Tag / aloha from 808

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [Part 4] [Part 5] With several months of planning invested, the epic Haleakala 2012 backpacking trip was executed flawlessly by the Lost Trailblazers et al. (Baron Yamamoto, Aaron Toma, Katie Ersbak, Troy Takara, Reanne Solomon, Jennifer Liu, Jenelyn Castillo, Justin Ugalino and I) on Maui… I’ve never laughed harder […]

Whether local to the islands or just visiting, it is almost a right of passage to ride around the island on a moped and in an entourage. On this particular weekend, friends from around the nation [AK | HI | AZ | CA | WA | WI | MA] gathered in Hawaii to run-a-muck on […]

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 […]

Wailupe Valley is pretty foreign to most people, aside from residents of Hawaii Kai and dedicated hikers. After doing a biological survey of stream life in the lower and middle reaches of the valley for work, I’ve been wanting to explore further back into Wailupe, as well as look for any ridge trails that terminate […]

Before I could drive, I used to “ride bike” quite frequently with friends, terrorizing our neighborhood. After donating my old mountain-bike to Goodwill many years ago, I never revisited the idea of biking recreationally until just recently. Since none of us hiked today, Reanne impulsively brought up an awesome idea, to investigate the new experimental […]

Olomana is a popular advanced hike in Maunawili, Oahu… Some people hike to the first peak, while others get more adventurous and travel to the summit of the third peak (called Ahiki). However, not many people do it’s reverse (coined “Anamolo“), which can be accomplished in a few different ways. Keep in mind, Reverse Olomana […]

[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. As I mentioned from the first post about the Kalahaku Teeth, it is the most dangerous […]

I used think the Moiliili Karst (underground cavern) was a pristine habitat, isolated from the world above, and a fragile ecosystem. Boy was I never more wrong in my life… even more wrong than the scientists in the movie, “Prometheus” in fact. By the photo above, one might second guess my statements… but if they […]

Bummed about my recent finger injury from rock climbing, I have been quite restless and have somewhat been resorting to less demanding activities like fishing. Not that I don’t like fishing, but not having the choice of picking climbing is a real downer. Eric Aoyama, an avid fisherman that I met at the climbing gym […]

Another section of the Koolau Summit Trail (KST) that I haven’t explored yet, the segment between the Waikane Trail and Waiahole Uka Trail summits, was soon to be completed after a recent invite from Pete Clines. I recently heard that the view from the summit of the Waikane Trail (Puu Kaaumakua) is one of the […]