Hotel Hana Is Born - 1946

In 1946 the last sugar plantation closes, signaling the end of the sugar industry in Hana. Many families, unable to find work, move to the plantations on the other side of the island. Paul Fagan, a retired entrepreneur from San Francisco starts the Ka-'uiki Inn, now known as the Hotel Hana-Maui, in an attempt to attract tourists to the area.