Jan 21, 2013 | Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
This is a strikingly beautiful tree with foot-long glossy leaves with deeply indented lobes and pale green fruits, the size of a baby’s head, that are formed from hundreds of individual flowers. The fruit itself is only edible when cooked, deep fried “chips” or...
Jan 20, 2013 | Road to Hana Weather, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Today…Sunny. Highs around 77 at The shore to around 63 at 5000 feet. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph increasing to 35 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Tonight…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Scattered showers. Lows around 62...
Jan 19, 2013 | plumeria, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
A delectably perfumed, yellow and white blossomed flower, found in abundance around the island. This distinctly tropical scent is most prevalent at dusk, dawn and during the mid-day heat. Ladies can tuck one behind their ear, right ear signifies “taken” and left ear ...
Jan 18, 2013 | Road to Hana Weather, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Today…Mostly sunny. Highs around 75 at The shore to around 61 at 5000 feet. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight…Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Isolated light showers. Lows around 62 at The shore to around 45 at 5000 feet. North...
Jan 17, 2013 | The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
A common sight on Maui is the beautiful and colorful Bougainvillea tree. A symbol of tropical beauty it comes from the Nyetayinacce family of small trees, vines and shrubs. It bears a galabra or “paper flower” so called because of its paper-like bracts. The trees can...
