I was really excited to visit this site, but couldn't make it there due to overflow of the stream bed that requires crossing prior to reaching the garden. A recent rain shower made it impassable. Also required driving down an unpaved and very rough road. Print out the directions from their website before going--would have helped to locate it as... more

If you want to experience more of Hawai`i than tee shirts and lauas, then explore ancient Hawai`i. I missed the East Maui Taro Festival in the spring, so I drove down the road to Hana in mid-summer to find the Kahua Garden. Don't expect the abundance of flowers and fragances like the other tropical gardens. Though there are flowers and... more

Kahanu Garden is one of five participating gardens of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. As such, I expected its primary function to be as a research facility which is also open to visitors who are seeking some of the historic/human context of the lush tropical plant life they are experiencing on Maui. So, I wasn't surprised or dismayed that the... more

Thank goodness this special place hasn't been spoiled by viewing towers. The monumental heiau is historic and a tribute to the determination and faith of an ancient people. Thumbs up to Kahanu and the National Tropical Botanical Garden for not bending to crass commercialism. more

They make a big deal about the largest heiau being here, but the truth is there's no good vantage point from the garden, so it just looks like a very tall black wall. I have no doubt it's impressive, but for $10 per person to get into this garden, I'd like to get a better view of it. Surely there... more