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11.Manuka State Wayside, Big Island
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This lovely 13.4-acre park is situated in South Kona on the flank of Leeward Mauna Loa. It features an arboretum and a variety of habitats including mesic montane kipuka forests, lowland mesic forests, wet montane forests, and subalpine shrublands and forests. Relatively recent multiple lava flows have created some unsurveyed and uncharacterized lava tubes. These lava tubes make the hiking here even more interesting. Restrooms are available.
12.Wai’anapanapa State Park, Maui
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Last but not least in Hawaii, Waianapanapa State Park offers not only tent camping but also rents cabins in a rather remote, locale on this low-cliffed, wild coastline. This one-of-a-kind state park is popular for shore fishing and hiking.
The well-known Manuka Nature Trail offers visitors a memorable two-mile nature hike through the neighboring Manuka Natural Area Reserve which offers an education in Hawaiian natural history. Some people say that this place can make you feel as if you’re in a fairytale.
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