Yesterday we started with a nice sweat as we descended and climbed up the steep cliffs to see the Pololu Valley! This Valley is also on the coast that the Waipio Valley is on, therefore was also formed from Kohala land slides, erosion from rainwater, wind, and other factors. There are sand dunes that are sacred to the Hawaiians that were formed from winds and the tsunami of 1946! King Kamehameha also hid in this valley when growing up to not be killed and fulfill his duty as the future ruler of the Hawaiian Islands. We found alot of rocks that were a lighter color and had Calcium rich Feldspar bits in the rock which is alot different than the basalt with Olivine we have seen alot of.
This hike is short but steep!!! Around 500 feet in about 0.5 miles! Definitely got my heart rate up and my legs pumping! There were also so many Tilapias in the river and on the shores from the flash flood earlier in the week, which made for quite a disgusting smell. The views made up for the smell though and I am grateful for the opportunity to hike down to the Valley!
