I came across this fascinating book entitled: Hawaiian Folk Tales written by Thos. G. Thrum in 1907. You can read the first two chapters here or the entire book on Google Books. Just search for ‘Hawaiian Folk Tales‘.
I. Legends Resembling Old Testament History
By Rev. C. M. Hyde, D.D
In the first volume of Judge Fornander’s [...]

I’ve stayed at Joe’s Place many a night over the years and although it’s no Hotel Hana Maui it was always clean and the location is unbeatable. It’s the perfect Maui-style place to stay where you’ll never feel like you wasted good money just for a place to crash out.

I always liked the honor code [...]

I met Uncle Bill Kamai and his wife on my first trip to Hana back in 1985. He is absolutely one of the nicest men on this Earth. He’s a very quiet, very proud man. Also winner of the Tiny Malaikini Award in 1996.
He provided the grinds for nearly every gathering I ever had the [...]

I met John many years ago when he and I went fishing out of Hana with Robert Malaikini and Mark Collins, the Captain. Although I don’t recall how many fish we brought home I distinctly remember John’s excitement over his brand new flower growing business in Hana. As an entrepreneur I know that feeling of [...]

Born and raised in Hana Maui, Pekelo’s Hawaiian slack key music is perfect for getting the flavor of the laid back Hana mood.
There was a nice article about Pekelo recently in the Maui News, ‘Hana artist rooted in right spot’.

Learn more about Pekelo, the Hawaiian music awards he’s won, listen to some of his songs, [...]

Aloha
As you’ll read below a lot of money went into getting a marketplace built for Hana for all the right reasons:
Hana Marketplace Grant: (Excerpt is from 2002)
Overview The University of Hawaii – West Oahu Campus will receive a $599,875 Alaskan [...]