Early on in my long fascination with Maui I became intrigued with the idea of climbing 5;788' Puu Kukui (lit., "candlenut hill"), rising just east of Lahaina, the high point of the West Maul Mountains. Doing a little research, I found that this peak--because of its almost permanent cloud cap-is one of the wettest spots on earth. The mountain, in fact, has an average rainfall of 40 feet/year, and often competes with Kauai's Mt. Waialeale as the soggiest spot on the planet.
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mahalos for your story :)
ReplyDeleteI've hiked Olowalu to Waikapu.
ReplyDeleteOlowalu to Iao is next :)
Does anyone have knowleddge of the trek fromn Olowalu into Iao valley?
ReplyDeleteTopo maps indicate a vertical climb of only 800' and a grade of only 33 degree. Surely do-able.
Mahalos for your kokua and providing any info.
https://karl-helser.com/warrior-trek-iao-valley-to-olowalu-valley-july-4-6-2015/
DeleteMahalos. I was looking for this :)
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