Oct 28, 2012 | Road to Hana Weather, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Today there will be scattered showers, mainly before noon. It will be mostly sunny, with a high near 79. The winds will be Northeasterly 5 to 8 mph.The chance of precipitation is 30%. Stop by Hana Picnic in Paia for your latest weather...
Oct 27, 2012 | The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
The Kukui Nut Tree, also known as the candlenut tree, is the Hawaiian State Tree and can be found at the Keanae Arboretum. Kukui nut oil can be used as a light source when burned in a lamp, and about twelve kukui nuts can provide an hours worth of light. Before...
Oct 25, 2012 | The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
The fertile Keanae Peninsula is not only the start of the famous Hana coast, it’s also perfect for taro farming because of the constant rainfall and groundwater from the ocean. Hawaiian legend says Keanae was the first area to be blessed by the creator god Kane...
Oct 24, 2012 | The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
The legend of the fertile Keanae Peninsula tells of a time when all of Keanae was barren lava rock. The competitive chief who ruled ancient Keanae declared that all the villagers would hike into the valley to gather soil in baskets, bringing back enough to turn the...
Oct 23, 2012 | Road to Hana Weather, The Road To Hana
There are isolated showers forecast for today, but mostly sunny, with a high near 79. It will be breezy, with an east wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Stop by Hana Picnic Lunch Co. for your up to the minute weather...
Oct 22, 2012 | The Road To Hana
The small village of Keanae has a long, rich history going all the way back to the mythic origins of ancient Hawaii. However, most of what you find on the peninsula today was built recently, after the 1946 tsunami that leveled everything on the peninsula. The only...
