Comments on: Pupukea to Laie https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/ Zero fox given Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:06:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: kenji SAITO https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-51755 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:35:55 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-51755 Aloha Brandon,
Did you hike it this past weekend? How was it?
Mahalo

]]> By: Brandon https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-51477 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:40:41 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-51477 Hey Kenji,

Thanks for getting back so quickly! The overgrowth down from Koloa to Pupukea was bad?? I know HTMC recently cleared the Laie trail so that shouldn’t have been too bad. Thanks for that info and GPX tracks would be awesome, especially since you say it’s super overgrown.

Mahalo,
Brandon

]]> By: kenji SAITO https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-51474 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:24:17 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-51474 Aloha Brandon,
Thanks. We just did this hike last weekend and the overgrowth was insufferable. The club actually recommended to do it from Laie to Koloa. So I would give you the same advice as your hike will end up being that much more enjoyable. Hopefully I can send you the tracks in time, but the route from Laie to Koloa is pretty straightforward. You go up the Laie trail to the summit then turn left and follow the trail until you hit the fence line which will lead you directly to the cabin. Bring tents as there is no guarantee that the cabin will be open. Average time from the bottom to Laie summit is 2-3 hours. Summit to cabin is generally 2 hours give or take, depending on your pace. Hope this helps.
Mahalo

]]> By: Brandon https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-51423 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:34:25 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-51423 Hey Kenji,

Awesome blog on this traverse. I was actually thinking about doing it this weekend and camping at the Koloa cabin for the night. I haven’t hiked the KST before and was wondering which path would be easier for day 1. Pupukea to Koloa cabin or Laie to the cabin.

If you could email me the GPX tracks for this traverse, I would greatly appreciate it!

Mahalo,
Brandon

]]> By: kenji SAITO https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-37996 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 23:05:58 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-37996 Aloha Tom,
No the trail does not run through military land. It does not descend down through Kahuku.
Mahalo

]]> By: Tom https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-37993 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 19:59:00 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-37993 Does this go through military land because I’ve hiked behind kahuku before and I needed to sign a form to get access.

]]> By: Lupe https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-23483 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:43:28 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-23483 Got it. Mahalo #HappyTrails

]]> By: kenji SAITO https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-23482 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:12:00 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-23482 Aloha Lupe,
Glad you enjoyed the post and thanks for visiting my site. I have emailed the tracks, but please keep in mind that the tracks are not 100% accurate and the terrain/trails do change over time. Be safe and have fun!
Mahalo

]]> By: Lupe https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-23481 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:56:49 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-23481 Thanks for this great post. We are planning on hiking this trail in September. Would you mind sending the GPS tracks? Mahalo

]]> By: Ivs https://kenjisaito.com/pupukea-to-laie/comment-page-1/#comment-23381 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 09:25:33 +0000 http://kenjisaito.com/?p=3423#comment-23381 Got it. Awesome! Mahalo!

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