Almost exactly 1 mile into the hike, the trail drops down into this beautiful Kukui Nut forest. These trees are, also, known as "Candle Nut" trees. Hawiians used to use the nuts from these trees to make primitive candles. 2nutfo Share                      Hawaii Time! All photographs appearing on this site are the property of Joe West Photography. They are protected by U.S. copyright laws and are not to be downloaded or reproduced in any way without the written permission of Joe West Photography.