The stars (and my usual backpacking cohort's vacation plans) aligned to allow us to do a trip on the Kalalau Trail in Hawaii. My family is peeved that I'm going to run off for a couple of days during our summer vacation, but that's a different issue for me to figure out.

I haven't hiked this trail before (and not likely to be this lucky again) and I'm having a hard time finding any detailed trip reports that will answer some basic questions I have.

What I want to know is:
1. Do I need to worry about rats and other critters messing with my food?
2. Are there significant mosquitos or other flying bugs?
3. How many river crossings should I expect? There is at least one, per the online map.