Gill, Douglas E. 1964 Kauai 22 August 1964: We woke up around 0830 and drove back up the Waimea Canyon Road, and parked outside the Hokee Ranger Station and found that it was locked. We wondered when it opened, and since it was already 0900 and it was Saturday. Finally some people came down from one of the back cabins but they didn't know when the ranger showed up either. At their suggestion we went over to the Museum and restaurant but found them closed. We saw a maintenance truck pull up in front of the Ranger Station, so we went back and asked them how to get to Alakai Swamp. The fellow was very helpful and pointed the way out on a map. So, after filling our canteens, we drove just a very short ways beyond the ranger station to a dirt road leading off to the right and a sign indicating Mohihi was 6.4 miles down it. About half a mile above this cutoff on Route 55 there is another dirt road off to the right with a sign indicating Mohihi 6.2 miles. They joined about a mile in. We followed the signs (including one pointing to camp 10) until they were no more. The last was 4.7 miles to Mohiki. We drove probably 2 miles beyond the last sign and finally came to a bend in the road where the stream crossed it. It was shallow but we decided we better not try it, lest the stream swell with rain or we slip while we were in it. So we parked the car above it, and loaded our packbacks. While we were doing that I bird watched a bit a spotted a Lesser Amakihi, or Aomianiau among the Japanese White-eyes. Larry prepared his slingshot and off we went. We walked slowly along birding as we went. Larry often shot at birds that came within range but consistently missed. He finally got a Lesser Amakhii and later an immature House Finch. Further on we decided we better skin them, because they