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Truly Hawaiian Place |
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Brief History Of Hana |
500-800
AD |
Polynesians arrive in Hawaii. 15th Century
Pi'i-lani Heiau (Temple) is built (the largest in the
state of Hawaii) |
1768 |
Queen Ka'ahu-manu is born in a cave on the side of Ka-'uiki
Hill. Most noted for her strong will and independence,
she was the favorite wife of King Kamehameha I. See the
site at Hana Bay. |
1849
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George Wilfong starts the first sugar cane mill in Hana
near Ka-'uiki Hill. |
1883
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Six separate sugar plantations are in operation in Hana:
Kaeleku Sugar Co., Hamoa Agri. Co., Kawaipapa Agri. Co.,
Hana Sugar Co., Reciprocity Sugar Co., and Haneoo Agri.
Co. |
1926 |
The Hana Highway is completed. The gravel road makes
it possible for trucks and cars to travel from Hana to
Kahului. |
1900-1940
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Hana is a bustling town, population 3,500. There are
two movie theaters, 15 different stores, three barber
shops, a pool hall and several restaurants. |
1944
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Paul Fagan stars The Hana Ranch with 14,000 acres of
land and a herd of Herford cattle from Molokai. |
1946
April 1 |
Tidal wave hits the Hana coast. 12 people die. |
1946 |
The last sugar plantation closes, signaling the end
of the sugar industry in Hana. Many families, unable to
find work, move to the plantations on the other side of
the island. Paul Fagan, a retired entrepreneur from San
Francisco starts the Ka-'uiki Inn, now known as the Hotel
Hana-Maui, in an attempt to attract tourists to the area.
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1970 |
Paul Fagan dies. A lava rock cross is erected on a grassy
hill overlooking Hana Town in his memory. |
1974 |
The famous aviator Charles Lindbergh spends his last
days in Hana before dying. He is buried in a quiet cemetary
in Kipahulu. |
1984 |
The Hotel Hana-Maui and Hana Ranch bought by the Rosewood
Corporation of Dallas, Texas. |
1989 |
The Hotel Hana-Maui and Hana Ranch are bought by the
Keola Hana-Maui, an international investment group made
up of Japanese, British and local investors. |
July
2000 |
Meridian Financial Resources, an organization of Chicago-area
investors, take control of the Hotel Hana-Maui and Hana
Ranch from Keola Hana Maui. |
January
2001 |
Meridian Financial Resources sells the 4,500 acre Hana
Ranch to Hana Acquisition Partners, which is largely financed
by the Ronald Getty Trust and Susan and Roy O'Connor. |
August
2001 |
Passport Resorts of San Francisco buys the Hotel Hana
Maui and associated Hana Town Center businesses. Passport
Resorts also owns the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur and the
Jean-Michael Cousteau Resort in Fiji. |
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