Jan 31, 2013 | Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
The tree grows to 60–70 m tall and has a very substantial trunk, up to 3 m in diameter with buttresses, and the leaves are compounded of 5 to 9 leaflets, each up to 20 cm and palm like. An adult tree produces several hundred 15 cm seed pods which contain seeds...
Jan 30, 2013 | Road to Hana Weather, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Rest Of Today…Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Haze. Highs around 76 at The shore to around 62 at 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain 60 percent. Tonight…Mostly cloudy. Showers likely in the evening…Then scattered showers after midnight. Lows...
Jan 29, 2013 | Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
The Hala Tree is very distinctive looking. Growing up to 20 feet tall each tree has thick aerial roots that spread out into the ground. There are male and female versions of the Hala tree, the fronds of each have long bent leaves and the female produces an 8 inch...
Jan 28, 2013 | Road to Hana Weather, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Today…Frequent showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning…Then frequent showers in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs around 75 at The shore to around 62 at 5000 feet. Light winds. Chance of rain near 100 percent....
Jan 27, 2013 | Road to Hana Nature, The Road To Hana, Tips and Essential Blog
Coconut Palms are believed to have originated in southeast Asia and are probably the best known palms in the world, the coconut being a symbol of all things tropical. Mature coconuts can reach heights of up to 100 feet, with a trunk that is characteristically slim,...