Hiking

I’ve always enjoyed night hikes, particularly during the full moon. There are a few trails that are friendly to hiking in the dark, one of them being Kamehame Ridge, or the ridgeline at the end of Kamehame Drive in Hawaii Kai. The road ends near the NIKE station, and joins with the Makapuu Tomtom Trail. […]

In addition to being an an aquatic biologist, part of my occupation is to deploy/maintain wireless sensor networks throughout the State of Hawaii. The weather station shown in the above is located at an elevation of ~6000 ft on Hualalai, a mountain range in Kona which peaks at ~ 8300 ft. These stations are often […]

Recently, I had the opportunity to visit 3 hidden treasures in Nuuanu Valley, all of which are a short walk from the end of the Old Pali Road / Pali Highway junction. Joined by several Lost Trailblazers and guests, we set out for Lulumahu Falls, Luakaha Falls and Kaniakapupu (King Kamehameha III’s summer palace). Much […]

One of our first advanced hikes as the “Lost Trailblazers,” Puu Kawiwi to No Name to Tiki Ridge was a very memorable adventure for all of us. Last weekend we were fortunate enough to receive in an invite from the 808 Caveman himself (Marcus Griego) to revisit Puu Kawiwi, but this time traverse the Kamaileunu […]

The write-up isn’t that long… it’s just that I took way too many damn pictures, haha. Skip to the “Photo Gallery” if you’d like. Konahuanui is the highest point in the Koolau Mountain Range on the island of Oahu. The peak can accessed from almost any ridge trail in the Koolaus that intersect the Koolau […]

There are several places to watch a sunset in Hawaii. On Oahu, some personal favorites would be Yokohama Beach and Makaha on the west side; Mokuleia, Ehukai and Sunset Beach on the North Shore. The last mentioned locations, Ehukai and Sunset Beach, are also famous for their amazing surf and long stretches of beaches. In […]

On a pacific island slightly north of the equator, we are surrounded by water that is moderately warm and consistent in temperature throughout the day/night. After the sun goes down, the land does not experience the dramatic cooling like that experienced by equatorial, inland regions of continents. Warm, moist air / water vapor from the […]

Fairly new to rock climbing and only bouldering outdoors a few times, I was honored to be invited to a night-climb at a remote bouldering site, called “The Green Boulders” in Mokuleia (see above for name significance). We (David, Reanne, Ken, Wayne, Phil, Cat and myself) met up at Joe’s house in Waialua to consolidate […]

Despite being one of the more extreme hikes on the island of Oahu, Pali Puka to Lanihuli was more of a mind game than anything else. Don’t get me wrong… the narrow ridgeline can be dangerous as hell, but minding what is in front of you rather than the 1000 foot drops on the side […]

A while ago, I read that the Puu Manamana Trail was one of the more dangerous trails on northeast Oahu. If you had also read and done the trail before, as I have, I’m sure you’d agree that this is not true. However, it is possible the authors of those blogs may have confused this […]