I’m so excited to add Maui, Hawaii to my list of Instagrammable Wall Guides!
Finding Instagrammable Walls—mural walls, colourful walls, texture walls, really just any wall that photographs well—is one of my favourite ways to explore places I’m visiting.
Maui, Hawaii is the second largest Hawaiian island, home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, incredible cuisine, the famous ‘Road to Hana,’ humpback whales and more. There are five distinct regions of Maui: Central Maui, East Maui, South Maui, West Maui and Upcountry Maui. Snorkelling, swimming, hiking, and eating are just some of Maui’s popular activities, all set against the most beautiful backdrops. The town of Wailuku in Central Maui is home to perhaps the biggest concentration of Instagrammable Walls (murals) in Maui, but I was also able to find a few Instagrammable Walls in other regions around the island as well!
I know I didn’t capture them all though—and my whole thing is that Instagrammable Walls don’t just have to be murals! There’s lots of colourful buildings in Maui too, and those also make excellent Instagrammable Walls if you can find a stretch of uninterrupted wall tall and wide enough for you.
My general rule of thumb for what makes a wall Instagrammable is whether or not you can be photographed at the wall’s base, whether you can have uninterrupted wall as your background (no windows or doors getting in the way), and whether you’d like to post it on your Instagram (that pretty, Instagrammable aesthetic!) Not all murals and all walls are Instagrammable by my definition.
If you come across more Instagrammable Walls of Maui, be sure to share it on Instagram using #IGWallsofMaui or shoot me a message to add the wall to this guide!
See my other Instagrammable Wall Guides
Guide to Instagrammable Walls of Maui, Hawaii
Please note: whenever possible (where known), I provide artist name/credit for mural walls. If an artist is not credited to a wall and you know which artist created it, please let me know and I’ll update this post!
Last Updated: April 18, 2019
Central Maui
Note: the gorgeous murals in Wailuku (Central Maui) are often blocked by vehicles! The most ideal time to visit before cars start to park and block the walls would likely be early morning.
Another note, you can find more information about the Wailuku Murals in this great Maui Times article! I hope other areas in Maui get this public wall art project too.
LOCATION: Hawaii Sunrise Wall at Request Music (10 N Market St, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA).
ARTIST: Eric Okdeh (ericokdeh.com)
LOCATION:Ocean Scene Wall at Texaco Parking Lot (2085 Main St, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA).
ARTIST: Cory Kamehanaokala Holt Taum (instagram/com/kamehana_o_kala)
LOCATION: Gradient Lines Wall at Texaco Parking Lot (2085 Main St, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA).
ARTIST: Cory Kamehanaokala Holt Taum (instagram/com/kamehana_o_kala)
LOCATION: Palm Trees and Pattern Wall at Texaco Parking Lot (2085 Main St, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA).
ARTIST: Gregg Kaplan (instagram.com/greggkaplan)
LOCATION: Humpback Whale Wall at Texaco Parking Lot (2085 Main St, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA).
ARTIST: DULK (dulk.es)
LOCATION: Giant Squid Wall (at 2020 Main St., Wailuku, HI 96793, USA.)
ARTISTS: Amanda Joy Bowers (instagram.com/amandajoybowers), Kirk Kurokawa (instagram.com/kirkiek), Elmer Bio Jr. (instagram.com/theshopmaui), and Noble Richardson (instagram.com/nobleisms).
LOCATION: Fish Wall (at 2020 Main St., Wailuku, HI 96793, USA.)
ARTISTS: Amanda Joy Bowers (instagram.com/amandajoybowers), Kirk Kurokawa (instagram.com/kirkiek), Elmer Bio Jr. (instagram.com/theshopmaui), and Noble Richardson (instagram.com/nobleisms).
LOCATION: Giant Turtle Wall at Maui Land Broker (104 N Market St, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA).
ARTISTS: Kaiili Kaulukukui (instagram.com/artworkofkai)
LOCATION: Colourful Ocean Scene Wall (at 1975 E Vineyard St., Wailuku, HI 96793, USA).
ARTISTS: Alex Underwood (instagram.com/underwoodalexandra) and Joey Rose (instagram.com/joeyrosestudio)
LOCATION: Hawaiian Woman and Fish Wall at Kamaaina Loan Cash for Gold (96 N Market St, Wailuku, HI 96793, USA).
ARTIST: Lauren Brevner (http://instagram.com/laurenbrevner)
LOCATION: Yellow Wall at Four Sisters Bakery (1968 E Vineyard St, Wailuku, HI 96793 USA)
LOCATION: Black Brick Wall under overpass (near 1774 Lower Main Street, Wailuku, HI, 96793, USA.)
LOCATION: Owl Wall in the Food Trucks Parking Lot across from Costco Gas Station (540 Haleakala Hwy, Kahului, HI 96732, USA).
LOCATION: Pattern Wall in the Food Trucks Parking Lot across from Costco Gas Station (540 Haleakala Hwy, Kahului, HI 96732, USA).
West Maui
LOCATION: Fun in the Sun on Maui Wall (at Maui Mike’s Beach House 126 Hinau St, Lahaina, HI 97761 USA.)
LOCATION: Surf / Waves Wall (at Maui Mike’s Beach House 126 Hinau St, Lahaina, HI 97761 USA.)
LOCATION: Colourful Wooden Wall at Leoda’s Pie Shop (820 Olowalu Village Rd, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA).
LOCATION: SPAM Musubi Wall at Olowalu General Store (820 Olowalu Village Rd, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA).
LOCATION: SPAM Wall (at any Foodland grocery store in Maui, Hawaii.)
LOCATION: Living Wall and Bright and Colourful Walls (at Lilly Pulitzer Whalers Village, 2435 Kaanapali Pkwy, Lahaina, HI 96761, USA.)
Upcountry (North) Maui
LOCATION: Paia Shaka Wall at Cafe Mambo (30 Baldwin Ave., Paia, HI, 96779, USA).
LOCATION: Teal Wall at Maui Girl & Co (12 Baldwin Ave, Paia, HI, 96779, USA).
LOCATION: Dog Wall at Ho’okipa Haven Vacation Services (62 Baldwin Ave. #2A, Paia, HI 96779, USA).
LOCATION: Colourful Surfboard Wall at Aloha Surf Hostel (at 221 Baldwin Ave, Paia, HI 96779 USA.)
Note: there is another surfboard fence wall (the original/older surfboard fence) located at the Kuau Store 701 Hana Hwy, Paia, HI 96779 USA but I opted to photograph this one because it was brighter!
South West Maui
LOCATION: Ocean Wall (at Dolphin Plaza 2395 S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI 96753, USA.)
LOCATION: Turtle Wall (at Maui Brewing Co. 605 Lipoa Pkwy, Kihei, HI 96753, USA)
LOCATION: Wooden Wall (at Lineage Restaurant (3750 Wailea Alanui Dr, Wailea, HI 96753, USA).
Note: there is a side where it’s uninterrupted wooden wall, I just didn’t grab a shot of it before it got dark out so using this image with the sign instead!
Bonus ‘Instagrammable’ Spots
that aren’t technically walls
LOCATION: Big Trees Roadway at Maui Brewing Co. (at 605 Lipoa Pkwy, Kihei, HI 96753, USA).
LOCATION: Any gorgeous Maui beach! Try Ka’anapali Beach between Aston at the Whaler and Ka’anapali Beach Hotel (where we stayed).
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You got to the end! That’s all the walls I was able to capture during my visit to Maui, Hawaii—lots but I’m sure lots more to be catalogued! (And many more on the other Hawaiian islands too!)
As I said, if I’m missing a wall, please let me know! If you know the artist for any mural listed that did not include an artist credit, please let me know as well so I can add them!
Be sure to email, tweet @lindork, message me on Instagram @lindork, or share Maui, Hawaii wall locations/photos on Instagram using #IGWallsofMaui to get them added to this guide!
And check out my other blog posts for travel tips + inspo for your visit to Maui, Hawaii!
Be sure to read my other Maui, Hawaii blog posts:
- Know Before you Go: Tips for taking the Road to Hana
- 12 Local Foods to Eat in Maui, Hawaii
- 7 Things to Do in Maui, plus Where to Stay and Other Useful Tips
Linda
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Thanks to Nicola Pringle (@nicopringo) for designing my Guide to Instagrammable Walls logo!
2 Comments
Hi
I’d like to get my wall at my house painted to look like a rock wall instead of a wall.
Wii oh yes you be able to give me a quote?
I know it’s not a wall per se, but I had heard there was a place with big aloha letters. Do you know of such a place?