We were back on the trail and as we climbed down and around some boulders I spotted this native growing on the side of a rock in some very shallow soil.  It is called

"Ala`ala wai nui wahine" and is not to be confused with "Ala `ala wai nui kane which is a peperomia.

This barbed wire fence has been around for a long time.  See how the tree has grown around the wire.

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