re: Tourists ruined this beautiful Hawaiian attraction — so it’s being demolished

I hiked the long route to the top last year. It's a pretty tough hike when you go the legal route. Barely got any pictures in before the clouds and rain moved in.

The legal route is the Moanalua Valley Trail. I actually tried to hike this trail on a previous trip before finally completing it last year. I didn't do any research and tried to wing it the first time and I didn't have enough water. The trail is about 10.5 miles round trip. The first 3 miles is flat and the last 2.5 miles is going up the ridge line. We had to come back down in the rain and we fell and slid most of the way. Had a flight at 7 PM to Maui and got there just as they were boarding.