LIHUE — Weather forecasts, trail hazards, and whether your canine hiking buddy can tag along — adventurers can get an idea of some trail conditions before they go out in Hawaii, thanks to a new online resource developed by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
LIHUE — Weather forecasts, trail hazards, and whether your canine hiking buddy can tag along — adventurers can get an idea of some trail conditions before they go out in Hawaii, thanks to a new online resource developed by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
The online database compiles details about nearly 100 trails within the state’s Na Ala Hele Trail and Access System, and about 35 of Kauai’s trails are included.
“Our intent is to provide a central resource for the tens of thousands of visitors and kama‘aina who enjoy all that our trails have to offer,” said DLNR Chair Suzanne Case.
The Na Ala Hele Trail and Access System is administered by DLNR and includes nearly 30 trails in the Waima Canyon and surrounding areas, as well as trails like those on Nounou Mountain (Sleeping Giant), the Kuilau Trail and Powerline.
Clicking on the links to those trails provides more information on each one. For example, a closer look at Moalepe Trail on Kauai’s east side details a trail that starts in the Wailua Homesteads where no motorized vehicles are allowed, that is muddy during winter months. Dogs are allowed and it’s a hunting trail, the website says.
Information for mountain bikers and dog owners can also be found on this website for the trails listed.
Latest trail closures and repairs are also listed.
State of Hawai‘i Na Ala Hele website: https://hawaiitrails.hawaii.gov/trails
Please please please, no matter what trail you are on, don’t leave your toilet paper! Some of these beautiful, pristine trails now have toilet paper everywhere. It’s disgusting, unsanitary, rude, and irresponsible. You thought ahead enough to bring it with you, think ahead about what to do with it once you use it! Bring a ziplock baggie to put it in, drip dry, dig a hole, just don’t make it part of the scenery!