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Another section of the Koolau Summit Trail (KST) that I haven’t explored yet, the segment between the Waikane Trail and Waiahole Uka Trail summits, was soon to be completed after a recent invite from Pete Clines. I recently heard that the view from the summit of the Waikane Trail (Puu Kaaumakua) is one of the […]

Never hiking anywhere near this section of the Koolau Summit Trail (KST) before, I readily snatched up the opportunity to hike from Pupukea to Laie with Chase Norton and Scott Bowling and do some strawberry guava removal/ Trail re-flagging. Chase had told me that one of the most overgrown sections, and areas one could get […]

STAY TUNED!!! A fairly new bouldering spot in Honolulu, the Town Boulders have been getting some recent attention by climbers who frequent the Volcanic Rock Gym. Feel free to view the Photo Gallery, until the post is finished. To view more posts on climbing CLICK HERE, or look at the “Climbing Photo Gallery”. To view […]

[Part 1 – Reconnaissance] [Part 2 – Summiting and Descent] The following documentation describes an unsafe activity and extremely dangerous, NO ONE should attempt to repeat this unless willing to accept consequences such as serious injury and/or death, etc. One of the most dangerous hikes I’ve been on thus far, the Kalahaku Teeth in Kahaluu […]

I haven’t heard of Bolohead Ridge until just recently reading Island Trails, and along with the name, was the phrase… “Bolo is lolo.” For those of you who aren’t familiar with these local pidgin terms; “Bolo-head” is typically a person who is “bald-headed,” and “lolo” is usually descriptive of a person who is “crazy.” It […]

After a failed attempt to reach the summit of Puu Kaua from the Kolekole Pass this past summer, Baron Yamamoto and I had a personal vendetta to reach the summit from an alternative route. Therefore today, we considered coming from the “Palikea direction” along the Waianae Summit Trail (WST). Along the Waianae Summit, we found […]

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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). […]

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