Hiking on the Hawaiian Islands
Many lament the ruin of what once made oniy occasionally vary this patlern. A ;
~lawaii an earthly paradise. Memories are trade winds rise over Ihe mountain
evoked of uncrowded valleys and sea- islands， they cool to form clonds wh
~lhor~..a， now cluttered with highrise dwell- release their moisture， mostly betw，
:ings， highways， crowds， and commer- 3，000 and 7，000 feet， Higher and lm
~ialism. Fortunately， this is true only for elevations receive progressively
，lhose Who refuse to leave the comfort of
l，
moisture. Tile wettest months are belwc
their cars. The best of Hawaii still awaits Octoher and April.
~those ，willing to walk: isolated black-sand The islands were formed by shield v，
beaches， waterfalls cascading into clear canoes rising slowly from the ocean floor
pools， valleys dotted with stone ruins， form gently sloping， symmetrical mou
groves Of fruit trees planted by long- tains. Today s rugged peaks and valle
， anished people， and mountain regions of
lpecta~flar beauty， were shaped by millennia of erosion th
faithfully reflect the invariable weath，
aMany hiking trails lead to these quiet patterns.
，~.~nes. This book covers a wide selection of
Ihebest，describedinenoughdetailtoallow Erosion is increasingly evident pr(
ceeding northwest from the gentle slopes c
lhe reader to choose suitable trails and tile young island of Hawaii to tile ancier
，areas， The trails included raJlge from plea- and precipitous Na Pali Coast of Kauai
aarlt strolls to memorable \"character
Generally， the deepest valleys begin wher
builders.\" Some fine trails are not de- rainfall is heaviesl， on the north or north
~r~eribed here because of access problems， east sides of each island. The highesl sez
~roo liltle has been done to assure access to cliffs and
nlost rugged coastlines arc usualb
public lands， Hopefully， well-considered on the north Coasts， where wave action i~
planning will improve hiking access to the strongest.
back counlry a~s well as preserve the rights
of private landowners.
Clothing and Equipmenl
Climate and Topography A pleasant part of ifiklng in Hawaii is
thai relatively little e;-iuipment is needed，
The weather in the Hawaiian islands However， this is t~ot true of the ifikes on
varie~ dramatically trom one area to the
ne~l bul h is remarkabb， s，.L， .， Haleakala and Mauna Lot which require
r) J ave tie year
equipment COmparable Io Iha used for
( t Jcl i ~ any one place. Tt~e constant trade- mounlain cl robing on the mainland， such
~ihd， otn of the rltJrlh~ast， passing over the as， lenls， heavy wool clothing， and rain
Ill~g gear. The temperature drops 3 to 5 degrees
.;.iabk Imc， bClv，，een microclimates. ]he I:ahrenheit fol every I，tKI0 feet gained in
!~. ， ~，I fh~. J acilic Otcan moderale~ the elevation. Hikes into tile wet areas above
， ，r ，;，r，l，， ，，I th，.，， trade winds alld millJ-
，， 2，000 fee/ can be unpleasant and danger-
m;，] ， h~JlJgtr. lhe occasional ous， if the Iravclcr becomes wet or is over-
J:~，~，，，，l I!ma l .md3 lion} Itle sotllh laken by darkness. Waterproof and wool
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