Makapu’u to Kamiloiki Ridge

September 16, 2012

Rain canceled our Saturday Pali Notches to Piliwale Ridge hike, so I tagged along with Chris and Kaimi for a Sunday hike from Makapu’u to Kamiloiki Ridge. Chris picked me up from Waioli Street and we met Kaimi at the Makapu’u lookout. Even security was there in the wee hours of the morning, in the […]

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Diamond Head Under A Blue Moon

August 31, 2012

Having never done a night hike, well intentionally, we decided that this month’s full moon or blue moon was too good to pass up a chance to hike the entire crater rim of Diamond Head at night. I met up with Chris, Chance “Shoeless”, Kaimi and Sina at 9:30pm. Thanks to Dave for the directions! […]

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Halawa Ridge to Haiku Hidden Stairs

August 26, 2012

When we last hiked to Haiku Stairs, I had heard about another lesser known stairs that was located across the valley on Haiku Ridge, called Haiku Hidden Stairs or Stairway to Hell. Not one to pass up the chance to check out a new hike, I met Glenn at the end of Iwaena Street in Halawa […]

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Moanalua Saddle to Haiku Stairs

August 5, 2012

This was our third hiking route to Haiku Stairs and the most challenging to date. I met Chris and Glenn at the end of Ala Aolani Street and we started our hike into Moanalua Valley Park around 6:20am. We passed the numerous bridges that cross Kamananui stream and Korean hikers started to pass us by as they […]

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Mount Olomana to Ahiki Backside

July 22, 2012

Having promised myself that I would tackle the descent down the third peak of Ahiki ever since we did Olomana almost two years ago, today was the day to cash that check. Glenn, Chris and myself all met right before the bridge on Auloa Road and started the hike around 6:30am. Glenn and Chris climb the […]

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Mount Olympus to Manoa Middle Ridge

July 14, 2012

Waahila State Park was wide open and empty as I pulled my solitary self into the parking lot at 6:45am to hike the last piece needed to complete the Eastern part of the Koolaus from Makapuu to Lanihuli. Going into the hike, scenic views of Manoa Valley quickly opened up. The good thing about this trail, is that your […]

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Hawaii Loa Ridge to Mount Olympus

July 1, 2012

Rain rain go away, come again another day. That childhood nursery rhyme was going through my head as I pulled in Wa’ahila Park at the top of St. Louis Heights to be greeted by morning showers. I met Jason there, as Glenn had bugged out due to the rain. We talked about it and hoped the rain would pass, so […]

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Pali Notches to Konahuanui to Manoa Middle

June 9, 2012

The twin peaks of Konahuanui (K1 and K2) have beckoned to me for quite some time. All four of our previous attempts to climb them were either derailed by Mother Nature or Human Nature. Today was the day we were going to get to the top of the highest peak on the Koolau Mountains. It […]

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Mariner’s Ridge to Hawaii Loa Ridge

May 6, 2012

This was our second chunk of the Koolau Summit Trail that we started last month. Today we only had half of the horsemen in attendance, Chance and myself. We checked in at the Hawaii Loa gated community and was told that they let visitors with Hawaii ID in once the sun was up. This contradicts what an earlier […]

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Makapu’u to Mariner’s Ridge

April 29, 2012

This was our first hike towards completing the entire Koolau Summit from Makapu’u to Pupukea. Of course we plan on breaking it up into manageable chunks, not everybody can be Chase Norton. Mad props to that guy for hiking the entire Koolau Summit in eight days. I parked my car at the top of Kaluanui Road where the […]

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