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Alan Davis and Pele’s Chair (June 26, 2011)




Finishing part B of what was supposed to be a loop trail from Makapuu Tidepools, the Lost Trailblazers decided to have a Sunday-Funday at Alan Davis and Pele’s Chair. We wanted to complete the loop a few weeks ago, but the summer swells and tides have been working against us… thus we just decided to just go the more direct way.


With a crew seven-strong; Troy Takara, David Chatsuthipan, Reanne Solomon, Jennifer Liu, Jenelyn Castillo and I; we started the trail at the Makapuu Lighthouse trailhead/parking lot at a leisure ~ 130pm… as many of us were hung over from partying for Jen C.’s birthday the night before at Apartm3nt. lol.


There are several lines one can take to get to the Kaiwi coastline… We took the most direct route (near the Kaiwi Coastline access sign), which takes no longer than 20 minutes to reach Pele’s Chair and Alan Davis. Other routes can be seen, particularly when hiking up the Makapuu Lighthouse trail.


The few highlights of this area include, a plank to jump off of (an old telephone pole wedged under several boulders), Pele’s Chair, and a gravel/coral sand beach (see photo of beach below).


Being the hikers/climbers that we are, we naturally gravitated towards climbing up some rock faces and eventually ended up at the top of Pele’s Chair. There are a couple routes to get to the top, one is much easier than the other. Jenelyn took the more difficult route (east), and I do not recommend this way whatsoever (above right).


The “safer” of the two routes is on the west side of the rock face (above), however I still do not recommend this unless you have experience climbing. Here’s david topping out, with a small crowd spectating in the background.


Once at the top, the views are amazing in every direction. Here’s a 360 degree view of what to expect (note beach in foreground, to the right of Kokohead). The first photo, is also taken at the top of Pele’s chair after the group topped out.


After spending sometime on the chair, we all took turns jumping off of the plank (me with a characteristic air-split, hehe). Soon after we migrated to the beach to pop open some Boddingtons and have an epic “Guys vs Girls Catch Phrase Battle.” *cough* you can ask the girls who won.

Alan Davis and Pele’s Chair is an easy hike (or walk). It is dog friendly. You can easily backpack gear and a small cooler to have a picnic on the beach. Please pack out what you pack in, and if ambitious, please pick up litter you encounter while there. Though graffitied and vandalized, Pele’s Chair does have cultural significance to native Hawaiians. In addition to safety, please be respectful to the rock face and appreciate it’s aesthetic/spiritual value, especially if you decide to climb.

To view this location on a Google Map also known as my “Adventure Map“, Click Here. For more adventures of the Lost Trailblazers, either look at my other blogposts and “Adventures with the Lost Trailblazers” photo gallery, or David’s website “UnrealHawaii.com“.


2 Comments for Alan Davis and Pele’s Chair (June 26, 2011)


Rik Caz

Sweet…..!!

Enough said….! 😉

Have a great 4th of July Bro…!

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Chasity

Fantastic pictures!!!

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