Puʻu Kalepeamoa loop

Stay on the trail; the cinder soil and remnant native vegetation are fragile, and off-trail walking damages habitat. Do not collect plants of any kind. Pack out trash; no fires, no smoking — the dry vegetation is fire-vulnerable. Bring water and a jacket; the temperature at ninety-two hundred feet can be twenty degrees lower than at the saddle base. Do the loop after spending time inside the VIS — the order is arrival, exhibits, walk, then drive higher or back down. Pace yourself; this is not a workout, it is altitude adjustment.