Wed 5 Aug 1947 Kokee - Alakai Swamp Trail. 37. Wainoa Canyon. Left Maggie to the lodge man at 7:00 and started to the end of Makiki Cr. road. We hiked directly to the cabin (5 min.) & this, in fact, the 1st trail crew is busy clearing brush & logs - to bedro pin. About a/4 hr. hike in. It is wilderness 1/2 way down trail before flora is really Ohio until tree fern understory. The flat just past the cabin is the most damaging piece of ground I've seen, with the fern utterly stripped from tree fern, egiphytes everywhere. Some huge tree fern grows as epiphytes upon other trees. We saw the 5 common Boraceae species (no Amakiki) & heard what was probably an OU! We failed to locate it. Also heard many a new 10 M40 - breed or endemic thrushes. (Phaeornis immanis) We came out this evening, the round trip being made in the day, round trip of 12-15 mi. We ate a quick cold dinner of pineapple juice, peppermint jelly & tomato, after crossing stream & some trees on the trail. Breakfast was cooked (a) to a crust. Feel awfully well fed. At 9:30 went looking for Neelely's land both this to HARCORT's from Wainoa Canyon overlook - Common - into the canyon! Stayed last night with Maggie in her dorm - sleepy. The people at the Xam Corp are either old friends or most likely.