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lilikoi and avocados the size of
softballs are abundant. Drop a few
dollars in the money box and your
kitchen can be well stocked. The
honor system is strong and
thriving here.
Hana town is small. There’s one
gas station, two churches and
two small markets. The
standing-room-only Bank of
Hawaii branch is open Monday
through Thursday 3 p.m to 4:30
p.m. Fridays you’ve got until 6
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and no movie theater. Going to the
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Locals tell stories of cramming into
what is now the Hasegawa General
Store. Arriving early increased the
odds of getting a seat and popcorn.
Look around when you stop in. You’ll
spot movie house remnants like the
ryin roo off to th i o th
cash registers.
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Working to catch
lunch
ABOVE
Fresh-picked
avocados at fruit
stand
Outrigger canoe
cruising
focus on the many things Hana
doesn’t have, there’s that moment
when something just clicks and you
realize, that’s the whole point. What
it boils down to: it’s what Hana’s
missing that makes it the place it is.
Sheer simplicity creates charm and
culture remains strong to its
beautiful coastal core.
One of Hana’s many
waterfalls
Options are limited for travelers
looking to stay a while. While there
are vacation home rentals and
a small handful of B&Bs, if you
are searching for a resort-like
at o h r th on y a to n
it is Travaasa Hana. Seventy
guestrooms spread out among 70
lush, blooming acres means you could
never meet your closest neighbors.
(That said, if you are staying in one
of the Sea Ranch Cottages near
th hor
ra in
a it
a point to meet your neighbors.)
The guestrooms are designed to be
pleasant escapes. People sit on their
porch and watch the water or the
horses, not television, because there
aren’t televisions to watch. There
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an no nt rn t
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t
a ation
The kind that’s becoming
increasingly harder and harder
to n
Travaasa provides the expected
resort basics: a spa, pools, prime
beach access and daily yoga with
view. But that’s where the expected
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