Hana Road - Kahanu National Tropical Botanical Garden and Piilanihale Heiau Pi'ilanihale Heiau
Kahanu National Tropical Botanical Garden is a documented collection of plants important to Hawaii. Visitors will discover the cultural relationship between the people and plants, which were transported around the Pacific in ancient canoes. Pi`ilanihale, the pre-Christian temple dates back to the 16th century and was added to over many years. Uniformly sized lava rocks have been piled into a layer-cake type array which hugs the curves of the hill it covers.
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Archaeologists have estimated it took 128,000 man-days to build. The structure is a national landmark.
The other attractive feature of the site is the views of the ocean and the way the waves crash on the offshore rocky islands.
The other attractive feature of the site is the views of the ocean and the way the waves crash on the offshore rocky islands.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 |
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
