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Puu
Laau Road
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PHOTOS |
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Click on a thumbnail to
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FACTS |
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Difficulty Rating:
Moderate |
Best Time To Go:
Weekdays to avoid the weekend
hunters and ATV riders. Call the
Division of Forestry and Wildlife to
check on closures due to special
hunts or fire: 808-887-6063. For
birders, go near dawn or sunset,
when birds are most active. |
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Distance:
8.4 miles round trip |
Recommended Map:
USGS' "Keamuku and Ahumoa
Quadrangle" Map |
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Estimated Time:
4.5 hours |
Trail Head GPS:
N 19 48.437 W 155 37.828 |
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Elevation Gain:
1,760 feet |
Trail Head
Directions:
Road begins at the Kilohana Hunter
Check-in Station off the Saddle
Road, aka Hwy. 200, between mile
markers 43 and 44, about 15 miles
from Waimea. |
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Costs/Permits:
Free. Permits required for hunters
and ATV operators. |
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Pet Friendly:
No |
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OVERVIEW |
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The high western slopes of Mauna Kea provide
habitat for the palila, an endangered
Hawaiian finch, and this hike climbs a steep
4x4 road through prime palila country. The
area's mix of native dry land forest and
grassland also provides a home for a variety
of other Hawaiian forest birds as well as
wild turkey and introduced game birds,
moufflon sheep, and wild pigs......... |
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NOTE:
For more detailed information and maps on
this or any other hike in Hawaii we highly
recommend for purchase the Big Island Hiking
book at this website:
click here |
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