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As with any outdoor adventure here in the islands, please properly prepare yourself, hiking with others who are capable and who you can trust. Be sure to check the weather and surf forecast for conditions that most suit your abilities… and to have fun! Hiking along coastal areas in the islands can be dangerous for […]

Soon after exploring some of the lower accessible waterfalls of Makamakaole, the crew (Katie, Ryan, Christian and I) was eager to venture to a another set of waterfalls along the upper part of the stream called “13 Crossings.” We first started following a faint swath through “double head-high” guinea grass… or california grass. I wasn’t […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] After volunteering with the Kahoolawe Island Restoration Commission (KIRC) over the past week, Katie, Christian, Ryan and I decided to stay the weekend on Maui for some short waterfall hikes and coastal relaxation. Setting out early, we ended up driving counter-clockwise loop around West Maui, and started out with a two-part […]

Playing the safety card, and bailing out on our first TWO attempts due to rainy weather, we decided to make the third time the charm and summit “Razor Ridge” on west Oahu. Although previously thwarting our prior attempts to summit “No Name” Peak from the ridge, the rain did make for exceptionally cooler weather and […]

While my last experience hiking from Ohikilolo ridge to three corners made me despise West Oahu ridges for quite some time, I did not want to pass up an opportunity to do a one-way route from Keaau Ridge up to Keaau Middle Ridge with Baron and many other hiking buddies (Katie, Kaiser, Laora, Darren and […]

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, […]

Although the Hawaiian skies appeared gloomy because of the “Kona winds” and associated vog (somewhat like volcanic produced smog), it was still a great day to explore caves on the shoreline near Kaena Point. Fortunate to have Waianae Steve guide us (Bob, Aaron, Lynne, Keahi, Andrew, Jennifer, Baron, Nate, Darren, Janice and I) around his […]

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Puu Kaua and it’s “Gorilla heads,” or gnarly teeth-like features have been eluding us (Baron Yamamoto and I) for almost a year now… as we failed to summit Kaua and traverse the teeth from both the northern (Kanehoa) and southern (Palikea) directions some time ago, but after reading Kaleo Lancaster’s write-up of a well-planned out, […]

After a great day of hiking and relaxing at our cabin, a few of us (Steve, Clayton, Suzette, Katie, Jenelyn and I) took a road-trip down from Kokee to Polihale Beach. The beach is the furthest west on the island you can travel by vehicle, though it requires some off-roading and four-wheel drive. Luckily, we […]