Town file
Hana, Hawaii
Hana, Hawaii (Maui County, Hawaii) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 474, "Twin Powered Craziness" (9 March 2024). In 1978 Maureen and John Dadow's identical twin daughters, Ann and Alison, were born in Utica, New York.
- Town
- Hana
- County
- Maui County
- State
- Hawaii
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 474
- Approximate location
- 20.774, -156.014
Episode 474 / 9 March 2024 / 71 min / express
Twin Powered Craziness
"This is Hana, Hawaii, on the east end of the island of Maui; the reviews read out are for Maui County." about 0:04:03
The case: Death of Anastasia 'Ann' Duval (May 29, 2016). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 657
- Median home value
- $863,400
History, in brief
- Settled between 500 and 800 AD by Polynesian people. about 0:05:22
- The first sugar cane plantation in the area was established by George Wilfong in 1849. about 0:05:31
- A number of plantations were operating by the end of the 1800s; by 1946 the last sugar cane plantation closed and residents moved to the west side of the island. about 0:05:39
- Before about 1950 the population around Hana was about 3,500. about 0:05:57
- Charles Lindbergh retired there and is buried there. about 0:06:04
- Pat Benatar has a place there, George Harrison lived there for a long time, Weird Al has a place, and Richard Pryor had his ashes scattered there. about 0:06:20
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Grew up on Maui, says the island radiates the aloha spirit, wants to stay near family and become an entrepreneur, and asks readers to help him pursue his passions."about 0:06:55
2 stars
"Roads are poorly maintained and patchwork washes away with the next rain; the county has poor relations with its people and construction workers are lazy; the cost of living has skyrocketed in the last two decades."about 0:07:44
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Haiku, Hawaii22 miles
- Kihei, Hawaii27 miles
- Kawaihae, Hawaii52 miles
- Hilo, Hawaii96 miles
- Burlingame, California2320 miles
- Terra Linda, California2322 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.