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Kau'iki Hill – Hana Maui
It’s easy to drive the road to Hana and see all the beauty along the way, but it’s hard to imagine what it was like living here in ancient times. I’ve been on all kinds of tours all over the world. I enjoy them because as a photographer and writer, it’s wonderful to have a […]
Chef Pablo and I Share Lunch
The exquisite and unforgettable Chef Pablo and I shared lunch under the ebb and tide decorative influences of La Galerna: White Wine: Rias Baixas refreshing Terras Gaudas 2010 Ceviche of Crevettes Steak Tartar served with Cassava Chips The grilled Red Tuna (to perfection) The Ray Fish & French Violet Potatoes 1st Dessert: Macademia in all […]
Kau'iki Hill – Hana Maui
It’s easy to drive the road to Hana and see all the beauty along the way, but it’s hard to imagine what it was like living here in ancient times. I’ve been on all kinds of tours all over the world. I enjoy them because as a photographer and writer, it’s wonderful to have a […]
Chef Pablo and I Share Lunch
The exquisite and unforgettable Chef Pablo and I shared lunch under the ebb and tide decorative influences of La Galerna: White Wine: Rias Baixas refreshing Terras Gaudas 2010 Ceviche of Crevettes Steak Tartar served with Cassava Chips The grilled Red Tuna (to perfection) The Ray Fish & French Violet Potatoes 1st Dessert: Macademia in all […]
In ancient Hawaii, Hana was an area favored by the Alii (royalty) and was the seat of power for the entire island. One of these kings, who was of the great Piilani family of Maui chiefs*, commissioned a road be built around the whole island. It took this king most of his lifetime and that of his two sons to finish it, but it united the villages and chiefs of Maui, and made this island one of the most powerful of all the islands. So powerful in fact, that it was a major goal of Kamehameha to conquer it.
Maui for years, but finally achieved it himself in what is estimated to be the 1790’s. It took a fleet of 1000 canoes carrying an estimated 100 warriors each*. This invading fleet of canoes filled every bay from Wainapanapa to Kipahulu. The battles lasted for months and the Maui warriors beat these forces back several times.
It is said that the warriors of Hana had a unique style of warfare in which they used slings and stones which enabled them to damage and even sink canoes from shore. But the sheer numbers of invaders was too much to overcome, and the people fell back to their fortified fortress of Kau’iki Hill. Even though it was well provisioned with food, spears and stones to throw down upon advancing fighters, Kamehameha found a weakness. Freshwater springs existed on the eastern flank of the hill, and one of his trusted commanders found it and destroyed it in the dark of night. 
Eventually the hill was surrendered and Kamehameha moved on to battle the last of Maui’s chiefs in Iao Valley, where the waters ran red with the blood of so many killed.
*Moses Manu, The Story of Kihapiilani,Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Aug. 9, 1884. MS SC Sterling
The exquisite and unforgettable Chef Pablo and I shared lunch under the ebb and tide decorative influences of La Galerna: