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Pololū Valley Overlook

Pololū

Pololū Valley Overlook
Photo: zak11527 · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Pololū Valley Overlook stands at the end of Hwy 270 (ʻAkoni Pule Hwy), ~8 miles east of Hāwī, ~400 ft above the valley floor…

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How to visit

The parking lot is small — about thirty stalls — and fills by 7:30 or 8 in the morning during high season. If you arrive late, you don't get parking; do not block the lot, do not park on the shoulder of the road. The Pololū Trail Stewards stationed at the trailhead are local North Kohala people doing real work; ask them, listen to them. The valley floor below is private property and a working community; the overlook is the right place to stand. Do not fly drones. Twenty minutes at the overlook is plenty.

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