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Mr. Edwin Q. P. Pettys of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife was extremely helpful in 1993 when I updated this book in the wake of Hurricane Iniki (September 1992). He must set a good example, because while I was at Kawaikoi Stream Camp in 2000, one of his rangers, apparently worried about a woman camping alone, took the trouble to check on me, brought me some mokihana berries that I treasured until they turned to fragrant dust, and regaled me with legends and facts about the Alakai Swamp. Thanks!

I am deeply indebted to readers who have written me with their compliments, criticisms, and new information. Until I became an author, I could imagine neither how important readers’ inputs are nor how much I should enjoy receiving them. Hikers and correspondents Hideo Shimizu and Jim Granice have been particularly helpful. And, thanks to Suzanne Hessefort for her suggestions for ssss1.

Andrew Doughty, co-author with Harriett Friedman of The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, was a generous source of last-minute details for the previous edition.