{"id":68442,"date":"2020-12-28T18:10:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T22:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=68442"},"modified":"2021-02-03T14:25:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:25:04","slug":"hawaii-haena-sp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/hawaii-haena-sp\/","title":{"rendered":"Ha\u2019ena State Park, Kauai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"68442\" class=\"elementor elementor-68442\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e33a401 elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e33a401\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f054bc1\" data-id=\"7f054bc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c99882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47c99882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ha\u2019ena State Park, Kauai, Hawaii<\/strong><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1664263d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1664263d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e5b35c8\" data-id=\"1e5b35c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a937b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a937b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HaenaSP.Orientation-Map-300x208.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-68441\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HaenaSP.Orientation-Map-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HaenaSP.Orientation-Map.png 539w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1968f8db\" data-id=\"1968f8db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bf759e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26bf759e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Driving counterclockwise on Kauai, the end of the line is Ha\u2019ena State Park, which includes Ke\u2019e Beach and the head of the famous Kalalau Trail along the Na Pali Coast. \u00a0The beach areas and seaside cliffs along the trail good for seabirds\u2014especially <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-noddy\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Noddy\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, which is highly localized and uncommon elsewhere on Kauai, but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/yellow-billed-tropicbird\/\"><strong>Yellow-billed Tropicbird<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-footed-booby\/\"><strong>Red-footed<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/brown-booby\/\"><strong>Brown Boobies<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/great-frigatebird\/\"><strong>Great Frigatebird<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Most other birds present can be found more easily elsewhere, but the park is a notably reliable site for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-junglefowl\/\"><strong>Red Junglefowl<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-425d3cce elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"425d3cce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73960bcc\" data-id=\"73960bcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a3e536 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a3e536\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/kauai-avitourist-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Kauai \u2013 Intro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7752b6bb\" data-id=\"7752b6bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e69208 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"44e69208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/kauai-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Kauai \u2013 Index<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-255ea516\" data-id=\"255ea516\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a754df5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a754df5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaii-birds-of-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Cayman Islands Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hawaii \u2013 Birds<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c6fe706 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c6fe706\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-140b4ebe\" data-id=\"140b4ebe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17841c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17841c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Orientation<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa0293a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa0293a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48261d5c\" data-id=\"48261d5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-544c04be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"544c04be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Directions<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12425741 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12425741\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1daa416f\" data-id=\"1daa416f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104d5bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"104d5bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ha\u2019ena State Park is the terminus of the Kuhio Highway (a.k.a. Highway 560), the farthest drivable point on Kauai\u2019s north shore, about an hour and 10 minutes\u2019 drive (38 miles) from Lihue Airport.<\/p><p>The park gives access to two heavily visited attractions, the Kalalau Trail and Ke\u2019e Beach.\u00a0 At times of peak visitation, touristic demand far outstrips the park\u2019s capacity and the road is clogged with more vehicles than it can accommodate.<\/p><p>For non-residents of Hawaii, to visit the park in one\u2019s own (i.e., rental) vehicle, it is necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gohaena.com\/\"><strong>purchase a parking reservation<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in advance.\u00a0 The parking reservation costs $10 and specifies a portion of the day when it is valid (e.g., 12:30 p.m. \u2013 5:30 p.m.) and includes the park entry fee for all occupants of the vehicle.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e125eb0\" data-id=\"2e125eb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68968141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"68968141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Ha%E2%80%99ena%20State%20Park&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Ha\u2019ena State Park\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Ha\u2019ena State Park\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb5c424 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb5c424\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ceee9e7\" data-id=\"ceee9e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3feb583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3feb583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To ameliorate the traffic and avoid headaches, it may be preferable to use the <strong>North Shore Shuttle<\/strong> instead of attempting to drive one\u2019s own vehicle to the park.\u00a0 This service has been reconstituted following a period of road reconstruction necessitated by floods in 2018.\u00a0 Details are subject to revision, so consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanaleiinitiative.org\/the-shuttle.\"><strong>website<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 As of December 2020, the place to park and catch the shuttle is the Waipa Park-&amp;-Ride, just west of the village of Hanalei, at the intersection of Kuhio Highway and Kumu Road\u2014but this is subject to change.\u00a0 For those who take the North Shore Shuttle, the park entrance fee is included.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb7a8b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb7a8b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55f6a69\" data-id=\"55f6a69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd87188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd87188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attractions<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b52d958 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b52d958\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12a443c\" data-id=\"12a443c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83b97c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83b97c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Kalalau Trail is Kauai\u2019s most famous hike, the path along the dramatic Na Pali Coast.\u00a0 It climbs above spectacular cliffs and descends into a series of verdant valleys, then after eleven miles ends at Kalalau Beach, where sheer cliffs prevent further progress by land.\u00a0 The scenery is awe-inspiring and the trail has become legendary as a backpacking destination.<\/p><p>The initial segment, two miles to Hanakapi\u2019ai Beach, is a popular day hike.\u00a0 From the beach, a side-trail goes inland and after two miles reaches a waterfall.\u00a0 This additional hike is also popular, but the latter portion (beginning about a mile inland) becomes strenuous and potentially treacherous\u2014especially in wet weather.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca1f8cb\" data-id=\"ca1f8cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73be8b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73be8b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KalalauTrail1-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-68552\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KalalauTrail1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KalalauTrail1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KalalauTrail1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/KalalauTrail1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762e770f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"762e770f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kalalau Trail. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalalautrail.com\/kalalau-trail-is-now-open\/\">\u00a9 Sven Bannuscher<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf02c7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf02c7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6bf87c\" data-id=\"d6bf87c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44adc8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44adc8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To hike beyond Hanakapi\u2019ai Valley requires advance preparation, including a backcountry camping permit and an overnight parking permit (see below).<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43db25f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43db25f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78079d78\" data-id=\"78079d78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cad85f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77cad85f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Birdfinding<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-090a22f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"090a22f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db2e05\" data-id=\"3db2e05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57161ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57161ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For birdwatchers, the park is of interest mainly for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-noddy\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Noddy\u201d<\/strong><\/a>, which nests year-round in colonies near the bottoms of the cliffs, and can usually be seen from Ke\u2019e Beach.\u00a0 Other seabirds often present include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/yellow-billed-tropicbird\/\"><strong>Yellow-billed Tropicbird<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/great-frigatebird\/\"><strong>Great Frigatebird<\/strong><\/a>, which typically soar high along the cliffs, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/laysan-albatross\/\"><strong>Laysan Albatross<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-footed-booby\/\"><strong>Red-footed<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/brown-booby\/\"><strong>Brown Boobies<\/strong><\/a>, which sometimes cruise past the beach at fairly close range.<\/p><p>On the north side of the short park road, between the two parking areas, is an area of remnant taro fields, which provide open grassy habitat and a few small ponds where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-junglefowl\/\"><strong>Red Junglefowl<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-duck\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Duck<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-gallinule\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Gallinule\u201d<\/strong><\/a> regularly appear.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-goose\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Goose<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-coot\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Coot<\/strong><\/a> are sporadic.<\/p><p>In brushy areas in the park and along the trail, common songbirds include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/white-rumped-shama\/\"><strong>White-rumped Shama<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/warbling-white-eye\/\"><strong>Warbling White-eye<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-crested-cardinal\/\"><strong>Red-crested Cardinal<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a089122 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a089122\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c1a8c4\" data-id=\"5c1a8c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2baea1f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2baea1f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Services<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6980d210 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6980d210\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f27cc0a\" data-id=\"5f27cc0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-353cf4d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"353cf4d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accommodations<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4da60b35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4da60b35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e267cb2\" data-id=\"7e267cb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-880648a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"880648a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To hike the Kalalau Trail, you must first buy a camping permit for <a href=\"https:\/\/camping.ehawaii.gov\/camping\/all,details,1692.html\"><strong>N\u0101pali Coast State Wilderness Park<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gohaena.com\/\"><strong>overnight parking permit<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af13bde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af13bde\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-565dc29c\" data-id=\"565dc29c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461593b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"461593b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Notes<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72f3e972 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72f3e972\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d0347aa\" data-id=\"3d0347aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2057d8cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2057d8cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hazards &amp; Hassles<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03b2610 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03b2610\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b2063f\" data-id=\"4b2063f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3a5c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b3a5c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Access to Ha\u2019ena State Park is tightly regulated due to its history of excessive visitation and traffic congestion.\u00a0 An advance-purchased <strong>parking reservation<\/strong> (https:\/\/www.gohaena.com\/) is required to park a vehicle in the park\u2014illegally parked vehicles are subject to a $200 fine.<\/p><p>The Kalalau Trail to Hanakapi\u2019ai Beach is generally safe, but hiking much beyond the beach requires preparation and respect for the conditions.\u00a0 The beach itself can be dangerous for swimmers, depending on the variable currents which sometimes create strong riptides.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0984cfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0984cfe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6198fa\" data-id=\"e6198fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0cef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c0cef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Links<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1acc979e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1acc979e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bbb13d9\" data-id=\"4bbb13d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ba90221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ba90221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dlnr.hawaii.gov\/dsp\/parks\/kauai\/haena-state-park\/\">Ha\u2019ena State Park<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/dlnr.hawaii.gov\/dsp\/hiking\/kauai\/kalalau-trail\/\">N\u0101pali Coast State Wilderness Park<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalalautrail.com\/\">KalalauTrail.com<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanaleiinitiative.org\/the-shuttle\">North Shore Shuttle<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ha\u2019ena State Park, Kauai, Hawaii Driving counterclockwise on Kauai, the end of the line is Ha\u2019ena State Park, which includes Ke\u2019e Beach and the head of the famous Kalalau Trail along the Na Pali Coast. \u00a0The beach areas and seaside cliffs along the trail good for seabirds\u2014especially \u201cHawaiian Noddy\u201d, which is highly localized and 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