Waikane Trail to Waiahole Uka Trail

December 8, 2013

Today over 30,000 people were lining up at Kapiolani Park to start The Honolulu Marathon. Marvin, Jose and myself got dropped off by Chris on Waikane Valley Road to start our own Hiking Marathon of sorts. We walked past the barking dogs and followed the explosive danger signs plastered fence into the dark valley, only to be stopped […]

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Kawaewae Ridge Trail

November 17, 2013

In the mood for a new and short trail to hike, Hiram and Jasmin met me on the Windward side of Oahu. Lipalu Place to be exact. Hiram and myself then jumped into Jasmin’s car and we drove to Kokokahi Place, as the hike was going to be a one way trail for us. We took […]

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Naohia Falls and Pali Puka

November 14, 2013

I had always wanted to visit this popular watering hole, so to speak, tucked in the back of Kalihi Valley. Jasmin and Matt were my guides for today. After crossing the wooden bridge at the end of Kalihi Street, we came across this “friendly” sign put up by Solomon Enos who took down the “No Trespassing” signs. His reasoning […]

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Kaumana Caves and Rainbow Falls

November 13, 2013

I had a free week off in between jobs, so I visited my parents on the Big Island and squeezed in a couple of fun hikes. My first stop was Kaumana Caves which is a 15-20 minute drive from downtown Hilo.  The place has a sheltered picnic table, restrooms and drinking water. All the comforts a hiker can ask […]

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Kaliuwa’a Falls

November 12, 2013

Chris took Jasmin and myself to what many would argue is the island’s most impressive waterfall – Kaliuwa’a Falls, located between Hau’ula and Punalu’u. It was also a beautiful day to be basking or swimming at the beach, but we were chasing a waterfall today. Photo by Chris Hiona. We followed the trail into the eerily empty park. The only […]

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Kaena Point to Kealia Trail

November 11, 2013

Rain, rain – didn’t go away. The torrential rains that had soaked the Windward side earlier in the week forced us to cancel our planned hike of Ohulehule in Kahana Valley and replace it with a hike on the WST (Waianae Summit Trail). We decided to take a page from DGC and start segment hiking the WST, […]

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Waikane to Papali

November 2, 2013

Marvin invited Jose, Thessa and myself to tackle a large chunk of the Northern KST (Koolau Summit Trail) stretching from Waikane Valley to Papali Trail, a grinder of a hike at over 16 miles. Who wouldn’t jump at such an opportunity? The group picked me up at Hau’ula Beach and we then parked on Kamehameha Highway nearby […]

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Anamolo (Reverse Olomana)

October 26, 2013

Not a fan of hiking the same trail twice, Olomana to be specific. I asked Chris to show us the backdoor way to Anamolo or reverse Olomana, as he knows the route quite well. We staged cars at the traditional start of Olomana on Auloa Road in Kailua. Then we drove into Waimanalo and parked on Waikupanaha Street, where further […]

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Trifecta of fun – Le’ahi at night, Hamama and Waihe’e Falls

October 19, 2013

My triple dose of hiking fun started at 3am, even the chickens were sleeping. I met up with Chris and Jasmin as we took advantage of the full moon’s illumination as made our way up Le’ahi.   The skies were clear enough to see past the neon glow of Waikiki and reached out all the way to the […]

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Bowman Trail (Shortcut) to Haiku Stairs

October 13, 2013

Stuart Ball called Bowman the most difficult of the ungraded ridge hikes in the leeward Ko’olau Range. With that being said, Chris wanted to try out the Bowman shortcut, which would chop three miles off the trail length. I only agreed because knowing the route would come in handy when the time came to tackle the Bowman […]

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