Hana Headquarters News & Information
“The last 20 or so blog posts”
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...
Weather Outlook for Thursday February 7th.
This Afternoon...Partly sunny with showers likely. Highs around 73 at The shore to around 59 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 58 at The shore to around 44 at 5000 feet. East...
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 Tuesday February 5th.
Rest Of Today...Partly sunny late in the morning then clearing. Scattered showers. Highs around 77 at The shore to around 63 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers in the...
“Hawaiian Sugarcane:”
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 Report for Sunday February 3rd.
Rest Of Today...Mostly sunny. Highs around 78 at The shore to around 64 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. Tonight...Partly cloudy. Isolated light showers in the evening... Then scattered light showers after midnight. Lows 58 to 63 at The shore...
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 Forecast for Friday February 1st.
Today...Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 77 at The shore to around 63 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows around 67 at The shore to around 52 at...
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 Report for Wednesday January 30th.
Rest Of Today...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Haze. Highs around 76 at The shore to around 62 at 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 60 percent. Tonight...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening...Then scattered showers after midnight. Lows around 65 at...
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 January 28th
Today...Frequent showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...Then frequent showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs around 75 at The shore to around 62 at 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain near 100 percent....
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 Forecast for Saturday January 26th
Today...Partly sunny with isolated showers in the morning...Then mostly cloudy with scattered showers in the afternoon. Highs around 78 at The shore to around 64 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Tonight...Partly cloudy with isolated...
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 Update for Thursday January 24th.
Rest Of Today...Partly sunny with scattered showers. Highs around 78 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 clear. Isolated showers in the evening. Lows around 65 at The shore...
Avocados:
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 Tuesday January 22nd.
Rest Of Today...Partly sunny. Chance of light showers late in the morning...Then slight chance of light showers in the afternoon. Highs around 78 at The shore to around 63 at 5000 feet. East winds 10 to 15 mph with higher gusts. Chance of rain 50 percent....
Breadfruit:
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 Forecast for Sunday January 20th
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 at 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 Update for Friday January 18th.
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 winds...
