Oct 15, 2012 | The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
This is Pua’a Ka’a State Wayside Park. There are restrooms, picnic tables, pools and waterfalls. This stop is actually your last chance to take a dip before Hana, and Pua’a Ka’a is also the Hana Highway’s highest elevation. It reaches...
Oct 14, 2012 | Road to Hana Weather, The Road To Hana
Scattered showers are expected, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are possible. Stop...
Oct 13, 2012 | The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to look down at a waterfall, check out Makapipi Falls on the Road to Hana. Park on the right, and walk over to the ocean side of the bridge. Lean over the railing carefully, and be sure to have your camera ready. ...
Oct 11, 2012 | The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
The last area you will drive through before reaching Hana is Nahiku. This long stretch of road with its dense greenery is home to over 25,000 rubber trees. In 1905, the United States first rubber plantation opened here, but closed only a decade later. Nahiku had...
Oct 10, 2012 | The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
There is an admission fee, but for those interested in the relics of Hawaii’s past it’s worth it. The Garden is open Monday-Friday from 10 AM – 2 PM, and a self-guided tour takes about thirty minutes. Because of the delicate nature of these...
Oct 9, 2012 | The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
On the Road to Hana, is Hawaii’s oldest remaining structure – the temple called Piilanihale Heiau. In ancient Hawaii, a temple, or heiau, was place of peace and neutrality in times of war. Built around 1200 A.D., this temple covers three acres of land...
