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Wailua Falls is an easily accessible 173-foot waterfall located in the “South Fork” of Wailua River, Kauai… and after spending 2 days hiking in Kokee, it was time for the crew (Clayton Childs, Suzette Padden, Jen Castillo, Katie Ersbak, Baron Yamamoto, Josh Serrano [808 Goonies] and I) to get our swim on. There is an […]

With an epic adventure on our (Baron Yamamoto, Katie Ersbak, Jenelyn Castillo, Joshua Serrano [808 Goonies], Clayton Childs, Suzette Padden and I) 1st day in Kokee, day 2 was going to have to pretty amazing to impress us. With an early morning off-roading session and hike to the “Sugi Pine” grove and waterfall, followed by […]

Due to the unfortuitous dry weather this weekend, our tubing adventure in Wahiawa got cancelled this past weekend… and thus, we opted to join up with some other hikers in Waianae Valley to do the Waianae Waterworks Trail. The trail was pioneered and is maintained by some residents in Waianae and Makaha Valleys, as well […]

A bit fatigued from Warrior Dash (in head-to-toe fleece) the previous day, I was more in the mood for some leisure hiking today… Like a chapter right out of the Goonies movie, Maunawili Falls to the Maunawili Moss Slides was an adventurous but leisure hike. We started our trek at the familiar Maunawili Falls Trailhead, […]

Combining valley, waterfall, ridge and summit hikes into one, Kaau Crater Rim Trail is by far one of my favorite trails on the island of Oahu. There are a couple different routes you can follow to hike in Palolo. (1) You can either go up to the summit via the valley trails to the waterfalls […]

After seeing a plethora of waterfalls at Moole Valley earlier, the three of us (Baron, Justin and I) headed to Manoa Valley to complete the “Waterfall Marathon” we set out to do that day. The main waterfalls included Luaalaea, Naniuapo and Waikeakua Falls… all of which are located east of the well known, Manoa Falls. […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Photo Gallery] [Mapped Photos] After a short and sweet victory dance, it was time to get settled in at Campground #2. Taking off our wet shoes and socks, and putting on slippers was of the highest priority (left). Changing out of our sweaty clothes was almost as critical (right). Setting up […]

So like, I can’t always give away the pseudo-secret spots on the island… but this one is right in your backyard. I can point you in the right direction, but you folks should learn to do a little research and you can probably figure out where this one is in Manoa (as we had to). […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [View All Photos] The day after we arrived, we thought we’d head into valley to explore Kalalau Stream. The main valley trail is listed as being 2 miles on the sign, but the trail to Waimakemake Falls was not listed or distinctly marked… there were […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] [View All Photos] Another adventure I had my eyes on for sometime now was to swim to the next beach west of Kalalau. On a map, the swim to Honopu Beach is not far at all, maybe a quarter-mile from shoreline to shoreline… However, the […]