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Much apologies for the delay for those of you who follow my blog regularly… As soon as I returned from the November California trip, I was thrown into several adventures, of which made it difficult to finish the 9 posts from Lowe Trail, Yosemite and Joshua Tree. The day after thanksgiving, I was fortunate enough […]

After a great hike at Kaau Crater Rim, the Lost Trailblazers (Seth Eason, Jen Liu, Reanne Solomon and I) decided to check out the Mu Ryang Sa (Brokem Ridge) Korean Temple in the back of Palolo Valley. The Buddhist temple is located on 2420 Halelaau Place, just off of Waiomao Road, and is open to […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In honor of celebrating the Labor Day weekend, the Lost Trailblazers (David Chatsuthiphan [UnrealHawaii], Reanne Solomon, Jennifer Liu, Jenelyn Castillo, Troy Takara and I) decided to kayak and BBQ on Mokulua Nui (Moku Nui), the more northern islet of the two Mokuluas offshore of Lanikai Beach. We were fortunate a couple of the girls had […]

It is obvious that trails don’t maintain themselves. Plants and shrubs can quickly overgrow them, trees fall, and landslides/erosion can make a path disappear anywhere from minutes/months. Trail maintenance is important to keeping hikers (hunters, researchers, resource managers, etc.) safe, as well as to help decrease the difficulty to complete a trail. State trails are […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Photo Gallery] [Mapped Photos] Waimanu Valley is located in the Kohala Forest Reserve on the northern coast of Hawaii Island. To access the valley, you either have to helicopter, kayak or hike it in. On foot, it’s approximately 9 miles from Waipio Valley to Waimanu via the Muliwai Trail. A permit […]