We decided to try hiking down the Pihea Trail from the Pu'u O Kila Lookout at the very end of the Koke'e Road, but that idea was dashed when we were confronted with heavy rain pushed by 30 mph winds. Instead, we birded the road between there and the Kalalau Lookout where we found 'Anianiau (ah-knee-ah-knee-OW) in the nasty conditions. We returned to the cabin and packed everything up.
That was when we saw the first patch of blue sky that lasted for about a half-hour. Even then, it was drizzling. I managed to get a fleeting photo of an 'Apapane next to the cabin with the rare blue sky as the background.
We headed down the mountain and back to Paakahi Point near Hanapepe to do more seawatching. Laysan Albatross, Great Frigatebird, and Brown and Red-footed Boobies were seen among the many Wedge-tailed Shearwaters. Jason picked out a few distant Newell's Shearwater, but I wasn't able to find any of them. A small group of African Silverbills were in the nearby brush.
From there, it was back to the Lihue Airport to board an early evening flight to Maui. We spent the night at a motel in Kahului, Maui.
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