Ka’ala to Kolekole (Akira’s WST Finish)

June 29, 2025
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Tessa came out of her self-imposed semi-retirement to see her significant other complete the Waianae Summit Trail today. Mahalo to Lilia and Kenny for dropping us off in the remote valley that was once home to taro, cattle and sugarcane. Now it’s home to the occasional chronic, abandoned cars and stray dogs. I guess we […]

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Hahaione Pyramid to Kamehame Road

June 22, 2025
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Strong winds scattered our original saddle plans today and blew us to another part of the mountains. Thanks to Chico for dropping and picking us up. Mahalo to Kenny and Roger for shuttling us to our new starting point for today. What started out as a chilly morning quickly turned oppressively humid. We went “exploring” […]

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Walk around Oahu (Waialua to Waimea)

June 15, 2025
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A group of us walked on the holiday that was founded in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd to celebrate fatherhood and complement Mother’s Day. It took awhile for the holiday to gain traction with the public until President Nixon formally made it a national holiday in 1972. Some did pushups to warm up at our […]

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Battery Arizona 2025

June 11, 2025
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Ask and you shall receive. That is how our group found itself with the keys to the kingdom today, so to speak. We all met at one of two landfills on the island, this one is slated to close in 2028. Good luck with that. We all signed in and got a quick introduction to […]

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Pali to Wiliwilinui (Roger’s KST Finish)

June 8, 2025
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Somebody was not ready to finish the KST today, but Roger was ready to take the open slot. You snooze, you lose. Some drove, some carpooled and others got dropped off to start our hike this morning. Quick, let’s take a group photo before the wind knocks the tripod over. Tackling the first of two […]

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Japan HoroHoro 2025

May 24, 2025
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We paid a visit to the land of the rising sun, not to predictably hike Fuji-san but rather do a couple of exploratory activities since we had only so many days to spend. Agatsumakyo Gorge Rail Bike Agattan – May 27, 2025 It took us several connecting trains and roughly three hours to travel from […]

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Kalihi Saddle (Powerlines) to Nu’uanu Saddle (Pali)

May 17, 2025
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The rain had gone away and so with it the excuses. That is how Jeremy, Roger and myself found ourselves in the mountains today. Thanks to Aida for dropping us off at the trailhead. We walked up the service road and made the short climb to the saddle where the usually stiff winds were absent, […]

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Sunset Hills to ‘Ehukai Pillbox

May 11, 2025
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We all met up in the parking lot of Sunset Beach Elementary School to start our ramble through part of the Pupukea Paumalu Forest Reserve. Thanks to Akira and Edgar for shuttling us to the neighborhood up in Pupukea to start our hike. Going down the hills covered in pine trees and California grass. Jeremy […]

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Walk around Oahu (Makua to Waialua)

May 4, 2025
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Met up at the aviation hub that was in danger of being shuttered until the State was granted a 50-year lease last year from the US Army. Thanks to Jeremy and Roger who shuttled us from Dillingham Airfield to Kaneana Cave. Group photo to kick off our walk. Looking at the cave that wasn’t meant […]

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Manoa Valley Waterfalls Birthday Hike

April 27, 2025
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According to a passage from Wikipedia, “Humans have had a distinct relationship with waterfalls since prehistory, travelling to see them, exploring and naming them.” That being said, the group met up in the valley that was home to the first coffee plantation in the islands to visit all seven of the waterfalls in the valley. […]

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