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A while ago, I read that the Puu Manamana Trail was one of the more dangerous trails on northeast Oahu. If you had also read and done the trail before, as I have, I’m sure you’d agree that this is not true. However, it is possible the authors of those blogs may have confused this […]

In honor of celebrating the Labor Day weekend, the Lost Trailblazers (David Chatsuthiphan [UnrealHawaii], Reanne Solomon, Jennifer Liu, Jenelyn Castillo, Troy Takara and I) decided to kayak and BBQ on Mokulua Nui (Moku Nui), the more northern islet of the two Mokuluas offshore of Lanikai Beach. We were fortunate a couple of the girls had […]

It is obvious that trails don’t maintain themselves. Plants and shrubs can quickly overgrow them, trees fall, and landslides/erosion can make a path disappear anywhere from minutes/months. Trail maintenance is important to keeping hikers (hunters, researchers, resource managers, etc.) safe, as well as to help decrease the difficulty to complete a trail. State trails are […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Photo Gallery] [Mapped Photos] After a short and sweet victory dance, it was time to get settled in at Campground #2. Taking off our wet shoes and socks, and putting on slippers was of the highest priority (left). Changing out of our sweaty clothes was almost as critical (right). Setting up […]

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Photo Gallery] [Mapped Photos] Waimanu Valley is located in the Kohala Forest Reserve on the northern coast of Hawaii Island. To access the valley, you either have to helicopter, kayak or hike it in. On foot, it’s approximately 9 miles from Waipio Valley to Waimanu via the Muliwai Trail. A permit […]

A popular fishing spot on the island of Kauai, Ahukini Pier, is also a gorgeous place to take moonrise photos. The moon rises at the makai (ocean) side of the harbor and pier. The coast is covered in large basalt boulders, tide pools and driftwood. Opposite of the ocean, you will notice that there also […]

In the summer months, you may encounter crowds of people lining up shoulder to shoulder on shorelines of embayments, harbors and basins… all over the island, morning til evening. What are these people doing?? Well, it’s likely they’re fishing for the summer Halalu run. WAIT, THE WHAT?? Halalu are juvenile Akule, or Big Eye Scad. […]

Unlike some of my peers who had experience shooting guns while growing up, I was not so fortunate. However, I did spend many summer days sniping invasive birds with high-powered pellet guns off power-lines in my neighborhood…. Needless to say, the experience I’m about to describe was not nearly the same. The Koko Head Shooting […]

Always attentive to potential nocturnal outdoor activities around the time of the full moon, this month the Lost Trailblazers chose to hit up Makapuu Crag to climb in the moonlight. Unlike the Mokuleia Crag, Makapuu is much shorter in height and is in a more convenient location (unless living on the north shore). However, there […]

Instead of doing a normal hiking adventure on Sunday, the Lost Trailblazers (Troy Takara, Dale Acoba, David Chatsuthiphan, Reanne Solomon, Jenelyn Castillo and myself, as well as guests Baron Yamamoto and Rosanna Ho) decided to revisit Mokuleia Crag, as it had been almost six months since all of us had climbed here together. That was […]