Living on the East Side of the Island of Hawai\u2018i gives T\u016bt\u016b and Me East some wonderful opportunities for exploration, learning, and play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For our April huaka\u2018i we chose to take a trip to K\u012bpukapuaulu \u201cBird Park\u201d in Hawai\u2018i Volcanoes National Park. This bird park offers a 1.2 mile trail for hikers to enjoy. It is nestled in the cool mountain forest, and is easy enough for young keiki to walk. We walked the misty wooded path and encouraged our keiki to listen to the sounds of the birds and reminded them that if we were quiet enough, we might even be able to see the birds that actually make those sweet sounds. As we traversed the trail, several of our keiki watched for 1 of 20 flora plaques along the side of the trail. When we arrived at each one, they were excited to find them and asked that we read what was written. After reading each one we would all look for the flora identified and pictured on the plaque, and then move down the trail looking for the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along the trail we found a very, very large \u2018\u014chi\u2018a tree that had a split in the side, exposing the interior of the hollow trunk. The split provided keiki with a unique opportunity to peer inside a living tree!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the time we reached the end of the trail we had spotted 3 Kalij pheasants, several small birds, crunchy leaves, sparkling water dew on blades of grass, rustic wooden benches, very tall trees, big steps, colorful flowers, hidden strawberry plants, and a lot of hungry keiki, but our trip was not over yet. We continued our huaka\u2018i by bus to the N\u0101makanipaio Park where we were all able to eat lunch, play in the expansive grass park, roll logs, inspect leaves, and enjoy each other\u2019s company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a fabulous, fun filled learning adventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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