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Na Ala Hele Trail System

By • Feb 3, 2016

J.B. and Nathan Friday at the Humu‘ula trailhead
Credit J.B. Friday, University of Hawai'i

The great outdoors beckons us. We roam the forest trails of Hawaiʻi gazing with wonder and quiet reflection at the forest around us. The trails we walk take us on a journey not only through the beauty of the natural world, but also through paths trodden by those who came before in times past.

Christopher Phillips explains...

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