Coconut Grove Hana
Cultural Experience
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The Tree of life
Historically, the Coconut has provided a convenient lifestyle for the people of Polynesia. From its deepest root to the youngest frond, the Coconut has proven to be beneficial in numerous ways. This presentation is crafted to showcase the Coconut’s genius ingenuity.
Pre Activity
Lino - Weave
Learn to weave a kupe’e lima (bracelet) significant to our heritage. Step-by-step, our Cultural Guides will teach you a simple, easy-to-follow weaving pattern that you can wear as a good luck charm. This keepsake will serve as a memorabilia to remember your experience with us at the Coconut Grove Hana.
Mea'ai Ono
Delicious Food
Dine on traditional cuisine at its finest. Our menu of mea’ai ono (delicious food) reflect our cultural demonstrations practiced within our rural community of Hana. The provided selection of protein options are parallel to classic meals of our islands, fully flavored with natural cured seasoning of Hawaii. Seasonal staple of ulu ( breadfruit) picked fresh from our Grove, or kalo (taro) harvested from the lo’i (taro patch) of East Maui, or ‘uala (sweet potato) from local Hana Farmers. Lush mountain range bring the vibrant seasonal juicy pohole fern shoots. Served, of course, with the local favorite, coconut milk pudding, haupia. Take your pick of mea’ai ono to enjoy at Coconut Grove Hana’s live cultural experience.
Laulau
Hawaiian rock salt seasoned beef wrapped in taro leaves, encased in a fresh green ti-leaf, steamed for 6 to 8 hours. Served with seasonal staple, fresh Pohole fern shoot salad tossed in a sesame soy vinaigrette with Maui onion and tomato and a Hawaiian coconut haupia pudding dessert.
Kalua Pork
Slow, 6 hour roasted pork, shredded to tender perfection. Served with seasonal staple, fresh Pohole fern shoot salad tossed in a sesame soy vinaigrette with Maui onion and tomato and a Hawaiian coconut haupia pudding dessert.
Grilled Fish
Fresh, locally caught Fish of the day, grilled and flavored with Hawaiian seasoning. Served with seasonal staple, fresh Pohole fern shoot salad tossed in a sesame soy vinaigrette with Maui onion and tomato and a Hawaiian coconut haupia pudding dessert.
Tossed Pohole Salad
Pohole fern shoots picked from the valleys of East Maui mountain range. Tossed in a sesame soy vinaigrette with sweet Maui onion, and fresh Hana grown greens. Served with seasonal staple and a Hawaiian coconut haupia pudding dessert.
Lei the occasion
Honor yourself and loved ones with a fresh, hand-made lei (garland) and lei po’o (crown) woven daily with seasonal blossoms plucked at every dawn and hand crafted using only traditional methods.
So don’t forget to add this package to your reservation at checkout!
Lei Po'o, a fresh floral crown.
Lei, a fresh ti-leaf woven Lei for the occasion.
Souvenir Photos Add On
Coconut Grove Hana has proudly partnered with Master Photographer Jerry Grigory, of MauiClassicImage.com
Photos are 5×7 with our cultural guide. printed on-site and sleeved in a stand-alone paper frame ready for an instant mount.
Additional photos and prints are available for purchase.
Photography & Print by Jerry Grigory
We have proudly partnerd with Mana'o Tours.
Don't want to drive the road to Hana but would like to experience our cultural show. We have partnered with Mana'o Tours, a private luxury tour company. Mana'o tours is the only tour company to offer a true cultural experience on the road to Hana. They have built our cultural show into all their road to Hana tours.
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