Apr 16, 2013 | Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Kailua is the field headquarters of the East Maui Irrigation Co, (EMIC) where most of the residents are employed. Be sure to check out the Dams and the tunnels that are hewn from the mountain. Notice also the abundance of guava trees, pick as many as you wish, but be...
Apr 14, 2013 | Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
This is the last easy stretch of road giving way to the climbing, winding ,mountain road that will dominate the rest of your trip. Notice the plethora of pineapple fields, Haiku is cooler, more humid and receives more rainfall. The coastline is rugged with cliffs of...
Mar 9, 2013 | 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...
Feb 13, 2013 | Road to Hana Nature, Road to Hana Weather, 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...
Feb 11, 2013 | 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...
Feb 8, 2013 | 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...
