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Photo Date:
09/10/2016
The trailhead.
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
Mauna Kea is visible along the trail.
Photo Date:
07/26/2017
The three newer volcanic mountains are visible from the trail: Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and Hulalai.
Photo Date:
09/10/2016
Kids can enjoy the trails that offer diverse terrain in a small area.
Photo Date:
09/15/2015
Interpretative signs are posted along the trail, offering more information about area's natural history.
Exploring opportunities are plenty at the Koai'a Tree Sanctuary.
Photo Date:
09/15/2015
Koai'a have spreading branches low to the ground, making for cool spaces to explore.
Photo Date:
09/15/2015
The gulch has some very old and massive ʻōhiʻa trees that eluded the destructive goats and cattle of the area.
Volunteers with the Kohala Watershed Partnership planting native plants along the Koai'a Corridor.
On both sides of the sanctuary the landscape has been decimated by cattle.
Photo Date:
09/10/2016
A'ali'i is just one of the many native plants you'll find within the sanctuary.
Photo Date:
09/10/2016
Koai'a in bloom.
Photo Date:
08/10/2014
Park along the road in a large pullout.
Koia'a Tree Sanctuary is a great place to catch the sunset.