Wailua, HI Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Within a mile of Ke'anae, as the highway veers inland, the arrow-straight Wailua Road plunges down to another traditional village, WAILUA . Unlike Ke'anae, its ancient rival, Wailua has always been fertile; it still holds extensive taro terraces. The lower of the two churches that stand a short way down from the turnoff is known as the Coral Miracle . Local legend has it that, in 1860, just as its builders were despairing of finding the stone to complete it, a freak storm washed up exactly enough coral on the beach below. It's a simple but attractive chapel, painted white, with turquoise stencils around … more »