bkrownd
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For anyone thinking of visiting Hawai'i you may be interested to know that leeward Mauna Kea has been closed for the entire summer due to this winter's extreme El Nino drought. The bureaucracy has banned all entry on the leeward side of the mountain, explicitly including "hiking" and "birdwatching" individually or commercial, so there is no chance to see palila or anything else up there until autumn or later.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the palila count in January.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the palila count in January.
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