Makapu’u TomTom Trail

January 23, 2011

This was my fourth hike with the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club, and my first as a member. Good thing, as this hike was only open to members. We all met at the club’s house in Waimanalo and carpooled to the Makapu’u lookout. We crossed the road and gradually made our way up the rocky slope, basically following the fenceline. […]

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Top of Mauna Kea – Tallest Mountain in the World

January 16, 2011

Pop trivia question. What is the highest mountain in the world? If you answered Mount Everest, try again. It’s Mauna Kea located on the Big Island in the Hawaiian Island chain. If you measure Mauna Kea from the bottom of the ocean, it rises a staggering 33,500 feet which towers over Mount Everest’s 29,029 feet. […]

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Makapu’u Scramble

January 8, 2011

I met up again with the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club at the Makapu’u Point or Ka Iwi State Scenic Shoreline parking lot. The lot fills up real fast, as late comers ended up parking on the outside road. After a quick introduction, we started on the the paved trail that goes up to Makapu’u Point […]

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Koko Crater Rim

January 1, 2011

After catching the cloudy sunrise at the beach that ushered in the New Year, I met up with the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club at the Halona Blowhole parking lot. Every New Year’s Day, the club hikes the back of Koko Crater. After being told the obligatory “hike at your own risk” speech and the most dangerous […]

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Mount Ka’ala

December 18, 2010

For the last hike of the year, we decided to climb Mount Ka’ala, the highest mountain on Oahu. Initially, we had signed up to go with the Sierra Club, but the coordinator called back and said they would not go past the boulder section due to it being “sketchy.” In other words, not going all the […]

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Kaena Point

December 4, 2010

Kaena Point can be approached from the Waianae side or the Mokuleia side. We met up with the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club in the Kaena Point State Reserve Park parking lot at the end of Mokuleia. Our large group of about 20 hikers started walking on this two mile stretch of uneven road, which […]

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Palehua Ridge

November 21, 2010

This was our second attempt at hiking Palehua Ridge in the Waianae Mountain Range. A week earlier, we had drove to the end of Umena Street at the top of Makakilo and had obtained the combination to the gate, which Camp Timberline changes every month, which soon lead to another locked gate, but no key. So […]

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Mariner’s Ridge

November 7, 2010

UPDATE AS OF JANUARY 22, 2014: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS, THE PROPERTY LANDOWNER OF MARINER’S TRAILHEAD HAS DECLARED THE MARINER’S RIDGE HIKE TO BE CLOSED. IF YOU WISH TO HIKE THIS TRAIL, YOU MUST CONTACT THE SIERRA CLUB OR THE HAWAIIAN TRAIL & MOUNTAIN CLUB TO GAIN LEGAL ACCESS. Looking for an easy […]

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Kuli’ou’ou Ridge and Pu’u o Kona

October 31, 2010

Instead of carving pumpkins or going trick or treating, we hiked the Kuli’ou’ou Ridge Trail and Pu’u o Kona on Halloween Day. We were hoping to be treated to stunning views and not tricked into getting lost! After parking at the end of Kala’au Place in Kuli’ou’ou, we started off by signing our names in the […]

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Hawaii Loa Ridge

October 24, 2010

Hawaii Loa Ridge is a sleeper of a hike, located in the uber-rich gated community of Hawaii Loa in Hawaii Kai. Much like public beaches, gated communities have to offer public access to public hikes. The guard will let you in after 7am, where you must present local or military ID and sign a liability […]

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