Hana Headquarters News & Information
“The last 20 or so blog posts”
The Hanging Heliconia Flower.
As you drive the Road to Hana you will see many beautiful flowers to appreciate along your way, but one of the most beautiful is the hanging heliconia flower. Heliconia is a native of Central and South America that prospers in Hawaii's tropical climate. Heliconia...
Weather Update for Sunday March 22nd.
Day: Breezy. Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 80 at The shore to around 69 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows around 66 at The shore to around 49 at 5000 feet. East winds...
The Fragrant Plumeria.
The fragrant plumeria flower is often associated with the Hawaiian Islands. With its wonderful smell and beautiful blossoms, it is easy to see why the plumeria has been a favorite of lei-makers since Hawaii's ancient days. The plumeria flower is abundant on the Road...
Weather Forecast for Friday March 20th.
Day: Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 77 at The shore to around 63 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows around 67 at The shore to around 51 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to...
The Bird of Paradise Flower.
One of the most unusual and striking plants that can be seen along the Hana Highway is the Bird of Paradise flower. This unique flower actually blooms after being pollinated by bird's feet. That's right, when a bird lands on the closed flower, the action causes it...
Weather Update for Wednesday March 18th.
Day: Sunny and haze. Highs around 78 at The shore to around 62 at 5000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph. Night: Partly cloudy. Haze in the evening. Isolated showers after midnight. Lows around 64 at The shore to around 47 at 5000 feet. Light winds becoming northeast...
The Bougainvillea Tree.
A very common and eye catching 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...
Weather Update for Monday March 16th.
Day: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of light showers in the morning...Then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs around 76 at The shore to around 63 at 5000 feet. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the northeast in the afternoon. Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 60...
The State Flower!
The famous Hawaiian hibiscus is actually a flowering shrub and is commonly used as a hedge. The yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower, but our favorite is the rich coral color we see so often on the Road to Hana. If you're interested in seeing different varieties...
Weather Forecast for Saturday March 14th.
Day: Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Highs around 70 at The shore to around 56 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Night: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 62 at The shore to around 43 at 5000 feet. East...
The Breadfruit Tree.
The Breadfruit tree 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...
Weather Update for Thursday March 12th.
Day: Cloudy with showers likely in the morning...Then partly sunny with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 69 at The shore to around 55 at 5000 feet. Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the late morning and afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph....
The Kapok Tree.
This 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 Tuesday March 10th.
Day: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Highs around 73 at The shore to around 59 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Night: Cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening...Then showers likely after midnight. Lows around 63 at The shore to...
The Hala tree.
The Hala Tree is a very distinctive looking tree, 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...
Weather Update for Sunday March 8th.
Day: Cloudy with scattered showers. Snow level 0 feet. Highs around 71 at The shore to around 55 at 5000 feet. North winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Night: Cloudy with scattered showers. Snow level 0 feet. Lows around 61 at The shore to around 41 at...
A Good Starting Point!
The largest community on Maui and the site of the island's main airport, Kahului sits in the middle of the north coast and is a great starting point for your Road to Hana adventure! Not really a prime tourist destination,but its attractions include the Alexander and...
Weather Outlook for Friday March 6th.
Day: Occasional showers. Highs around 75 at The shore to around 60 at 5000 feet. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent. Night: Mostly cloudy with occasional showers. Lows around 66 at The shore to around 47 at 5000 feet....
The Honu.
The turtle or Honu, as it is called locally, has always had a special meaning to Hawaiians. It is depicted as a simple sketch of a turtle with its four flippers out as if swimming in the ocean, and a vertical line down its shell. The turtle also symbolizes the...
Weather Forecast for Wednesday March 4th.
Day: Cloudy with periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms. Rain May be heavy at Times. Highs around 76 at The shore to around 60 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Night: Cloudy. Rain likely and isolated...
Decadent and Delicious!
If you're wondering what to do for a special treat for someone's birthday or other special occasion, or even looking for something to take back to the folks waiting at the condo after your day on the Road to Hana, wonder no more! Try a made-to-order cake from Paia...
Weather Update for Monday March 2nd.
Day: Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs around 79 at The shore to around 59 at 5000 feet. East winds up to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Night: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening...Then frequent showers...
