Links - activities, info etc..
- HanaMaui.com: Local Life and info.
- Hana Airport (HNM) a few minutes' drive from Kolea Cottage (there is no noise bother).
- Waianapanapa State Park
- Reach For Paradise - website for the owner's Pacific Island book.
- Pozeath House... The owner's family house in Cornwall, UK.
- Maui information guide... Road to Hana
- If you've never been down a lava tube, and want to find out more about the inner workings of a volcano, check out Chuck's interesting cave, a couple of minutes down the road at Ka'eleku Caverns.
- For a taste of fascinating traditional culture visit the taro lo'i fields with one of the Lind 'ohana.
- Along the coast towards Kipahulu the road crosses the Ohe'o Gulch, with its string of lovely cascading pools (neither seven nor sacred). Here the Pipiwai trail leads upwards through a bamboo forest to the majestic Waimoko Falls. Visit Haleakala National Park for more info.
- Kayak and snorkel guidance in Hana Bay is available from Kevin Coates
- Get your orchids and ship flowers home from Hana Tropicals, halfway between us and Hana Bay,
- "When you arrive in today's Hana, you have already stepped back by visiting the most isolated and traditional town in the State of Hawaii" The Hana Cultural Centre above Hana Bay and the old courthouse are well worth a visit. And you will find an (occasionally updated) Community Events Calendar here.
- Hana Arts runs a weekly program of dance, yoga and much else at the Art Barn, behind the old schoolhouse near Red Sand Beach.
- There is an excellent art and furniture gallery next to the Travaasa Hana Hotel www.hanacoast.com
- A flight above Hana's coast from our little airport, five minutes away, with Armand in a fragile microlight can be unforgettable.
- Or, for a sensational ride around the 10,000 foot high Haleakala in a more substantial powered glider, contact Skyview Soaring. The pilot, also operating from Hana airport, is Hans: 808-248-7070. www.skyviewsoaring.com
- The National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kahanu, is just down the road, with the most magnificent remaining Heiau (ancient Hawai'ian temple) and the world's largest collection of ulu (breadfruit) varieties in its grounds.
- Many of our trees are still immature. But if you want to sample a wide range of exotic tropical fruit and see how it's organically grown, take a tour with Chuck and Lilly Boerner in Kipahulu.
- This is a great guide to the Hana Highway: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/road-trips/maui-hana-coast-road-trip/
- Road To Hana: (Youtube)
- Ohanafun.net for things to do
- Hana Production Company