Aug 17, 2012 | Paia, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Twin Falls is a great hike for just about any member of your party – it is a wide, flat trail and you can get to the first swimming hole after just a short walk. We hope you have enjoyed this Road to Hana information, brought to you by the folks at Hana...
Aug 16, 2012 | The Road To Hana
With the help of the key crop of pineapple the community of Haiku really hit its stride in the early 20th century. In 1904, the first local cannery was built, and people came from all over the Pacific Rim to work in and manage the pineapple fields around Haiku. The...
Aug 15, 2012 | The Road To Hana
Maui’s little community of Haiku played a pivotal role in the early days of the sugar industry when two missionary’s sons – named Samuel Alexander and Henry Baldwin – planted twelve acres of the new crop there in the early 1960s. The very next...
Aug 13, 2012 | Paia, The Road To Hana
On the Road to Hana is a little gully called Maliko Gulch, where Hawaiian cowboys or paniolos used to unload cattle from inter-island ferrys. Today, the little cove is best known as the way to Jaws – Maui’s most famous big wave surfing break. Jaws only...
Aug 11, 2012 | Paia, The Road To Hana
Just past the little beach town of Kuau is the world-famous windsurfing spot Ho’okipa State Park. A combination of warm waters, strong winds, and awesome waves have made Ho’okipa the go-to destination for top windsurfing championships. To get to...
Aug 10, 2012 | The Road To Hana
As you drive the Road to Hana, there is an excellent chance you will see a small, brown, ferret-like creature come running out of a thicket of sugar cane. It’s a mongoose, a little creature first brought to Maui by British settlers looking for a way to control...
