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Taken from a park in Kula, Hawaii.
The elevation is near 3700 feet, a bit more than one third the way up Mount Haleakela which peaks at 10,000 ft.
You can see the isthmus between the other mountain, Mount Kahalawai, with the peak of Pu’u Kukui.
In the center where the land narrows between the Pacific, is Kahului, where the main airport is located. To the left is Kehei then Wailea, where our hotel is located. Sugar cane fields fill the rest of the lowlands between the mountians.
This was a spectacular perspective, to be able to see all that land, having been driving and walking around like so many ants from this high up.
The temperature dropped 20 degrees from 90F in Kuhului to 70 in Kula.
Tomorrow, we get up at 2AM to make the pre-dawn trek to the top of Mount Haleakela. The temperature at 10,000 ft. should be about 40F. Brrrrr.
Great depiction of what is Hawaii; but also a nice mood piece, with the dark clouds rolling right up to you.