The odd Hawaiianfish that Climb Cliffs 
By Meghan Miner Murray US Source: BBC News 2/10/2021
Meghan Miner Murray
Sneaking past locals lingering on a smoke break and into a gully alongside an aging general store is not how one expects to begin a quest for a rare fish.

"Most of the streams along the Hāmākua Coast that I have been to seem to support populations of 'o'opu," wrote Tim Grabowski, head of the Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit of the US Geological Survey, in an email about where to find the fish in question. The trouble is, despite dozens of streams along this 50-mile stretch of winding scenic seafront, very few – if any – are publicly accessible.
 

So, I snuck down the precariously steep and muddy path into a canopy of leafy green to one of the most discreet and least obstructed access points. Here, the rural Hawaiian countryside fades into wild nature; wind and the rumble of pick-up trucks crossing the bridge overhead are replaced with humidity, nagging mosquitoes and a burbling brook.

 
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