Dec 17, 2013 | Hawaiin legends, Paia, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog, Waianapanapa Coast.
Did you know the word Waianapanapa means “glistening waters”? It’s true, and the caves – located just past mile marker 32 on the Road to Hana – are named for a macabre Hawaiian legend about the murder of a princess at the hands of a king...
Oct 30, 2013 | Hawaii History, Hawaiin legends, Paia, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Father Damien’s path to official sainthood began in 1977, when the pope declared him “venerable”, the first step to canonization. Along the way two miracles were attributed to the loving spirit of Father Damien, including the miraculous 1997...
May 18, 2013 | Hawaiin legends, heiau (religious temples), The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Waianapanapa State Park is 120 acres preserved by the state of Hawaii for its natural beauty and numerous historical sites. These include walls, house foundations, temples and grave sites. You will see raised platforms topped with smooth boulders, these are where...
Feb 25, 2013 | Hawaiin legends, Maui Made, Maui-Made Gifts, Sand and Sea, Tips and Essential Blog
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...
Jan 7, 2013 | Hawaiin legends, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
According to legends, the hero, Māui, lived at Kaʻuiki, across the bay from Hana. He caught the islands of Hawaii on a fishing trip with his magical fishing hook, but failed to pull them all together when his brothers quit paddling the canoe in which they were...
Jan 3, 2013 | Hawaiin legends, red sand beach, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Known for its unique red sand and rocky shoreline and a large red cinder hill, named Ka Iwi o Pele, which, according to a Hawaiin legend,was where the Goddess Pele was killed by her older sister, and her bones were piled up to make this hill. Her spirit fled...
