Hawaii II: Hiking to the Diamond Head

In the morning, I went for hiking (very easy) to the Diamond Head (Le Ahi) Crater, an extinted volcain close to Waikiki. Today, Diamond head is the most recognized landmark in Hawaii ;-)

The trolleys get you to up to the bottom of Le'ahi, while other transportations go only til before the tunnel and you have to walk a bit.



Le'ahi was created about 300,000 years ago, during an eruption and the broad crater covers 350 acres.

Dominant plants are kiawe and koa haole and birds like cardinals, doves and sparrows are common.




In 1940, Diamond Head was purchased by the federal government and designated for military use because it was an ideal site for the coastal defense of O'ahu.






This is the view of Waikiki from the top of Diamond Head.
It's worth to walk up there for this wonderful view!!







And this is the view of Diamond Head (not really good pic because of so strong wind on that day) from the Waikiki beach.