We were surprised to see dense forests of eucalyptus along the Hawaiian highways. However, Google tells us, "At least 5 million eucalyptus robusta trees were planted in Hawaii between 1910 and 1960 in total, for the sake of the forests, but also as a source for sustainable timber, delivering a hardwood that's gorgeous and deep-red." A stretch of highway between Akaka Falls and the Waipo Valley provided a generous pull-over to take some pictures.
We think that the wispy vegetation between the grass and the trees in the bottom picture (across the highway) may be casuarina litorea (also called whistling pine or iron wood).
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