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Kohala Mountain road scenically connects the hub city of Waimea with the north Kohala Coast town of Hawi. From the road's crest near 4000 feet in elevation, views toward Haleakala, Maui's highest peak at over 10000 feet becomes visible.

On 23 March 2003, Kim and I hiked around the southeast side of Kohala Mountain to the north-facing headwall most famous of the North Kohala valleys, Waipi'o Valley. On 25 March, we drove from Kona to Hawi, where we enjoyed lunch at Bamboo restaurant and ice cream at Tropical Delights, then on to Polulu Valley.

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ko01-haleakala-from-kohala.jpg (101 KB) Haleakala, Maui's highpoint, i...	ko02-kohala-se-pano.jpg (167 KB) Panoramic view of the southeas...	ko03-windblown-tree.jpg (119 KB) Windblown tree near the crest ...
ko04-morgan-kohala-nw.jpg (79 KB) Cinder cones on the northwest ...

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