Naniuapo Falls

February 15, 2015

We still had daylight to burn from our last hike, so we drove to Manoa in search of a waterfall. Photo by Jasmin Nepomuceno. My third visit to this trail. Still can’t find all seven bridges. Forward. Backward. Circle. Waited for Jasmin at this makeshift recycling center. Rumours circulated that she overslept in a cage. […]

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Maunawili Falls and Moss Slides

February 15, 2015

Met up with Glenn, Jose and Thessa in the Maunawili neighborhood for our hike today. We started off the beaten path. Away from the crowds. What crowds? All we needed were anthuriums, lotus pods, papyrus and ruscus. Thessa trying not to get her feet wet. Colorful tree fungi populated the decaying tree trunks that littered […]

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Battery Arizona

February 11, 2015

I joined David on an impromptu after work hike to a WW2 bunker. This was a first for me. Hiking in work clothes. The most dangerous part was crossing the freeway filled with pau hana drivers going home. Made sure we made eye contact. Road kill didn’t sound appetizing. After that it was a short […]

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Olympus Windward to Kolowalu Trail

February 8, 2015

I joined Brad, Marcus and Scott today to hike another Windward ridge. Marcus picked me up from my car on Alani Drive in Manoa and we met the others at the hairpin turn on Pali Highway. The trail is popular with hikers, trail runners, mountain bikers and pigs. We didn’t run into any of them […]

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Pu’u Kea’au

January 31, 2015

Predictions of rainy weather over most of the island, found us looking for a dry trail to hike on the West side. Be careful what you wish for. Met Glenn, Jasmin and Thessa in the parking lot across Makaha Beach by the pungent bathrooms. Jasmin knew of the Donkey Z trail that would get us […]

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Rapelling Manoa Falls

January 11, 2015

Got an invite to rappel Manoa Falls from Rob and Katy. Never visited Manoa Falls. Never rappelled a waterfall. Double check. Jose and I waited for the rest of the crew which included Katy, Madeline, Orrin, Reuben and Rob to show up; so we spent our time swatting away mosquitoes and taking a survey about […]

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Kulepeamoa Loop Trail

January 10, 2015

Back to do another short loop on the Eastern Ko’olaus. Met up with Chris, Jose, Rob and Ryan at the end of Anolani Street in Niu Valley. Headed into the valley with copious amounts of canopy cover and absence of mosquitoes. Can’t ask for much more on the trails. Multiple crossings of the boulder strewn […]

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Wailupe Loop Trail

January 4, 2015

Unable to find any hiking buddies today, I settled on an easy hike to do by myself. I parked at the end of Hao Street in Aina Haina and found a dust fence bordering the trailhead. Read that developer Jeff Stone bought a chunk of land in this area, hope access is not shut off. […]

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Kaipapau Bunkers

December 27, 2014

I drove all the way out to the country town of Hauula to meet Kelly for a short bunker hike. Reports of large and loose vicious dogs running in the neighborhood could not be verified. Thankfully. There are loose dogs, but they paid us no mind. We followed the paved road up to the water […]

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Waiakeakua Falls to Kolowalu Trail

December 21, 2014

I had always wanted to do a loop involving Waikeakua Falls, so Glenn and I tagged along with the Oahu Hiker’s group that was doing such a hike. Well, half of the hike. We met up with the group deep in Manoa Valley to start our hike. The trail is also known as the Seven […]

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