Maui · HI
Hāna
The end of the Hana Highway, birthplace of Kaʻahumanu.
- Population
- 1,526 (2020 census)
- Highway finished
- 1926
- Last plantation closed
- 1946
Then
- 500–800 AD
Polynesians probably first settle Hāna.
- 1768
Queen Kaʻahumanu is born here.
- 1849
The first sugar plantation opens. Six are running by 1883.
- 1926
The Hana Highway gives the town its first road access.
- 1946
The last plantation closes and the Kaʻuiki Inn opens, turning Hāna toward tourism.
Now
Hāna is one of Hawaii's most isolated towns, reached by the 52-mile highway, by boat or by small plane. Charles Lindbergh is buried nearby.