Best Hana Highway Stops
The Hāna Highway is one incredible drive.
When Diane and I drove it we had a little convertible that we had to manually put the top up and down.
We would be driving in sunshine and go around a corner and would be in rain. We would stop and put the top up and start driving again. Around the next corner the sun would be out so we would stop and put the top down. This went off and on for almost 28 miles. 
In our case we did not make it all of the way to Hāna. I was getting car sick and I was doing the driving. Hāna is only about 52 miles from Kahului, but a typical trip to Hāna takes about three hours
The road is very winding and narrow and passes over 59 bridges, 46 of which are only one-lane bridges, requiring oncoming traffic to yield and occasionally causing brief traffic jams if two vehicles meet head-on. There are approximately 620 curves.
This is a very beautiful drive as you can see in this video.
No tags for this post.Hawaii Movies
According to TheCelebrityCafe.com “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” will begin shooting in Oahu and Kauai this summer.
This is the 4th “Pirates” movie, from Disney, which helped him win The People’s Choice award for Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade a couple of weeks ago.
Of course Hawaii has been a popular place to film movies over the year. Some of them include South Pacific, Blue Hawaii, Papillon, The Deep, 10, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Six Days, Seven Nights, Pearl Harbor, and many more.
Tags: Hawaii, movies, Pirate of the CaribbeanWhat Is Hukilau
A Hukilau is a way of fishing invented by the ancient Hawaiians. A Hukilau is also known to local Hawaiians as a festive beach gathering
The Hukilau Song was written in 1948 by Jack Owens. The great Don Ho had a hit with it.
You can read more here at the Hukilau Store.
Hawaii Is A Happy State
In a recent survey Hawaii ranked as the 2nd most happiest state in the United States.
#1 was Louisiana. I am going to New Orleans in April so I guess that will be a happy week.
Rounding out the Top 5 were Florida, Tennessee and Arizona.
All of the top 5 provided an excellent quality of life. And at least 4 of the 5 would be considered sunshine states. Other factors would include air quality, schools, crime rates, and climate.
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