Iao Valley State Monument is the place to be if you like the tropical flora of Hawaii. Take a walk on the ʻIao Needle Lookout Trail and Ethnobotanical Loop learn about the plants that Hawaiians brought.
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ʻIao Valley State Monument also has historical relevance as the site of the battle of where Kamehameha I defeated the Maui army in 1790.
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