Exploring Mauna Lahilahi on the Waianae side is a nice little climb up the world’s smallest mountain. I wouldn’t by any stretch, call this a hike. Glenn and I met Chris on Lahilahi Street and went over the rock wall. Sign says the park is open from 5am to 10pm, but the gates were still locked at 7:00am. Hawaiian time.

Which trail shall we take up?

There appeared to be several trails that leads up to the top, some from the ocean and mountain sides. We took the most obvious trail going up on the mountain side.

Nice little climb

We made short work of the rocky hill. It’s not very challenging at all, although there are some spots you can climb, otherwise just contour around the rock formations.

Top of Mauna Lahilahi

We arrived at the 230′ summit roughly 10 minutes after we had started from the bottom.

Looking towards Kaena Point

A nice view looking towards Kaena Point and the semi-private beach below us. We saw a guy doing his early morning stand up paddle boarding and a dolphin excursion boat skipping along the deep blue waters, country living at it’s finest.

Sun breaking over the mountains

Catching the sunrise breaking over the Waianae mountain range.

Deep blue Pacific Ocean

Looking at the end of Mauna Lahilahi or “thin mountain” extend and drop into the Pacific Ocean, this view offers a closer and different perspective than most other climbs and hikes that we have done.