Come Ashore
Pull your canoe up to the beach at Ha‘ena. When was Ha‘ena first settled? What attracted early arrivals to this area?

The Ancients
Learn about the Menehune people, the earliest inhabitants of Ha‘ena, whose history predates that of the Hawaiian people.

Legendary Setting
Ha‘ena plays an important role in the famous Hawaiian story of Pele the volcano goddess, her lover Lohi‘au (a chief from Ha‘ena), and her sister Hi‘iakaikapoliopele. Their adventures here provide a legendary setting for which Ha‘ena is reknown.

Neighbors
Describes the relative location of Ha‘ena and its nearby ahupua‘a within the moku‘aina of Halele‘a, and touches briefly on the nature of these places.

Special Essay: "Voyaging." Carlos Andrade discusses the art of navigation, and what it is like to be on a voyaging canoe.