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[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] Day 3 of our (Baron, Josh, Katie, Jen, Jen, Jen, Seth and I) Molokai Adventures was a real treat; we were able to find Queen’s Bath, which was above a double waterfall on the eastern end of Molokai. We had some minor difficulties finding a way to […]

Similar in topography to Sacred Falls, Maakua Gulch is a narrow, canyon-like gulch in Hauula. Though the beginning of the channel is fairly wide, the upper reaches of the stream are considerably incised and endangers hikers with flash-flooding and falling rocks. There are several waterfalls further back in the valley where ascending old weathered ropes […]

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 […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] The last leg of our ~20 mile backpacking trip was to hike from the Holua Campsite, out of the Halemauu switchbacks to our staged vehicle at the Halemauu Trailhead (~4 miles). The last time I hiked out of here I had one of the worst […]

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 […]

Waiakeakua Stream is one of the most scenic valley hikes in Honolulu. Rumors of there being a ridge extension beyond the falls were validated, as we (Stephanie, Kay and I) continued up the ridgeline between the two stream forks of Upper Waiakeakua. We then intersected the Koolau Summit Trail, headed north towards Konahuanui and came […]

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, […]

Like me, you probably haven’t heard of Iolekaa Falls, at least that is before this past Saturday. Apparently, there are two waterfalls in the back of Iolekaa Valley in the Waiahole Forest Reserve, just above Heeia. Using the Ulupaina trail as an initial guide, we bushwhacked through Iolekaa Valley to find one of the two […]

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