Wiliwilinui Access Road and Ridge Trail
The trail begins as a paved road, eventually turning into a dirt track and transitioning from guava to native koa-ʻuluhe forest. This hike offers opportunity to see or hear several native forest birds. A challenging trek, this ridge trail features 1,600-ft. elevation gain and may often be muddy and slippery.
Wiliwilinui Access Road and Ridge Trail
Wet forest
Managed by: Nā Ala Hele Trail & Access Program
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Important Info:
If driving from Kalanianiʻole Highway heading east, turn left on Laukahi Street. Continue mauka on Laukahi St until you come to a security guard station. Check in with the security guard and then proceed up Laukahi until it ends. Turn left on Oko‘a, following the trail signs. Park in the parking area before the cable gate and proceed on foot along the access road to the trailhead.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Tern | manu-o-Kū | Gygis alba | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | ||
| Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| Oʻahu ʻElepaio | ʻelepaio | Chasiempis ibidis | |
| Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | ||
| Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | ||
| Japanese Bush-warbler | Horornis diphone | ||
| Warbling White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| Red-billed Leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | ||
| White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus | ||
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| Red-crested Cardinal | Paroaria coronata | ||
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| Apapane | ʻapapane | Himatione sanguinea | |
| O’ahu ‘Amakihi | ʻamakihi | Chlorodrepanis flavus | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | ||
| African Silverbill | Euodice cantans | ||
| Java Sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | ||
| Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |