Dawn Patrol-Mauna Lani Resort
Lissette and I run/walk a very scenic, 6 mile route daily at sunrise within the Mauna Lani Resort and along the shoreline including circling the fish ponds ponds at Kalahuipua’a, and the shorelines at Honoka'ope and Makaiwa Bay. It’s an incredible start to the day currently filled with snow capped volcanoes, hump back whales breaching, big waves and the ever present and plentiful bird population. Migratory Koleas are numerous now displaying their “just arrived” light feathered plumage which changes to a dark “tuxedo” as they prepare to head back to Alaska and beyond in the spring.
The seven fish ponds that are named Kalahuipua'a, Kahinawao, Waipuhi, Waipuhi Iki, Hope'ala, Milokukahi and Manoku—most were used by ancient Hawaiians to raise fish and supplement their ocean fishing efforts. The ponds are stocked, and the schools of mullet and awa are moved from pond to pond to feed in different stages of development. Mauna Lani has also planted a variety of ancient Hawaiian plants in an effort to return the ponds to...
