Feb 5, 2014 | Hawaii History, Paia, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
When you stop at the Wailua overlooks, you will see two churches. The smaller one is known to locals as Coral Miracle Church. In 1860 residents planned to build a church out of lava rock, but needed a bonding agent. Although coral would serve,...
Feb 3, 2014 | Alau Island, Hawaii History, Hawaiin legends, The Road To Hana
Off of Haneoo Road is the beautiful Koki Beach, a beach that is not safe for swimming but has a beautiful view. Right off the coast, you can see Alau Island, a small island crowned with coconut palms. The trees were planted to commemorate a father’s loss of...
Jan 30, 2014 | Hamoa Beach, Hawaii History, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Hamoa Beach and its ancient, manmade fishponds are created by lava rock walls peeking over the edge of the ocean, these ponds represent the spophisticated fishing techniques that have been practiced by Hawaiians for thousands of years. In the past, these fishponds...
Jan 16, 2014 | Hawaii History, Paia, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
In 1906, Japanese immigrants from Horoshima founded a soto zen temple just outside of Paia. Today, this temple represents Maui’s asian heritage. During memorial services, temple goers string lei’s and lanterns above headstones, in a beautiful expression...
Jan 3, 2014 | Hawaii History, pineapple fields, Road to Hana Nature, Tips and Essential Blog
With the help of the key crop of pineapple, the community of Haiku really hit its stride in the early 20th century. In 1904, the first local cannery was built, and people came from all over the Pacific Rim to work in and manage the pineapple fields around Haiku. The...
Jan 1, 2014 | Hawaii History, Paia, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Maui’s little community of Haiku played a pivotal role in the early days of the sugar industry when two missionary’s sons – named Samuel Alexander and Henry Baldwin – planted twelve acres of the new crop there in the early 1960s. The very next...
