Nature Hikes in Kona - Easy - Pu'u Anahulu forest

Two tenths of a mile North of the 18 Mile Marker on Rout 190, Hawaii Belt Highway, AKA the mauka road between Kona and Waimea. Is an entrance (There's another entrance on the makai side of the highway, .3 miles South) to a state conservation area, used for hunting. The gravel road makes the hike easy for anyone.


Native trees abound, mainly Ohia Lehua and Lama. Both are looking good right now, thanks to recent rains. The lama have nice red-brown new leaves that fade to green as they mature. The lehua should be really spectacular in a week or two, though some are in bloom already.


Some of the lehua are just starting to bloom.