Best Hikes on the Island under 5 miles RT

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I second the Kilauea Iki loop trail. I loved it. It's a bit of a climb out of the crater, you get winded.

Real easy trail for early in the morning (for the birds) is Kipuka Puaulu, just a little ways up Mauna Loa road, past the turn out for HVNP.