"The Hawaiian Islands were discovered by the Polynesians as early as 700 AD. Hawaiian mythology tells us that the demigod Maui fishesd up the islands with his magic hook, and snared the sun with a net from atop Haleakali to slow it down and lengthen the day.
The early Hawaiian believed that the earth was a living and conscious being, to be cared for as an ancestor; they did not dominate it or own it. The Hawaiian took care of the land, and the land took care of the Hawaiian. This balance is called pono, being in righteous harmony with ones self and the environment.
In the 1500's, King Pi'ilani built the first road around Halealala using smooth sea stones. His son would complete the job by encircling the island with a 138 mile long road. In 1926, the Road to Hana was paved using cinders, (it was modernized in 1962); and in 1935 the road to the top of Haleakala was completed."
(Information from the Maui Driving Map)
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