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A great hike with a lot of scrambling, Puu Kawiwi to No Name to Tiki is definitely one of my favorite advanced hikes in West Oahu. This particular hike is nostalgic to several of us as it was the first hike we did together as the “Lost Trailblazers” (Troy Takara, Jennifer Liu, Seth Eason, Jenelyn […]

My first entry using only photos taken with iPhone 4s… Chikao Kunitake is a simple man. He does not own a car and does not drive miles to go to work. He does not rely on electricity to watch TV, or power his household appliances. Built by his grandparents, Chikao lives on a small coffee […]

[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 […]

With a questionable forecast in the Koolaus of Central Oahu, Jenelyn and I opted to bail out of doing the Kalihi Saddle (one of the more extreme hikes on Oahu) with some other hiking buddies… instead, we joined up with Baron Yamamoto, Joshua Serrano (808 Goonies) and Marvin Chandra (Exploration Hawaii) to do an advanced […]

To tell you the truth, I haven’t had much experience bouldering outdoors… probably not even double digits yet, haha. However, whenever there is a chance to learn from the professionals (e.g., Matt lutey, Matt Rimroth, Nick Testa, and Phil Langford, etc.), I quickly seize the opportunity. A fairly new site called “Angel’s boulder,” has been […]

The Lost Trailblazer known as “Reannimal” was back in town temporarily from her recent employment translocation, and in request of a short and fun hike… Since she hadn’t been hiking for awhile, we decided on Kaupo Cliffs #3 to the Tomtom Trail for this particular sunny-weather Sunday. The loop-trail starts and finishes in Waimanalo (near […]

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 […]

One of my all-time favorite nocturnal ocean activities is torching… If you can’t tell from the first photo in Kahala (courtesy of W. Roldan), torching consists of wading in shallow waters on coastal reefs at night (usually during low tide) to harvest all types of marine-life. During the day, this is commonly called, “reef walking,” […]

[Part 1] [Part2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] Not only did we visit streams and waterfalls on our East Maui camping trip, but also saw some amazing coastal sites as well. After visiting the Waioka Pond, we drove down the Hana Bay area to look for Tako Poke at the Hana Ranch Store (on […]

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