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

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

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

Territory
Carlos describes the arrangement of an ahupua‘a land division and how it applies to Hā‘ena. The boundary line of Hā‘ena is also discussed.

Neighbors
Describes the relative location of Hā‘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.