March16

Our next stop was Waikaumalo Park where we saw vines with these flowers (we posed with flowers that were already on the ground).
A nice stream ran through this park.Our next stop was Hakalau beach.
As we drove further up the coast, I searched for other beaches and parks to visit. We didn't realize that the detour to Hauola Forest Reserve near Paauilo would lead to an off-road adventure that also took us alongside macadamia nut orchards and beef cattle farms.
Once we were back on actual roads, we drove to Waipiʻo Valley, on the Hāmākua Coast to see the amazing landscape.
Where we enjoyed fish bites (nuggets), an ahi poke taco, and a poke bowl.
We stopped at Kēōkea Beach Park to enjoy the scenery.
Kēōkea Beach Park
From there, we drove to Laupāhoehoe Point