Hana Hou, Na'alehu, Hawai'i

I may have been remiss in not showing you the southernmost restaurant in the United States. We were running a little behind, timewise, as we had to be at Mauna Lani for dinner and we were at the southern most point of the Big Island . To give you some perspective, here is a map of the whole Island



here is a close up of the south part



If you add up the miles it doesn't appear that far but roads are narrow, and you have to slow down in the small towns. Usually you are only travelling 35 MPH. We have to budget 1-1/2 hours to go the 55 miles back to Kailua-Kona, and another 45 minutes to go north the 35 miles to Mauna Lani, plus a buffer. They patrol the speed limit very agressively. There are speed readers everywhere the limit drops to 35 MPH and you will not recoqnize the HPD. We saw a Black Mustang GT with blacked out windows pull someone over. Lights were flashing behind the grill and behind the windows. There would be no way to know it was a enforcement officer. We also saw a black 4 dr Charger with chromed mags so we thought all their cars were black, until we saw the White 4 dr Toyoto SUV.


(Hana Hou Restaurant: southern most restaurant in the United States)Latitude: 19deg 3'57" north)

I just had to have a meal here



we were in luck, the sign shows "MMMMM good . . ." so it must be



of course, who knows when I will be back this way again so I take a few more pixs



There are pictures anc accolates all over the wall for community involvment by the owners. I noticed this sketch since it includes a Corvette



I have noticed that the Hawai'ians consider pork to be a staple, so I ordered the pulled pork with Mac and potato salad, which is also an islander favo(u)rite. I think they call it Mac Salad, sort of a potato salad with macnamonie (macaroni to you adults)



Mrs Skoot had the same pulled pork but in some sort of a wrap so as to minimize carbohydrate intake. The soup was really good, either that or we were too hungry to wait for the photo



across the street is a huge bakery which serves the entire Kona coast (from here).



again it has the Key West feel, even though I have never been to KW. I suppose all tropical places have verandas and overhangs



one last shot and we were off heading north towards our prearranged dinner



If you find yourself in this area, stop by for a meal and head over to South point. The food was delicious and not because we were hungry



other than that weathered sign (above) there is no fanfare about the location. There are no markers or other commercialized anything, there are no trinkets to purchase and no one to sell you anything. It is a place of solitude, to gather your thoughts and watch the water as if on a warm summer's day . Charlie6 (<-- click link) asked a previous question about those wood structures at the edge of the cliff. I found out by accident. Just google Cliff diving at south point and many videos will pop up for you to view.



We felt as if we had driven to the edge of the world, just don't fall off


(Ka'Lae: South Point, the edge of the world)

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Nearly forgot, here is a short video showing you the inside of Hana Hou