12 Days of Christmas

December 8, 2024
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It seems to have fallen out of favor to celebrate Christmas on the hardest hike on the island, so we decided to do our interpretation of the island classic of the song written by Eaton “Bob” Magoon, Ed Kenney and Gordon Phelps in 1959. Numbah one day of Christmas My Unko gave to me One […]

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Poamoho to Manana (High High’s Finish)

November 29, 2024
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It was that time to help another friend finish off their last segment of the KST this weekend. Thanks to Scott for dropping Aida, Roger and myself off at the trailhead. Akira and Tessa were taking Ferlino’s redeye truck ride. Aida crossing over one of the old landslides that wrecked the trail awhile back. Solo […]

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Kolekole Pass to Kaua

November 24, 2024
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I decided to cut today’s hike in half as I didn’t feel like hiking in the dark. Been there. Done that. Thank you very much. Thanks to Matt for dropping us off despite the gate not being open at the advertised time. Jeremy called Range Control and they came to open the gate for us. […]

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Walk around Oahu (Dillingham Fountain to Mapunapuna)

November 17, 2024
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Met up with the group at the still non-functioning Dillingham Fountain to start our third perimeter hike around the island. Group photo in front of Elks Lodge 616. This fraternal organization was first called Jolly Corks when it was founded in 1868 and now has more than 750,000 members at 1,928 lodges. We walked up […]

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Halalai’i and Pu’unaue Trail

November 10, 2024
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The original plan was to have camped in the crater for the weekend but we changed it to a day hike instead. We woke up, somebody had their hair braided, didn’t know we had a hairdresser in the house and checked out of our airbnb. Driving into the national park that was created in 1961. […]

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Maui Holoholo 2024

November 9, 2024
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Plans changed. From backpacking in Haleakala to a hybrid mix of sorts. All fun in the end. Chico, Ferlino, Mari, Sandra and myself flew over to the airport that was first built in 1942 as a naval air station. Catching the blinding sunrise on the Valley Isle. Where is Ferlino? One of these is not […]

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Walk around Oahu (Koko Marina to Dillingham Fountain)

November 3, 2024
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Decided to keep nice and dry and stay off the mountains this weekend. We would still get a little wet on our perimeter walk today. Met up with Aida, Alexis, Akira, Chico, Deborah, Ferlino, Mari, Marilyn, Robin, Roger, and Tessa at one of the franchise restaurants founded in 1962 by Glenn Bell in California. The […]

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Poamoho Cabin (Falls)

October 26, 2024
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An upper level disturbance brought heavy rain and disturbed our camping and hiking plans this weekend. Aida, Chico, Jeremy, Roger and myself met up with Anne-Marie, Jenny, Emi and Akio at the base of HMR and then we all piled into Chico’s truck for the ride up. The drive up the six mile jeep road […]

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Walk around Oahu (Waimanalo Beach to Koko Marina)

October 20, 2024
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Due to popular demand, does two people count? The perimeter walk around the island was re-started. Clockwise. Mahalo to Ferlino who picked up Aida, Akira, Mari, Robin, Tessa and myself from Taco Bell and shuttled us to the area that was probably one of the first spots on the island explored by Polynesians, where Dave […]

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Kalauao Falls (Birthday Hike)

October 13, 2024
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It was that time of year that we all gathered again to celebrate Mr. Lawrence Murray’s another year around the sun or is that rainbow? Shout out to Aileen, Menchie, Mona and Sandra for arriving early to secure our spot and for decorating the picnic shelter. The girls testing out the party blowers. All those […]

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