Gill, Douglas E . 
19&T 
Kauai 
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22 August 1964 ; We woke up around 0850 and drove back up the Wairaea Canyon 
Road, flnri parked outside the Hokee Ranger Station and found that it was 
locked. We wondered when it opened, and since it was already 0900 and it 
was Saturday. Finally some people cane down from one of the back cabins 
but they didn't know when the ranger showed up either. At their suggestion 
we went over to the Museum and restaurant but found them closed. We saw a 
maintenance truck pull up in front of the Ranger Station, so we went back and 
asked them how to get to Alakai Swamp. The fellow was very helpful and 
pointed the way out on a map. So, after filling our canteens, we drove just 
a very short ways beyond the ranger station to a dirt road leading off to 
the right and a sign indicating Mohih.1 was 6.4 miles down it. About ha l f a 
mile above this cutoff on Route 55 there is another dirt road off to the 
right with a sign indicating Mohihi 6.2 miles. They joined about a mile in. 
He followed the signs (including one pointing to camp 10 ) until they were no 
more. The last was 4.7 miles to Mohiki. We drove probably 2 miles beyond 
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the last sign and finally came to a bend in the road where the stream 
crossed it. It was shallow but we decided we better not try it, lest the 
stream swell with rain or we slip while we were in it. So we parked the 
car above it, and loaded our packbacks. Ivhile ve were doing that X bird 
watched a bit a spotted a Lesser Amakihi, or Aonlsn3.au among the Japanese 
White-eyes. Larry prepared his slingshot and off ve went. We walked slowly 
along birdlng as ve went. Larry often shot at birds that came within range 
but consistently missed. He finally got a Lesser Amakhii and later an 
immature House Finch. Further on ve decided we better skin them, because they 
