January 2013

Though most of us were exhausted from arduous hike into Blue Hole the day prior, we summoned the energy to drive up to the north shore to hike the Na Pali coastline to Hanakapiai beach and waterfall. Although, I haven’t hiked along the Na Pali coast for some time, the hike was still fresh in […]

The “Blue Hole” is one of those mystical valley adventures that many of us aspire to hike, but only few dedicated goonies end up making it there. Not the easiest place to get to, it requires a good amount of off-roading through muddy terrain, navigating a mess of faint trails, and miles of rock-hopping. As […]

I was kind of bummed when the group leader (Baron Yamamoto) said we (Steve Decker, Katie Ersbak, Jenny Ersbak, Daniel Hu, Aaron Toma, Lynne Honda and myself) were gonna go back to Kokee (Koke`e) to hike Kalepa Ridge (ridge west of Kalalau Valley), especially since it’s far away from most of the other hikes we […]

Probably not the best day for a ridge hike or summiting the Koolaus, we (Baron Yamamoto, Joshua Serrano [808 Goonies], Jenelyn Castillo, Katie Ersbak and I) disregarded the high-wind advisory by weather forecasters and ascended Piliwale Ridge to reach Konahuanui (K1). We successfully descended via Lulumahu ridge, where we had staged a vehicle earlier in […]

Since we (Baron Yamamoto and I) had recently completed the section north of Puu Kaua (to Puu Kanehoa), it was only fitting that we head south to complete another section of the Waianae Summit that had been eluding us for some time. Descending from Puu Kaua to Pohakea Pass was not too difficult, however, ascending […]