A favorite part of the sprawling Ritz-Carlton Kapalua property in Maui is Dragon’s Teeth. It’s a short and easy hike from the main grounds – although we made it more adventurous for our intrepid little family by scaling the beachside end of the cliff, there’s a flat path from the golf course side as well. It’s on Makalua-puna Point, which is maintained by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel here in the Kapalua Resort area: This means little, as maintaining it basically means that the hotel staff warns guests when the surf is too rough to walk to the end of the point. It was actually deemed to be on the rough side when my family and I went here during our Christmas vacation in Hawaii, and the warning sufficiently scared my children into hanging back by the flat ground and old labyrinth. It’s been windy and wild in this part of Maui lately; the video picks up quite a lot of wind. Can you spot the rainbow?
We loved the sounds of the wind and the crashing waves and the feeling of being at the end of the Earth — so much so that we ventured 
out to see the Dragon’s Teeth at Makulua-puna Point twice in as many days. The Kapalua Resort area is relatively remote and private for this popular Hawaiian island; Dragon’s Teeth is a highlight.
Now, while we were packing for our family vacation in Hawaii, we’d decided to have rainbow-spotting contest (sounds weird, maybe, but we like to invent our own travel contests). Hanging out at Dragon’s Teeth in Maui renders this travel contest moot, though. After each huge crashing wave comes roaring up Makalua-puna Point, a new rainbow hovers in the air for around ten seconds. Transient, ephemeral and beautiful, each rainbow serves to remind us to appreciate the details of every moment.
Thank you to the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua for hosting my family for this travel experience.
I love, love, love Kapalua Beach. We went to Maui this past August and it was pretty calm. Made a perfect place for snorkeling. But when we went out to Dragon’s Teeth it was very windy on that side. We had a hard time finding the trail, walked along a golf course to get there. Oh, and love the rainbo-spotting contest.
I found the rainbow!
” the feeling of being at the end of the Earth ”
That’s a great way of putting it!
I really enjoyed your video… it looks like the kind of place that you could just sit for hours listening to the crashing waves and absorbing the views!
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