(06-09-2026, 04:43 PM)ironyak Wrote: What I can't tell from the satellite or road view is how much of that is original versus reforested growth.
I'm pretty sure what you see along the road is, for the most part, just remnants of the old forest. With more recently introduced weeds mixed in, and a few stands of since planted trees. But those ferns are not a few years, or decades even, years old. And the still standing ohia are ancient. Literally, imagine how long it takes for a 24 inch in diameter hapuu to form. The best, btw, example of that particular forest is to take a hike from the end of Amaumau rd. on the hunter’s trail that heads in the direction of Kulani prison. All you have to do is go a few hundred yards in.. it’s mind boggling. Towering hapuu and four to five feet in diameter ohias. I've seen nothing like it anywhere else on the island.