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So much has been written and put on the web about this most famous of Hawai'i hikes, that I'd be foolish to duplicate. Please read a guide book or surf the web - you'll be rewarded. This is just a personal snapshot of a site about 2 miles down the trail from Ke'e. At Hanakapa'ai Beach, the trail branches, with a 2 mile side trail leading to Hanakapa'ai Falls. That was too much for this non athlete, so we turned back after the beach.
The beach was reward enough. Here, the crashing sea meets perpendicular cliffs and the power of the ocean is apparent in cow-sized boulders rounded by rolling in the surf. Good place not to be in a storm or rough seas! Further back on the trail is a sign warning h
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The beach was reward enough. Here, the crashing sea meets perpendicular cliffs and the power of the ocean is apparent in cow-sized boulders rounded by rolling in the surf. Good place not to be in a storm or rough seas! Further back on the trail is a sign warning hikers to seek high ground if a tidal wave threatens.
There's a large centipede in Hawai'i - about the only venomous creature there. And we found one along the trail (see photo). That's only the second we've see - both on the Kalalau, which we've hiked four times over the years. Not to worry. A larger risk is stumbling on a slippery trail (it rained the day before). The soil is red clay and I have a well stained pair of hiking shorts and socks to prove it.
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