Skip to content
Kahanu Garden, Hāna, HI

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

Sports & Outdoors

Kahanu Garden

Hawaiian botanical garden on Maui's rugged Hāna coast, home of the Piʻilanihale Heiau.

650 Ulaino Rd, Hāna, HI · Hāna, HI

About Kahanu Garden

Kahanu Garden sits on the Hāna coast of Maui and is run by the National Tropical Botanical Garden. It is the site of Piʻilanihale Heiau and focuses on plants and cultural heritage tied to Hawaiian life. Visitors can take a self-guided walk or join a guided tour. The garden is one of five gardens operated by the nonprofit, and it lies near the Hana Highway.

  • #botanical garden
  • #Hawaiian culture
  • #heiau
  • #Maui
  • #Hāna

What's around here?

The closest stops to Kahanu Garden, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Waiʻānapanapa State Park

    Under $25

    A coastal state park on East Maui with lava-rock shoreline, a black sand beach, and a historic trail toward Hana.

    3.0 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Iconic

    Haleakalā National Park

    $25–$50

    Drive to a 10,023-foot volcanic summit above the clouds on Maui, then hike the crater or the coastal Kīpahulu District.

    10 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Iconic

    Road to Hana

    No admission fee

    Drive a winding Maui coast highway of one-lane bridges, rainforest, waterfalls and sea views that ends in the town of Hana.

    13 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing

    Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau State Monument

    Check prices

    A small state-run ridge site on Maui holding two heiau, with views over central Maui.

    30 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Maui Ocean Center

    $25–$50

    See living Hawaiian coral reefs, sharks, rays and sea turtles, then watch humpbacks in a 3D sphere theater.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    31 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sightseeing

    Puʻukoholā Heiau National Historic Site

    No admission fee

    A national historic site on Hawaii's northwestern coast preserving an ancient stone temple tied to the rise of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

    56 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing