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Kokee Natural
History Museum
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PHOTOS |
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Click on a
thumbnail to see a larger version of the
photo |
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OVERVIEW |
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Kokee Museum is located at Kokee State Park
at the top of Waimea Canyon Road. Part of
the beauty of visiting the park and museum,
of course, is the drive past breathtaking
Waimea Canyon, the "Grand Canyon of the
Pacific" to get there. The small, quaint
museum is devoted to the flora, fauna, and
natural history of the area. It also
features collections of shells and Hawaiian
artifacts. Admission is free and the museum
can be reached at 808-335-9975. Open daily
10am-4pm. Hiking maps and park information
are also available at the museum. |
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DIRECTIONS |
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To visit
Waimea Canyon and Koke’e State Parks, drive
up from the coast on Highway 50 from the
town of Kekaha, which is about 3 miles past
the town of Waimea.
Highway signs clearly mark the turn up to
the mountain parks. You’ll be driving up
through abandoned cane fields which are now
being taken over by introduced trees like
Silky Oak, Black Wattle, and Paperbark
Eucalyptus, all Australian transplants.
Reforestation to control erosion caused by
cattle began in the 1930s with the
introduction of these Australian trees.
During spring, horizontal clusters of
feathery orange-gold blossoms cover the tall
silky oak trees. |
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WEBSITE |
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http://www.kokee.org |
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http://www.hawaiistateparks.org/parks/Kauai/Index.cfm?park_id=7 |
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