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Although it may not be obvious to many, the Hawaiian Island chain is still growing. Mauna Loa and Kilauea on Hawaii Island (aka the Big Island), are still considered active volcanoes, but only Kilauea appears to be the more obvious one erupting. Though most of the lava is not deposited at the volcanic vents there, […]

On our (Baron, Cecelia, Janice and I) recent trip to Hawaii Island (the Big Island), the theme was supposed to reflect “caves” and “fire…” Meaning, we were going to explore lava tubes and see live lava!!! As the first adventure on our trip, Emesine Cave was an excellent choice since it was only a 40 […]

The last time we were here, we only got to see the left stream fork of Koloa Gulch, which lead Kalo Falls… Therefore, it was only fitting that we (Josh, Katie and I) further explore the gulch and see the waterfall at the end of the right fork (not sure of actual name). Since there […]

Although not very popular valleys to hike in Hawaii Kai, Kamilo Nui and Hahaione Valleys have several potential routes which may connect via the Koolau Summit Trail. Despite being poured on the entire hike, we (Pete, August, Katie and I) connected a short one-way route from the west side of Kamilo Nui Valley to a […]

One of the closest trails to where I grew up, Waiau Ridge trail, is a 6 mile grinder of elevation changes… as opposed to the nearby Waimano Trail (~7 miles), which steadily contours it’s way up to the Koolau Summit Trail (KST). A few months in advance, Josh asked me if I’d help clear the […]

After hiking up to Lanihuli from the Pali Puka, I had no desire to get to the peak again anytime soon. This is mostly because of the distance one has to travel up (or down) from Alewa heights, if hiking the conventional route that is. However, a shorter route (and far less dangerous than other […]

I haven’t hiked much on any of the west-side ridges lately, maybe because I was mentally scarred for how long and hot “Ohikilolo to Three Corners” was last year, haha. However, Pete was looking for someone to hike with and scout out a new route he hadn’t done before… and for those who don’t know, […]

Though most of us were exhausted from arduous hike into Blue Hole the day prior, we summoned the energy to drive up to the north shore to hike the Na Pali coastline to Hanakapiai beach and waterfall. Although, I haven’t hiked along the Na Pali coast for some time, the hike was still fresh in […]

The “Blue Hole” is one of those mystical valley adventures that many of us aspire to hike, but only few dedicated goonies end up making it there. Not the easiest place to get to, it requires a good amount of off-roading through muddy terrain, navigating a mess of faint trails, and miles of rock-hopping. As […]

I was kind of bummed when the group leader (Baron Yamamoto) said we (Steve Decker, Katie Ersbak, Jenny Ersbak, Daniel Hu, Aaron Toma, Lynne Honda and myself) were gonna go back to Kokee (Koke`e) to hike Kalepa Ridge (ridge west of Kalalau Valley), especially since it’s far away from most of the other hikes we […]