{"id":82362,"date":"2021-03-15T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=82362"},"modified":"2021-03-29T05:32:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T09:32:38","slug":"hawaii-puu-laau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/hawaii-puu-laau\/","title":{"rendered":"Pu\u2019u La\u2019au, Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"82362\" class=\"elementor elementor-82362\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53c315af elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53c315af\" 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-3a1eb61f\" data-id=\"3a1eb61f\" 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-464ce85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464ce85\" 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>Pu\u2019u La\u2019au, Big Island, 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-5a7db019 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a7db019\" 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-5af9d2ce\" data-id=\"5af9d2ce\" 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-164b7ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"164b7ff8\" 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\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Orientation-Map-300x208.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-82359\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Orientation-Map-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Orientation-Map.png 582w\" 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-8594458\" data-id=\"8594458\" 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-2fb91b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb91b0a\" 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>If you want to see a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/palila\/\"><strong>Palila<\/strong><\/a>, there is no better place than the Palila Forest Discovery Trail at Pu\u2019u La\u2019au.\u00a0 The remnants of native dry forest high on the western slope of Mauna Kea are the last stronghold of this unique honeycreeper, also home to a distinctive population of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaii-elepaio\/\"><strong>Hawaii Elepaio<\/strong><\/a>, and an abundance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/common-amakihi\/\"><strong>Common Amakihi<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Among the many introduced species present, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/erckels-francolin\/\"><strong>Erckel\u2019s Francolin<\/strong><\/a> is notably common and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/japanese-quail\/\"><strong>Japanese Quail<\/strong><\/a> is uncommon but significant because of its global decline.<\/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-7cd7fb92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cd7fb92\" 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-5594e46a\" data-id=\"5594e46a\" 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-43090a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43090a2d\" 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-7e9afe32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e9afe32\" 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-4dcd15bd\" data-id=\"4dcd15bd\" 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-1ab8344e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ab8344e\" 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-59586178 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59586178\" 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-76f47105\" data-id=\"76f47105\" 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-56a7395d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a7395d\" 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>Pu\u2019u La\u2019au is on the western slope of Mauna Kea, about an hour\u2019s drive (~40 miles) east of Kailua-Kona, and an hour\u2019s drive (~45 miles) west of Hilo.<\/p><p><strong><em>From Kona International Airport.<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0Take Route 19 south for 1.2 miles, turn east on Kaiminani Drive, and go 3.6 miles to the T-junction with the Mamalahoa Highway (also part of the Hawaii Belt Road and Route 190).<\/p><p>Turn north on the Belt Road, go 19.4 miles to lower end of Daniel K. Inouye Highway, turn right and take this road for 9.6 miles to its junction with Saddle Road.<\/p><p>Turn north onto Saddle Road, go 1.1 miles, then turn right onto the gravel road (R-1) at the Kilohana Hunter Checking Station.<\/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-50318f77\" data-id=\"50318f77\" 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-2cfeef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"2cfeef0\" 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=Kilohana%20Hunter%20Checking%20Station&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Kilohana Hunter Checking Station\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Kilohana Hunter Checking Station\"\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-6c066f1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c066f1e\" 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-10e5d08b\" data-id=\"10e5d08b\" 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-2e76895a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e76895a\" 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>Depending on your vehicle and the current condition of the R-1 road, you will need to decide whether to park at the station and hike or drive all or part of the four miles up to the Palila Forest Discovery Trail at Pu\u2019u La\u2019au.\u00a0 The road\u2019s condition varies.\u00a0 It has often been passable for standard passenger cars all the way up to Pu\u2019u La\u2019au, but it deteriorates and may require high-clearance.<\/p><p><strong><em>From Hilo International Airport.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Turn left (south) onto Kanoelehua Avenue (which is also the local segment of the Hawaii Belt Road), go one mile, turn right (west) onto Puainako Street (Route 2000).\u00a0 Remain on Puainako through its brief dogleg intersection with Komohana Street at the University of Hawaii \u2013 Hilo Campus, then continue west on Puainako which departs Hilo and becomes Saddle Road.\u00a0 Approximately 43 miles from the university, you will arrive at Kilohana.<\/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-a8742a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8742a1\" 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-18f9f4ca\" data-id=\"18f9f4ca\" 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-1ad2dbca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ad2dbca\" 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-42ee1b25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42ee1b25\" 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-51152dfa\" data-id=\"51152dfa\" 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-2546753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2546753\" 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>There are three main alternatives at Pu\u2019u La\u2019au: (1) drive up to the Palila Forest Discovery Trail; (2) park at Kilohana and hike up Pu\u2019u Ahumoa; or (3) drive up until the road seems too risky for your vehicle, then park and hike up to either the Palila Forest Discovery Trail or Pu\u2019u Ahumoa.<\/p><p><strong><em>Palila Forest Discovery Trail.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 If your vehicle is suitable for the road conditions as you find them, probably the best alternative is to drive the four miles up to Pu\u2019u La\u2019au itself, where the Palila Forest Discovery Trail provides an easy option for a quiet walk through the dry forest.\u00a0 This is the most recommended way to find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/palila\/\"><strong>Palila<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><p>To reach the trail from Kilohana, follow the R-1 road uphill into the Ka\u2019ohe Game Management Area, where the cinder cone Pu\u2019u Ahumoa looms over the landscape.\u00a0 This area has a maze of dirt roads, but most of them are clearly less-traveled than R-1.<\/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-4cd93365\" data-id=\"4cd93365\" 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-7d981e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d981e0\" 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=\"480\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Palila4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-43578\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Palila4.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Palila4-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\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-3e8b890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e8b890\" 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>Male <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/palila\/\">Palila<\/a> at Pu\u2019u La\u2019au.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/20210011\">\u00a9 Michael Walther<\/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-5769161e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5769161e\" 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-2d9726f5\" data-id=\"2d9726f5\" 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-6d7f7602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d7f7602\" 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=\"979\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Topo-Map.labeled.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Topo-Map.labeled.png 979w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Topo-Map.labeled-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Topo-Map.labeled-768x555.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13465d0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13465d0f\" 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-60ae3f75\" data-id=\"60ae3f75\" 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-7dc84565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc84565\" 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 the first 1.5 miles, Pu\u2019u Ahumoa will be on your right, until you reach a T-junction.\u00a0 Turning right here would take you up Pu\u2019u Ahumoa.\u00a0 Turning left takes you toward Pu\u2019u La\u2019au.<\/p><p>Shortly after the turn, the road will fork, then fork again.\u00a0 Keep left at the first and right at the second.\u00a0 After the second fork, you will pass several more side-roads, but it should always be easy to recognize the larger road and remain on it.<\/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-bb2ac8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb2ac8f\" 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-4440c37\" data-id=\"4440c37\" 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-1101113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1101113\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Sat-View.labeled-1024x708.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82361\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Sat-View.labeled-1024x708.png 1024w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Sat-View.labeled-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Sat-View.labeled-768x531.png 768w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Puu-Laau.Sat-View.labeled.png 1033w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3731413 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3731413\" 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-360f494\" data-id=\"360f494\" 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-804cd30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"804cd30\" 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 Palila Forest Discovery Trail is a one-mile loop through the dry forest, with two side-trail segments that lead to scenic viewpoints.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/palila\/\"><strong>Palila<\/strong><\/a> is always present and can usually be found feeding on m\u0101mane seeds, although it may not always be conspicuous.\u00a0 Pu\u2019u La\u2019au is known for astronomically high densities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/common-amakihi\/\"><strong>Common Amakihi<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Also of interest, the local population of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaii-elepaio\/\"><strong>Hawaii Elepaio<\/strong><\/a> shows peculiarly pale plumage, and was initially considered a candidate for recognition as a distinct form or separate species, but has been shown more likely a localized color morph\u2014based in part on the fact that this population also includes birds with typical plumage.<\/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-4c8efe5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c8efe5b\" 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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d5dd2ca\" data-id=\"5d5dd2ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bda0477\" data-id=\"2bda0477\" 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-1470096 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1470096\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CommonAmakihi17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-45167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CommonAmakihi17.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/CommonAmakihi17-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\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-609a035b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"609a035b\" 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:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/common-amakihi\/\">Common Amakihi<\/a> is abundant at Pu\u2019u La\u2019au.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/197635731\">\u00a9 Karo Fritzsche<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4665e34d\" data-id=\"4665e34d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23b34be6\" data-id=\"23b34be6\" 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-33bce2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33bce2c\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HawaiiElepaio40.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-48524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HawaiiElepaio40.jpg 480w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HawaiiElepaio40-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\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-791f0972 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"791f0972\" 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 Mauna Kea dry forest population of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaii-elepaio\/\">Hawaii Elepaio<\/a>, <em>bryani<\/em>, has a distinctive pale plumage, but this seems to be color morph, not a fundamental difference.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/89544051\">\u00a9 Eric VanderWerf<\/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-1f8093a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f8093a1\" 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-2dce705\" data-id=\"2dce705\" 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-11e76e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11e76e5\" 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:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-short-eared-owl\/\"><strong>\u201cHawaiian Short-eared Owl\u201d<\/strong><\/a> is common enough to be expected on most visits, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/hawaiian-hawk\/\"><strong>Hawaiian Hawk<\/strong><\/a> is seen occasionally.<\/p><p>Several gamebirds are common in the Pu\u2019u La\u2019au area.\u00a0 The commonest are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/california-quail\/\"><strong>California Quail<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/erckels-francolin\/\"><strong>Erckel\u2019s Francolin<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Also fairly common are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/wild-turkey\/\"><strong>Wild Turkey<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/black-francolin\/\"><strong>Black Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/common-pheasant\/\"><strong>Common<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/kalij-pheasant\/\"><strong>Kalij Pheasants<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Additional species that are likely to be present, but seen less often, are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/chukar\/\"><strong>Chukar<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/gray-francolin\/\"><strong>Gray Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, and perhaps most interestingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/japanese-quail\/\"><strong>Japanese Quail<\/strong><\/a>\u2014which has become globally rare in its native Asian range, making the small Hawaiian population more significant.<\/p><p>Other introduced birds that are generally common in the area include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/eurasian-skylark\/\"><strong>Eurasian Skylark<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/japanese-bush-warbler\/\"><strong>Japanese Bush-Warbler<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/warbling-white-eye\/\"><strong>Warbling White-eye<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/chinese-hwamei\/\"><strong>Chinese Hwamei<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/red-billed-leiothrix\/\"><strong>Red-billed Leiothrix<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/yellow-fronted-canary\/\"><strong>Yellow-fronted Canary<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2eaaee\" data-id=\"a2eaaee\" 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-5bc74cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bc74cf\" 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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/JapaneseQuail2-e1584593950473.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/JapaneseQuail2-e1584593950473.jpg 769w, https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/JapaneseQuail2-e1584593950473-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\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-cae98dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae98dd\" 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/japanese-quail\/\">Japanese Quail<\/a> is declining across most of its native range\u2014Pu\u2019u La\u2019au is its center of abundance in Hawaii.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/oldcar\/8090181758\">\u00a9 oLDcaR<\/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-23129d9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23129d9d\" 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-b254ad4\" data-id=\"b254ad4\" 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-33046145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33046145\" 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><em>Pu\u2019u Ahumoa.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Another viable approach likely to yield most of the same species is to hike up the most prominent topographical feature in the area, the mostly wooded cinder cone, Pu\u2019u Ahumoa.\u00a0 The first mile-and-a half of the R-1 road approaches this hill tangentially, and there are several side-roads and trails on which one could depart on foot and explore in that direction.<\/p><p>The existence of this alternative means that the success of a visit to Pu\u2019u La\u2019au does not depend entirely on the condition of the road and the clearance of the vehicle.\u00a0 If transportation to the upper trail is in doubt, there is a back-up plan.<\/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-1d2e9608 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d2e9608\" 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-2d58bfb8\" data-id=\"2d58bfb8\" 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-45136e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45136e6b\" 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-2feb696a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2feb696a\" 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-713a5e81\" data-id=\"713a5e81\" 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-1a9b0011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a9b0011\" 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-5377dffc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5377dffc\" 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-518b9878\" data-id=\"518b9878\" 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-18892267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18892267\" 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 Big Island has no shortage of accommodations along its coasts.\u00a0 More centrally located for access to Pu\u2019u La\u2019au, other sites along Saddle Road, and both coasts, are a handful of hotels in the town of Waimea, about 18 miles north of Kilohana.\u00a0 Reasonable options there include:<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waimeacountrylodge.com\/\"><strong>Waimea Country Lodge<\/strong><\/a>, 1-808-885-4100<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekamuelainn.com\/\"><strong>Kamuela Inn<\/strong><\/a>, 1-800-555-8968<\/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-599586e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"599586e3\" 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-72ca3813\" data-id=\"72ca3813\" 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-14c5d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14c5d2b\" 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-7e3999ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e3999ba\" 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-2b9cedb6\" data-id=\"2b9cedb6\" 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-56247e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56247e15\" 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-7f038bb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f038bb7\" 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-3f5684dd\" data-id=\"3f5684dd\" 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-9fbee12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fbee12\" 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><em>Guns.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 The Ka\u2019ohe Game Management Area is popular with hunters, so don\u2019t be too alarmed if you hear gunshots or encounter humans bearing firearms, but try not to look like a deer\u2014or a sheep, goat, or turkey, etc.<\/p><p><strong><em>Weather.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 Although the habitat of Mauna Kea\u2019s western slope is classified as dry forest and the area is climatically semi-arid, it also receives regular precipitation.\u00a0 Much of this is in the form of either fog or mist.\u00a0 The area is at a high enough elevation (6,000-7,500\u2019) to be consistently cold overnight and to be brisk at any time of day, depending on the weather.\u00a0 When the fog rolls in, which it often does, it can be thick enough to frustrate navigation\u2014so it is important to remain oriented and remember exactly how to return to your vehicle or a known road.<\/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-d5d020 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5d020\" 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-13bb555\" data-id=\"13bb555\" 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-3c2e9b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c2e9b3f\" 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-64a68855 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64a68855\" 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-37f51533\" data-id=\"37f51533\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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La\u2019au.\u00a0 The remnants of native dry forest high on the western slope of Mauna Kea are the last stronghold of this unique honeycreeper, also home to a distinctive population of 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