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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Kealia to Ka’ala Road

June 1, 2014

Good weather beckoned us back to the mountains. The Waianae Mountains. We picked up where we left off from last time. Photo by Steve Lin. Jame’s wife was nice enough to drop our group off at the Kealia trailhead. A dog even greeted us as we got ready and then bounded off to her master […]

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Ehukai Bunkers (Pillboxes)

May 26, 2014

Holidays are nice. No work. No school. For most people. Lucky us. Mari and I made the long drive out to the North Shore to do an easy hike. The trailhead was not marked but we easily located it to the left of the gate that separated the parking lots of Sunset Beach Elementary School […]

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Moanalua Saddle to Red Hill

May 10, 2014

My journey to traverse the Ko’olau Mountain Range began with a saddle and fittingly ended with another saddle today. I had no intentions of completing the entire Ko’olau Mountain Range when I first started hiking, it was just to get out and hit the trails. That all changed after one of our hikes, when the […]

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Kahuauli (Bowman) to Kalihi Saddle

May 3, 2014

Back in the saddle again. A heavy soaking the day before had actually aborted our saddle hike. However, after going all over the board with alternate hikes to do, we ended up doing the saddle anyway. The skies were clear, so despite the weather sometimes changing on a dime up in the mountains, we decided […]

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Manana to Waimalu

April 19, 2014

Despite rainy weather predictions, just a day earlier they were forecasting mostly sunny skies, I decided to return back to the Ko’olau Mountains. A crew of six joined me in the wee hours at Manana trailhead. No pig hunters and dogs were in sight. They must have hit the trail early. No cardiac hill and […]

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