Kalihi Saddle (Powerlines) to Kapalama Trail

December 31, 2022

Our last hike of the year was spent climbing and scrambling on an eroded ridge. The abbreviated version. Thanks to Alexis and Lilia for dropping Aileen, Aya, Chico and myself off on the side of the dark highway where we apparently interrupted a couple in progress. I’ll leave it to your imagination as to what […]

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Maunalaha Falls (Maikiki Falls) and Wiliwilinui to Hahaione Pyramid

December 24, 2022

‘Twas the day before Christmas, when all through the mountains, many a hikers were stirring, even a grinch rat. The cars were being parked by the Maikiki Arboretum with care, as more hikers would soon be there. The trail was followed with care, in hopes that we would not go just anywhere. We soon sprang […]

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Protected: Papali to Pig God (Castle) Trail

December 3, 2022

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Manini Pali to I’ve been there before gulch

November 27, 2022

Met up with Aida, Art, Colt, Jen, Lilyn, Mauricio, Quan, Sofiya, and Tessa at Schofield Barracks to do an inclusive birthday hike. Scratch that due to ID problems. To keep the inclusivity, we collectively drove towards Plan B which was actually Plan A originally. Full circle. We secured all our worldly possessions after a friendly […]

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Laie Trail to Black Junction (Pupukea)

November 20, 2022

Met up with Art, Chris and Tessa to finish off my last section of the KST in the dry town of Laie. Art and Chris were running fashionably late due to traffic and plumbing problems, so Tessa and I pushed off on the trail to wait for them. We saw the signs that Uncle Pele […]

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Poamoho Ridge Trail to Laie

November 6, 2022

I bit off more than I could chew on today’s hike. I was a tad ambitious in thinking that I could traverse from Poamoho to Pupukea in a single daylight day. My lack of fleetness and the punishing overgrowth and mud had me throw in the towel and cutting the hike short at Laie. I […]

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Palehua to Kaua

October 23, 2022

Organized another hike for another no-show. Well, the hike must go on. Mahalo to Mrs. Gill for allowing us to go up Palehua Road which shaved off a couple hours of our hiking time. Many thanks to Thomas for driving Art, Chris, Lilyn, Matt and myself up the road that is only 2.5 miles long […]

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Paku’i

October 16, 2022

Met up with Art and Ryan in Waimanalo to finally tackle the spur ridge that Ryan had his eye on for quite awhile. We soon split from the bike path and started to make our climb up towards the peaks. Going through a patch of feathery ferns, much more agreeable than the clawing and scratching […]

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Poamoho Ridge Trail to Manana

October 8, 2022

We spent a camping weekend in the mountain and defied the weather predictions of rain all weekend. Thanks to Renato for picking Alexis, Quan, Tessa and myself up and shuttling us to the Poamoho trail. He also managed to finally break in his 4×4 on the jeep road and get a taste of what’s it […]

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White Road Hike

October 2, 2022

We woke up in the morning after being starry-eyed last night, thanks again to Grant for the awesome tour of the CFH telescope, to drive all the way to Waimea. There is a large margin of error in the time it takes to get ready, especially when you have three guys in a room versus […]

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