Kilohana Lookout


The reward for hikers who make it all the way through bog and forest to the far end of the Alaka‘i Swamp Trail, the Kilohana Lookout (4022ft) commands phenomenal views across steepling Wainiha Valley and Hanalei Bay to the ocean. There’s no shelter of any kind.


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