The views back into the valley from the parking area are spectacular. You're likely to see some cattle grazing on a distant hillside. Looking towards the ocean you'll see Kahakuloa Head. The view of it here, however, is less spectacular than those you get as you approach from the other side of Kahakuloa Village.
Kahakuloa Head is 636 feet high and is best known historically for King Kahekili's Leap. In the mid-1700's Maui's last independent rule, King Kahekili, the chief rival of Kamehameha I. spent time in this area. Legend says that in the early morning, the King would climb up the hill and "leap" into the ocean below from about the 200 foot height.
There is a trail leading to the top of Kahakuloa Head, but it is very narrow and dangerous to traverse.
