At 2am on Monday morning June 18, 2012 a series strong trade wind gusts of 80+ mile and hour ripped through Kamuela town and took down dozens of trees. Most hard hit was the nearly 100 year old tree line at Konokohau rd. at the base of Pu'u Hokulua. Houses were damaged, cars were flattened, and the landscape was altered permanently. A long line of tall beautiful cypress has come down having reached the ends of their lifespans. Most of the trees simply uprooted given their shallow root systems, systemic heart rot, and wet soft soil from weeks of heavy trade wind rains. Whats left? Damage, detritus, chips, firewood and logs. Big beautiful cypress logs ready for the mill.
