Best Playground Giggle Hill Apparently our readers haven’t actually visited the Kalakupua Playground at 4th Marine Division Park in Haiku (known locally as Giggle Hill) lately, because the playground has been closed for some time. Oh, don’t get us wrong: there’s enough equipment and catwalks there to give any kid hours of enjoyment, but as of now, no one can use it … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2013: Best Playground on Maui: Giggle Hill
Best Playground on Maui
MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Playground on Maui: Giggle Hill
Best Playground Giggle Hill Giggle Hill's Kalakupua Playground is the one playground to rule them all. Seriously, it is like a castle for small children. But as they say, Rome wasn't built in a day. This playground took a few years of planning, designing, fundraising (it cost around $240,000) and finally construction, and relied on the work of hundreds of volunteers. … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Playground on Maui: Giggle Hill
MauiTime Best of Maui 2011: Best Playground on Maui: Giggle Hill
BEST PLAYGROUND 4th Marine Division Memorial Park (i.e. Giggle Hill), HaikuMile 2, Kokomo Rd., Haiku 572-8122 http://co.maui.hi.us Since da World War II days--when this Kokomo Road park was a camp/training ground for the 4th Marine Division--“Giggle Hill” has been the perfect place to cavort under the trees’ canopy and count bases with your beau. While its nickname … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2011: Best Playground on Maui: Giggle Hill
MauiTime Best of Maui 2010: Best Playground on Maui: Giggle Hill
Giggle Hill An adult critiquing a playground is kind of like a cat delivering the surf report. It simply wasn’t made for us. So I’ll turn to my three-year-old son, who, when asked what playground he wants to visit, invariably chooses “the wooden one.” What he means—and what he’d say if he were a stiff-kneed grownup incapable of enjoying the pleasures of a twisty slide—is the … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2010: Best Playground on Maui: Giggle Hill