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Mount Ka\u2019ala, Oahu, Hawaii
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Western Oahu receives little attention from tourists, and public access to several potentially interesting areas is restricted.\u00a0 One exception is the trail up Wai\u2019anae Valley to the highest point on the island, Mount Ka\u2019ala, which is open to visitors who are inclined to strenuous hikes.\u00a0 The trail offers a good chance of finding Oahu Amakihi<\/strong><\/a> and Apapane<\/strong><\/a>, as well as some introduced species that are uncommon or absent from eastern Oahu: Erckel\u2019s Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, Kalij Pheasant<\/strong><\/a>, and Indian Peafowl<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 At least until recently, and perhaps still, the valley has also harbored a few pairs of Oahu Elepaio<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mount Ka\u2019ala is in the northcentral Wai\u2019anae Range of western Oahu, accessed via a trail that begins in the Wai\u2019anae Valley, above the village of Wai\u2019anae, about an hour\u2019s drive (40 miles) west of Honolulu, or 50 minutes (32 miles), from Hawaii\u2019s largest airport, Daniel K. Inouye International.<\/p>

To reach the trailhead from the airport, take the main freeway, H1, north (away from Honolulu) and remain on it as it winds west around Pearl Harbor.\u00a0 Shortly after passing Kapolei, the H1 freeway narrows and joins Highway 93, then bends north along the western coast of Oahu.<\/p>

About ten miles farther on Highway 93, just past the center of Wai\u2019anae (village), turn right onto Wai\u2019anae Valley Road.\u00a0 Remain on this road for 3.6 miles to its end, where the trail up into the Wai\u2019anae Kai Forest Reserve begins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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