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This section of the Ala Kahakai Trail leaves from the south end of Spencer Beach Park near the pavilion.
The beginning of the trail to Mau'umae Beach.
At the north end the trail runs through a dense forest.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Walking the Ala Kahakai Trail to Mau'umae Beach.
Eventually the trail leaves the forest for open views.
The trail crosses this small beach, which is a mouth for a creek bed that evidently flash floods from time to time.
White Leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala).
Walking the Ala Kahakai Trail to Mau'umae Beach.
Walking the Ala Kahakai Trail to Mau'umae Beach.
Walking the Ala Kahakai Trail to Mau'umae Beach.
The section leading from the parking area for Mau'umae Beach is much broader.
Mau'umae Beach.
Mau'umae Beach.