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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Exploring Diamond Head

December 7, 2014

Wishing to explore the iconic symbol of Hawaii but wanting to stay away from the high heeled hordes that flood Diamond Head daily, I decided to literally borrow a page from a published list that details the many other ridges of Diamond Head. Met up with George and Glenn at the trailhead that was sandwiched […]

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Makapuu Tidepools Loop

November 23, 2014

Met up with Jasmin, Rebecca and Thessa at the Makapu’u Lookout to start our tidepool hike. We also bumped into the Oahu Hikers Group that was crossing the highway to hike to the Tom-Tom trail. Small island. Photo by Thessa Bugay. We scrambled up the rocks to beat the sun breaking over the mountains. It […]

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Kaalaea Valley

November 16, 2014

We wrangled an invite from Katy and Rob to hike into a waterfall chute tucked deep in Kaalaea Valley. On private property. Lucky us. Met up with Jake, Jose, Katy, Rob, Ryan and Thessa near Eleao Windward Ridge. We followed Katy and Rob into the valley using the passable trail. Some slipped through the gates. […]

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Makapuu Lighthouse Loop

November 11, 2014

Still stuck on baby hikes. Thanks to my ribs. Parked at the Makapu’u lookout, where Mari started her hike on the lighthouse trail and I started from the lookout. We would meet at the top. Leaving the lookout behind, as I made my way up near the sea cliffs. One of many bunkers left over […]

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Exploring Koko Crater ( Pu’u Mai )

November 9, 2014

Having done Koko Crater to death, it was time to mix it up a bit today. I picked up Glenn from Koko Crater Botanical Gardens and drove around East Oahu to find a suitable place to ascend up the tuff cone from a different approach. We parked behind Kaiser High School and found a construction […]

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