

    At 5.6 miles you reach Kēōkea, with Grandma’s Coffee House and a general store with gas; Kēōkea Park, with public restrooms, is at 5.7 miles, and St Joseph’s Episcopal Church at 5.8.

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  6. 6 6.7 mi

    At 6.7 miles you will come to the site of the painting Gathering Gold. It was painted from the gap in the guardrail on the ocean side of the highway. It is a must see at sunset.

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    Gathering Gold
  7. 7 7.1 mi

    At 7.1 miles you will come to A Quiet Moment. Look between the mirrors on the ocean side of the road.

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    A Quiet Moment
  8. 8 8.4 mi

    Continue on to 8.4 miles and turn right on Highway 377 (Kekaulike).

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  9. 9 8.8 mi

    At 8.8 miles, Front Porch Fuchsia is on the ocean side of the road, although the house has been replaced by a new one.

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    Front Porch Fuchsia
  10. 10 9.0 mi

    At 9.0 miles you pass Kula Botanical Garden.

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  11. 11 10.4 mi

    At 10.4 miles, the painting Kula Plum is way up on the right side of the open pasture.

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    Kula Plum
  12. 12 10.5 mi

    At 10.5 miles, on the right, an overgrown hedge hides the rock wall lining either side of the drive appearing in two paintings: Mutual Curiosity and Agapanthus for Lunch.

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    Mutual Curiosity
    Agapanthus for Lunch
  13. 13 10.7 mi

    At 10.7 miles, two more paintings came from the pasture on the right: Green Flash and First Light in the Morning Air.

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    Green Flash
    First Light in the Morning Air
  14. 14 11.6 mi

    At 11.6 miles you reach the turnoff to Haleakalā Crater (Hwy 378), the end of our tour. Thanks for joining us!

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