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Kuilau Trail
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Located within the Līhu‘e-Kōloa Forest Reserve, this 4 mile out-and-back hike provides scenic vistas as you walk among tree ferns and towering eucalyptus. This trail offers the opportunity to see the native ʻapapane, along with a number of introduced species, like the greater necklaced laughingthrush, western meadowlark, and white-rumped shama. Kuilau Trail ends at a wooden bridge which marks the path’s transition into Moalepe Trail, which extends another 2.5 miles, ending at Moalepe Trailhead.
Wet forest
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Managed by: Nā Ala Hele Trail & Access Program
Hours & Site Information: Visit Website
Important Info:
Be sure to wear appropriate footwear, as muddy conditions are common along this trail.
Birds
American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
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red junglefowl (domestic) | moa | Gallus gallus | |
spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
zebra dove | Geopelia striata | ||
rose-ringed parakeet | Psittacula krameri | ||
Japanese bush-warbler | Horornis diphone | ||
warbling white-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
greater necklaced laughingthrush | Pterorhinus pectoralis | ||
white-rumped shama | Copsychus malabaricus | ||
northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
western meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | ||
apapane | ʻapapane | Himatione sanguinea | |
house sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
common waxbill | Estrilda astrild | ||
African silverbill | Euodice cantans | ||
Java sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | ||
chestnut munia | Lonchura atricapilla |