I watched the cloud bases rush up the pali at the back of both valleys, to be replaced by new mists lower down. At this junction with the somewhat dry looking KST, a blank signpost was canted at an angle. Oh yes, I decided to return the way I came and forget the Tour de Kahana. Maybe it is a great hike just for this part of its pleasure. By the intermediate high point along the roller-coaster section, the weather had warmed, skies had cleared some, and the Ko'olau crest was again clear.
Timing is everything.
While skies seemed brighter, low clouds still hung on Ohulehule, Kanehoalani, Manamana, and even Pu'u Piei. Along the way I passed through a marvelous section of ohia-hapu'u forest. Shades of Kilauea's East Rift. I was regaled by a number of canines in the residential area in the last minutes.