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Hauʻula Loop Trail
HIKING, MOUNTAIN BIKING
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This tranquil trail, which clambers through Waipilopilo Gulch and onto a ridge over
Kaipapaʻu Valley, rewards hikers with views of the lush interior of the Koʻolau Range.
Native flora blooms all along the way, including sweet-smelling guava and octopus trees
with tentacle-like branches of reddish-pink flowers. This moderate 2.5-mile lollipop loop
hike takes about 1½ hours. Wear bright safety colors to alert hunters.
The signposted trailhead appears at a sharp bend in Hauʻula Homestead Rd above the
Kamehameha Hwy, north of Hauʻula Beach Park. Trailhead parking is unsafe due to
vehicle break-ins, so leave your car by the beach and instead walk up 0.25 miles from the
highway to the trailhead.
Sleeping & Eating
Hale Koʻolau
VACATION RENTAL $$$
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(
888-236-0799, 536-4263;
www.halekoolau.com
; 54-225 Kamehameha Hwy; 1br/2br/3br apt
from $115/205/340;
) It's so close to the ocean here that during high tide, surf
splashes a few of the windows. Beachfront lawns, hot tubs and washer/driers are shared
at this comfy, if slightly timeworn community of residential homes and bungalows, some
of which have ocean views. Three-night minimum stay required.
Papa Ole's Kitchen
LOCAL $
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(
www.papaoles.com
;
Hauʻula Shopping Center, 54-316 Kamehameha Hwy; mains $5-12;
7am-9pm Thu-Mon, to 3pm Tue)
Billing itself as 'da original,' Papa Ole's
ʻono kine grinds
(delicious eats) are da bomb. Make your island-style plate lunch a tad healthier by choos-
ing fresh greens instead of macaroni salad. In a strip mall north of town, sit inside the
small cafe or at picnic tables facing the parking lot.
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Feeling almost like a big city compared with its rural neighbors, life in Laʻie revolves
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