Waianae to Ka’ala to Dupont

September 7, 2014

The mountain was calling. The highest mountain on the island. Ka’ala. Met up with Carmi, James, Rocky, Ron and Ryan at Waipio Costco, our staging point. Ron’s wife was nice enough to drop us off in Waianae Valley. We even got to watch a comedy video while driving to the trailhead. All we were missing […]

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Pu’u Kaua to Palehua

August 31, 2014

Joining me on this hot and humid day to tackle my last segment of the Waianae Summit Trail (WST) were Chris and Thessa. Photo by Thessa Bugay. There were more bicycles on the road than cars this morning, due to the 112 mile Dick Evans Memorial Road Race. Where are the farmers? Photo by Chris […]

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Kalahaku Teeth to Waimano Trail

August 16, 2014

I had read that HTMC legendary hiker Al Miller stated that Kalahaku Ridge could not be done. End of story. Time and other hikes passed, I then stumbled upon Cory Yap’s blog about his group summiting said ridge. My interest was renewed. Photo by Thessa Bugay. David, Jose, Ryan and Thessa rounded out the crew […]

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Fuji-san 2014

July 23, 2014

Two fools paid another visit to Mount Fuji to collect our sunrise. Or so we hoped. Last year we had failed to see the sunrise due to a raging storm on top of the mountain. The two hour bus ride from Shinjuku did not look promising as we approached Fuji Hakone National Park as the […]

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Hobbs Ridge to Kolekole Pass

July 5, 2014

Back in the Waianae Mountains. The wet Waianae Mountains. Met up with Jasmin, John, Jose and Steve in Waianae Valley. Clouds were already spilling over the mountains. Taking a break on Hobbs Ridge. Rain had started to fall earlier while we were in the valley. Jose punched up the weather and the forecast was rain […]

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Pu’u Kaua to Kolekole Pass

June 28, 2014

Back to Pu’u Kaua. And beyond. Specifically to Kolekole Pass. Met up with Brian, James, John, Jose, Matt and Marvin on Kunia Road. Plan A was to have Troy drop us off inside the farm. Marvin’s idea to save us some walking time. Photo by Troy Solano. Honest Abe is not welcome here. I don’t […]

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Pu’u Kaua

June 21, 2014

Our hike today was to reach the third highest peak on Oahu. The other two highest being Ka’ala and Kalena. All of them being in the Waianae Mountains. We parked on the side of Kunia Road, past Hawaii Country Club. Others have tried parking in the farm to shorten the distance but had the unfortunate […]

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Pu’u Ohulehule Southeast Ridge

June 11, 2014

Stuart Ball called Ohulehule southeast ridge “the most dangerous hike on the island.” While I wouldn’t necessarily agree with that statement, I would say it’s one of the more physically taxing hikes. Aaron, Darren, J, Marvin, Matt, Troy and myself joined Will on his hike today. Matt staged his truck in Kahana Valley and we […]

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Hobbs Ridge to Ka’ala Road

June 8, 2014

Today’s hike was to tidy up some unfinished business with Ka’ala Road. At the crack of dawn, I met up with Chris, James, John, Jose, Marvin and Thessa at the end of Waianae Valley Road. We spent scant minutes on the much hated road and then turned right into the bushes. No complaints here. The […]

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Mokoli’i Island ( Chinaman’s Hat )

June 7, 2014

Only had time for a quick hike today. Mokoli’i Island or Chinaman’s Hat as it is more commonly known fit the bill. I met Jasmin at Kualoa Regional Park, which was crowded with weekend campers. We managed to launch the kayak in the water without flipping ourselves in the process. Always an accomplishment in my […]

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