Aug 11, 2014 | Paia, Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
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...
Jun 10, 2014 | Paia, Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
One of the most unusual and striking plants to 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...
May 22, 2014 | Paia, Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
This is the Hawaiian name for a type of rain which regularly falls in Hana right after sunrise, sweeping inland from the ocean and drenching everything in its path. The skies turn a light whitish gray and Hana becomes bathed in a clear yellow dawn light, heralding the...
May 20, 2014 | Paia, Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
A shade-tolerant, evergreen tree native to equatorial Africa and a member of the Bignoniaceae family, which includes the Jacaranda (also growing on Maui). It is also known as Flame Tree, Fountain Tree and Indian Cedar and although it was originally introduced as a...
May 17, 2014 | Paia, Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
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...
May 16, 2014 | Hawaii History, Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
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...
