Hana Headquarters News & Information
“The last 20 or so blog posts”
Weather Forecast for Sunday May 18th.
Today...Mostly sunny with isolated showers. Haze through the day. Highs around 80 at The shore to around 66 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Tonight...Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Haze through the night. Lows around 68 at The...
Great Frigate Birds.
Known locally as “iwa” (pronounced ee-va) these birds can be spotted soaring above the Keanae Coast. The males are all black, the females black with white breasts and the young are black with white heads and breasts, making it easy to distinguish between them. They...
Taro.
In Hawaii, taro is a vital part of the cultural and agricultural traditions of the Hawaiian people. Prior to western contact, when the population of Hawaii consisted exclusively of Hawaiians, taro was the major food staple. Today, although taro shares its role as a...
Weather Update for Thursday May 15th.
Today...Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers in the morning...Then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs around 80 at The shore to around 66 at 5000 feet. Light winds becoming east around 10 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent....
Sugar Cane.
Sugar Cane was introduced almost 1500 years ago by early Polynesian settlers, and was the sweetest item in their diet until the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778. You can check out several of the old varieties of sugar cane at Keanae Arboretum. This sugarcane has more...
Weather Forecast for Monday May 12th.
Today...Mostly cloudy. Occasional showers in the morning...Then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs around 79 at The shore to around 65 at 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 68 at...
Home Grown Coffee!
Hawaii is the only state in the USA that is able to commercially grow coffee. Maui coffee grows on the moist foothills of Mauna Kahalawai—which is the proper name for the "West Maui Mountains." The coffee is harvested normally in the fall months extending into...
Weather Update for Friday May 9th.
Today...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs around 79 at The shore to around 65 at 5000 feet. Light winds becoming east around 10 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Tonight...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows around 67 at...
The Kapok Tree.
The tree grows to 60–70 m tall and has a very substantial trunk, up to 3 m in diameter with buttresses, and the leaves are compounded of 5 to 9 leaflets, each up to 20 cm and palm like. An adult tree produces several hundred 15 cm seed pods which contain seeds...
Weather Forecast for Wednesday May 7th.
Today...Mostly sunny. Scattered showers until mid morning...Then isolated showers in the late morning and afternoon. Highs around 80 at The shore to around 66 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Tonight...Partly cloudy early in the...
The Hala Tree.
The Hala Tree is very distinctive looking. Growing up to 20 feet tall each tree has thick aerial roots that spread out into the ground. There are male and female versions of the Hala tree, the fronds of each have long bent leaves and the female produces an 8 inch...
Weather Update for Monday May 5th.
Today...Mostly sunny with isolated showers. Highs around 80 at The shore to around 66 at 5000 feet. Southeast winds up to 10 mph shifting to the east in the late morning and afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. Tonight...Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows...
Coconuts!
Coconut Palms are believed to have originated in southeast Asia and are probably the best known palms in the world, the coconut being a symbol of all things tropical. Mature coconuts can reach heights of up to 100 feet, with a trunk that is characteristically slim,...
Weather Report for Saturday May 3rd.
Today...Partly sunny until mid morning then becoming mostly sunny. Scattered showers until mid morning...Then isolated showers late in the morning. Scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 78 at The shore to around 64 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph....
The Banyan Tree.
Banyan Trees can grow to be very large trees, as they grow, their roots extend down from their branches and grow to form new sections of tree. The Banyan Tree in Lahaina, was planted in April, 1873, and marked the 50th Anniversary of Christian missionary work in...
Weather Report for Thursday May 1st.
Rest Of Today...Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 79 at The shore to around 64 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 65 at The shore to around 48 at 5000 feet. East...
The Avocado.
The avocado is widely considered a vegetable, since it is commonly used in salads, however, it is actually a fruit that tastes like a vegetable, and most markets display it with other typical fruits. The rich, pale yellow-green flesh of the pear-shaped fruit has a...
Weather Forecast for Monday April 28th.
Today...Partly sunny with scattered showers in the morning... Then mostly sunny with isolated showers in the afternoon. Highs around 78 at The shore to around 63 at 5000 feet. East winds around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the late morning and afternoon. Chance...
The Breadfruit Tree.
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 thin...
Weather Update for Saturday April 26th.
Today...Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 80 at The shore to around 65 at 5000 feet. East winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Breezy. Lows around 69 at The shore to around...
The Plumeria.
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 ...
Weather Forecast for Thursday April 24th.
Today...Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 80 at The shore to around 65 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening...Then occasional showers after...
