Hotel Hana Maui

5031 Hana Hwy, Hana, Maui, HI 96713
ph. 808-248-8211
fx. 808-248-7202



Hana History: Hana-Maui, Hawaii

The origin of Hana as a community is enveloped by the mists of ancient Polynesian song and story. Safe anchorage for canoes, fertile soil and good fishing made it a natural haven for early Pacific navigators. While accessible by sea, however, Hana was isolated from the rest of Maui until 1927, when the completion of a gravel road from Kahului finally made it accessible by land.

Since the Polynesians arrived between 500-800 AD, Hana, nestled amid a mountainous region of Maui, has spawned legends based on family and spirituality and even in modern times, the small village has been kept in an almost ageless step backwards in time. Of the roughly 1800 inhabitants, the tightly-knit locals have kept the original beauty pristine and continues to be teeming with a spiritually renewing, natural aura.