One other guy was there waiting. And then Steve Brown showed up and said the hike's been changed to Maunawili. I was incredulous, but Steve appeared serious, so, we drove back over Pali Hwy to the hairpin turn. I thought I would catch up with some Club hikers, or some would return already, but no one I recognize. There is one British guy with an Asian woman, one guy without shirt, and a bunch of Boy Scouts, and nobody else.
Time passes fast when the trail is so easy.
Soon it was noon, and I was near to the Waimanalo-side saddle. On the dot at noon it started pouring. Which I did uneventfully. Many gullies up the Pali became beautiful waterfalls on the way back. I stopped more often to admire the scenery and so was actually going slower on the way back.