“The inspiration behind Vana comes from our appreciation of Japanese cuisine and uni, or sea urchin,” says Paia Inn owner Michael Baskin. Spelled “wana” in Hawaiian and English, it’s pro ...

"You stepped on a wana?" I asked him. (Wana, pronounced "vana," is the Hawaiian term for sea urchin.) Indeed. He had at least nine spines in three of his toes, some as fine as a single strand of ...