Pupukea to Laie

May 25, 2013

Back for another grinder. I joined Ted and his crew of Steve, AJ, J, Tom, Laredo, LyZel, Sara, Heather, and Randy. We were piggybacking on Marvin’s first leg of his three day trek from Pupukea to Waiahole Uka. What a way to spend the Memorial Day weekend! We were doing the abbreviated version from Pupukea to Laie, […]

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Papali Ridge/Castle to Laie Trail

May 5, 2013

2:00am. What was I doing up so early on a Sunday morning? Boy’s Day? No, it was to join David and the crew of J, Tom, Ted, Yoshi, Randy, Troy, Chenay, Kinky and Gerwin to hike the last segment that David needed to complete the entire Koolau Mountains. We staged some cars at Laie and met […]

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Kolowalu Trail to Olympus to Manoa Middle

April 28, 2013

When I heard that HTMC was going down Waiakeakua Falls, I jumped at the chance to go visit another new place. Glenn picked me up and we met the other club members by the Manoa Chinese Cemetery. We also witnessed why hikers in general get a bad rap from the stupid minority of hikers who […]

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Kaupo Cliffs #3 to Tom-Tom

April 20, 2013

Glenn and I joined J, Tom, Kilei and Bob to climb another Kaupo Cliff section – #3 to be exact. We all met at the Tom-Tom trailhead and ran into Marcus who was leading a new group of hikers up the Tom-Tom trail. The initial trail runs almost parallel to the homes on the left. It’s so […]

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Mo’ole and Waipuhia Falls

April 14, 2013

Taking a break from ridge hiking, I joined Nate, J, Tom and Glenn for some waterfall hiking in Nuuanu today. We parked at the Pali Hunter’s Check-In Station and crossed the Pali Highway to enter an un-locked gate that took us into the lush forest. As we started on the trail, I recognized dirt ninja aka Chris’s tag […]

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China Walls to Spitting Caves to Koko Head/Hanauma Bay

April 13, 2013

Chris and Kevin joined me today on a short and fun exploratory hike around the affluent Portlock area. I picked them up from the small dirt lot by the Hanauma Bay bus stop and drove past McMansions to park on Hanapepe Loop. Walking down the grassy slope of Koko Kai Beach Park and making our way through […]

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Mariner’s Windward to Mariner’s Ridge

March 31, 2013

Apparently I had not got my fill of hiking up steep Windward ridges, that is why I found myself with Chris going up Mariner’s Windward on Easter. Photo by Chris Hiona. We started off at the Tom-Tom trailhead and made our way through the Waimanalo forest as we crossed dry riverbeds and pushed our way […]

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Mauna o Ahi Windward to Bear Claw Left Fork

March 17, 2013

Today was the day we hiked a ridge less traveled, which was Mauna o Ahi Windward. I found myself in the company of Marcus, Jay, Tom, KiLei, LyZel, Ted, Yoshi and Randy. Waimanalo Bob was our guide to the trailhead. We passed the old Meadow Gold Dairies ranch as we made our way to the […]

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Kayaking to the Mokulua Islands

March 16, 2013

Taking a break from Terra Firma, I found myself at Windward Watersports in Kailua with the Barefoot Hikers group, getting a crash course in kayak handling and the waters surrounding the Mokulua Islands, also known as Na Mokulua, Twin Islands and the Moks. Don’t stand up in the kayak and avoid the coral reef. Got it. We […]

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Makahiki Challenge 2013

March 9, 2013

It was time to get muddy again. That’s why I found myself on the road headed to Kualoa Ranch to participate in the Makahiki Challenge, which is a mud run/obstacle course. Just coming off the Warrior Dash two weeks ago, I decided to check out this race on the Windward side of the island. $10 to park […]

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