Photos by Brett Uprichard

The Long and Winding Road to Hana

It’s no longer just Hana. It’s heavenly Hana. It’s not known how long that complimentary adjective has been attached to the remote region along Maui’s southeastern coast, but the name is now firmly affixed. With just one long, winding, narrow road connecting this outpost of yesteryear’s Hawaii, the tiny town and its outlying areas have also been nicknamed “the last Hawaiian place,” a description that most likely will endure along with “heavenly.”

If Hana is heavenly and the last Hawaiian place, then it comes as no surprise that an average of 300 rental cars daily make their way along the winding, 52-mile drive from Kahului to this rustic town, with a primarily Hawaiian population of about 700 (along with approximately 700 others who live in the surrounding region).

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