What a fun experience. We really enjoyed our visit to Makauwahi Cave. The road leading to the trailhead is a bit rough but we made it fine. There is a fairly short trail that leads you to the cave, I believe I read it is about 1/4 of a mile one way or so. To get into the actual cave area you do have to crawl through a small opening which can be a bit intimidating for some people but it's truly just an opening and you come out right inside a large cave room with a big opening. So even if you're a little claustrophobic this isn't bad if you can get past just that small opening. What that big opening opens up to is a beautiful little garden looking area. There is a path you can take around and on the other side of the garden is the actual cave. You can go in a little way but not very far. The day we were there someone was there to explain the area and what they have found archeologically. It was very interesting and a beautiful little hike.

The hike to the cave was fairly easy, and had good views. We took an extra branch that took us around the top of the sinkhole and that was a bit harder work, but we made it. The crawl into the sinkhole was a bit intimidating for me, but really, the crawl part is only 10 feet or so, and I'm 65 and i made it!! it was lovely inside, and the cave tour, which is really not a tour, you only go in it a little bit, but the guide had a nice lecture and was helpful with all questions. The $20 donation is steep for what you get but it is a good cause. And you can do the hike and the sinkhole without donating at all. The turtle sanctuary is not amazing but an interesting side trip since you are already there. the dirt road getting there was very bumpy but we made it in our rental car with no issues. It was a fun experience that i would recommend for a few hours.

Awesome little place to visit. Very short walk to a beautiful cave and beach. Can get pretty muddy after a good rainfall, the cave entrance is about a 5 ft long small entrance but fun.