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  1. bkrownd

    Mauna Kea

    The lowest I have found them is at the junction of R-1 and R-15 (the side road to Ahumoa). The area where I usually start hearing them is near the halfway point up R-1 to Pu'u La'au Cabin, starting near a tall sandalwood that's easy to miss. (just above FB-4 and the first concrete gulch...
  2. bkrownd

    Mauna Kea

    Road "R-1". At about the 44 mile mark on Saddle Road, across from the girl scout camp, there's a big yellow gate and sign that says "Kilohana Hunter Check Station". The road is 4WD because of loose steep sections where 2WD tears up the road. I drive a couple hundred meters in, park at the...
  3. bkrownd

    Mauna Kea

    The closure of Mauna Kea has been ended.
  4. bkrownd

    Mauna Kea

    After 3 months of rains most mamane trees around Halepohaku are flowering and budding out wonderfully, the surviving 'aheahea are nice and green again, and some grasses are greening. The dead shrubs and small plants are going to have to come back from seed. However, the closure of Mauna Kea...
  5. bkrownd

    Mauna Kea

    The closure of leeward Mauna Kea has been extended through the end of the year. (will make it difficult to practice for the palila surveys...)
  6. bkrownd

    Mauna Kea

    Fire is mostly out. Unfortunately it was near the only 'akoko forest I know of, which I hope hasn't burned up.
  7. bkrownd

    Mauna Kea

    Currently a big fire on the lower slopes of Mauna Kea, so I'm doubting the mountain will open before rainy season really gets going.
  8. bkrownd

    Mauna Kea

    For anyone thinking of visiting Hawai'i you may be interested to know that leeward Mauna Kea has been closed for the entire summer due to this winter's extreme El Nino drought. The bureaucracy has banned all entry on the leeward side of the mountain, explicitly including "hiking" and...
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