Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Hana Cultural Center
MUSEUM
(
248-8622;
www.hanaculturalcenter.org
;
4974 Uakea Rd; adult/child under 12yr $3/free;
10am-4pm Mon-Fri)
This down-home museum displays Hawaiian artifacts, wood-
carvings and hand-stitched quilts. On the grounds are several authentically reconstructed
thatched hale
,
which can be admired outside opening hours. Here, too, is a tiny, three-
bench
courthouse
(c 1871) that is still used on the first Tuesday of each month when a
judge shows up to hear minor cases.
Inside is an interesting exhibit about the devastating tsunami that hit Hana in 1946.
Hasegawa General Store
HISTORICAL SITE
Hasegawa family has operated a general store in Hana since 1910. The narrow aisles in-
side the tin-roof store are jam-packed with fishing poles, machetes, soda pop and bags of
poi. This icon of mom-and-pop shops is always crowded with locals picking up supplies,
travelers stopping for snacks and the ATM, and sightseers buying ʻI Survived the Hana
Highway' T-shirts.
The store produces the helpful (and free) Hana Visitors guide that includes history
about the store, a town map and listings for sights and activities.
Wananalua Congregational Church
CHURCH
(cnr Hana Hwy & Hauʻoli St)
This c 1838 building, which is on the National Register of His-
toric Places, has such hefty walls it resembles an ancient Norman church. Also note-
worthy is the little
cemetery
at the side, where the graves are randomly laid out rather
than lined up in rows. Even at rest, Hana folks like things casual.
Hana Coast Gallery
GALLERY
ping, visit this gallery at the north side of Travaasa Hana to browse the museum-quality
wooden bowls, paintings and Hawaiian featherwork.
Activities
