I've been living in Hawai`i since November of 1963 and have spent most of my "free" time hunting wild boar and hiking in the Hawaiian jungles. When hunting became to much of a hassle due to to many hunters I switched to just hiking. During the week since retiring I've hiked w/a group know as the HOOTS, other times w/another group know as THE SOLEMATES. In 2005 I began hiking most Wednesdays w/my buddy Dan who lives just one valley away. In time our twosome grew to include Jane, Stanka, Alan and Joseph on a regular basis. Sometimes others come along and help.
I spend most Sundays clearing trails w/the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club's trail clearing crew. Since joining the club in 2001 I've hiked places I'd never been before.
I retired in 2004 and along with my friends we have adopted most of the trails in Wai`anae Valley. We keep them open for both the hikers and hunters who frequent the valley.
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In the past I've had a few different hiking pages, one for each group I have hiked with. In April of 2007 I decided to combine them all into one page. That way it will be easier to find information about a hike, and I hope I'll begin to post pictures and stories again. That's something I just about gave up gave up for one reason or another in December of 2004.
So far I have three tables of hikes, each table covering a five year period. The latest hikes will be in the first or upper table.
Month | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
January | 01-Punanaula Heiau 02-Kaena Point 03-Kawai`iki TM 04-Nuuanu/Manoa w/Chenay 05-Wai`anae w/Jill 06-Kaena Point 07-Water Walls & Water TM 08-Water Walls & Water HTMC 09-C-Rider Falls |
01-Hamakua March 02-Ka`ena Point 03-Pear Gulch 04-Pear Gulch 05-Pear Gulch |
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February | 10-Pueo Falls 11-SS-4-BailoutMarking 12-WhiteThingHunting 13-SS-4-again 14-Ka`alaStreamRope Check-Ramble |
06-Ohikilolo Pohaku 07-Ohikilolo Pohaku |
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March | 15-Wa`anae Wandering
w/Stanka 16-Ka`ala Stream Clearing Pt. 1 & 2 17-Canyon 12 w/Dan & Stanka 18-Kanewai Kalo Dam #2 19-CRider Falls w/Alan and Liz 20-Ka`ala Summit TM w/HTMC 21-Ka`ala Stream Clearing Pt. 1&2 22-Iliahi Clearing w/HTMC |
08-Falls of Ohikilolo
Loop 09-Mystery Bunker 10-Opai Falls/Pond |
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April | 23-Kanewai Kalo Dam #2 24-Kuaokala to Remote Location 25-Camp Site 26-HTMC-Ka`ala Hike-Ramble 27-Camp Site 28-Camp Site 29-Ka`ala Falls 30-Camp Site |
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May | 31-Punanani Loop 32-Ka`ala Falls-Wai`anae Ramble 33-Wai`anae Saddle Cross-Over 34-Camp Site 35-Ramble-Lualualei Side 36-Camp Site 37-Camp Site 38-Camp Site 39-Camp Site 40-Canyon 12 |
18-Pueo Falls |
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June | 41-Camp Site 42-Wai`anae w/Malia and Family 43-Lanihuli-HTMC TM |
Exploring Haha Ridge Lama Lookout Iliahi West Lama Lookout |
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July | 44-Canyon 12 45-Canyon 12 46-Kaipapa`u HTMC TM 47-Remote Leeward Valley 48-Pear Gulch Ramble |
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Auguest | 49-Waimalu Ditch HTMC TM 50-Canyon 12 51-Kawai`iki HTMC TM 52-Remote Leeward Valley 53-Wailupe Loop HTMC TM |
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September | 54-Pear Gulch House Site 55-Pear Gulch Stream 2 Wiliwili Ridge 56-Wiliwili Ridge 57-RLV-Kumaipo Trail- RLV-Tiki 58-Hoomaluhea 59-HTMC TM |
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October | 60-Wiliwili Ridge 61-Pear Gulch Ramble 62-Pear Gulch Ramble w/Bob 63-Waimea Valley North 64-Halapepenui fm Waimano 65-Olomana Express |
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November | 66-Palehua 67-Kalauau Stream 68-Pear Gulch Ramble Final Ridge |
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December | 69-Wiliwili Ridge 2
Lantana Trail 70-Ka`ena Point 71-Wiliwili Ridge 2 Lantana Trail 72-Haka's Trail |
Month | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
January | Makaha Coffee Site` |
1-Water Works TM 2-?? 3-Exploring Below Ka`ala 4-Pu`u `O Kona 5-King Kong Summit 6-Ka`ala Left |
01-WWW TM 02-WWW TM 03-WaterWallsWater/HTMC 04-Wai`anae2PueoFalls 05-Ka`ala/Kumaipo Streams 06-MananaRidge TM 07-Crider Fall TM 08-Hobb's Ridge |
01-WaterWallsWater/TM 02-Wai`anae Bananas 03-WWW TM w/Jill 04-SecretSite#1-TM 05-WWW TM w/Laura 06-WWW-TM-again 07-SecretSite#1-TM 08-3 Trails Loop Wai`anae |
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February | Wai`anae Ka`ala |
7-Tiki Cross Over 8-Wai`anae Kai TM 9-Wai`anae Bananas 10-Gene's Treasure Hunt 11-Wai`anae Kai Loop w/HTMC |
09-Lower Water Works TM 10-Upper Water Works TM 11-Kaena Point 12-Hui Stream 13-Water Works Hike 14-Moanalua-Jaskulski Solemates 15-Pu`u Kaaumakua TM |
09-WWW Trail Marking 10-HTMC WWW hike 11-CRider Falls w/Goonie Girls 12-HTMC Ka`ala Clearing 13-Ala Ala Wai Nui Site 14-Secret Site 1 Clearing 15-Wai`anae Tunnel Clearing |
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March | 12-Wai`anae Ramble CW w/Solemates 13-Ka`ala Falls Ridge 14-Kokio`keo`keo Ridge 15-Secret Site Two 16-Secret Site Two Again 17-Wai`anae Wandering 18-Walls and Water(Start) 19-Walls and Water(End) |
16-Ka`ala Stream 17-Ka`ala Stream Again 18-Tiki TM 19-King Kong 20-Tiki Hike-Solemates 21-Pueo Falls 22-Wai`anae Bananas 23-Looking for 3 Corners 24-Secret Site #2 Clearing |
16-Red Rock - Las Vegas 17-Water Works w/7D Hikers 18-Secret Site 1 - Banana Tree 19-Tiki Towers 20-Tiki/Wai`anae Kai Loop |
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April |
Wai`anae Water Works TM-1 Blue Diamond Road Las Vegas Kumaipo Trail TM Godek-Jakulski Loop Pueo Falls |
20-Makaha
Waterfalls 21-W Cubed Connector Right 22-W Cubed Connector Left 23-Connectors Connected 24-Secret Site Really Completed 25-More Water & Walls 26-Kumaipo 2 Makaha Towers |
25-Looking for 3 Corners 26-Secret Site #2 Clearing 27-Water, Walls & Water 28-Maunawili Falls 29-Looking for Satin Leaf Fruit 30-Hobb's Ridge to Mt. Ka`ala 31-Secret Site #2 Clearing |
21-Secret
Site #1-Coconut 22-WWW Left 23-Secret Site #3 24-MiddleTrail W/Tony 25-Kaena Point 26-Wai`anae Ramble TM 27-Star Trek 2 Hobbs Ridge |
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May | Dupont-Kaala-Waianae Palm Valley Extension Mariners Ridge Geocaching Star Trek TM 1 |
027-W Cubed TM 5 May 028-W Cubed Polishing 9 May 029-W Cubed ByPass Trail |
32-3 Corners to Mokuleiea 33-Secrert Site #2 Clearing 34-Secrert Site #2 Clearing |
28-WaterWorks 29-Ka`aikukai Trail 2 WST 30-WWW Wandering (self) 31-Waiau TM (HTMC) 32-Wai`anae Ramble TM 33-Aiea Ridge TM 34-Secret Site #3 35-Marking the Ramble 36-Kaena Point w/Anthony 37-Water Works w/Anthony 38-Lanikai Pill Boxs w/Anthony |
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June | Pu`u O`Kila TM
Rambling w/Stanka |
30-W Cubed Completed 031-W Cubed Again 032-Secret Site Two 033-Waimea Valley TM 034-Father's Day-Small Mt. 035-Kauaopuu Loop 036-Konahuanui w/HTMC 037-Wai`anae Trail Clearing |
35-Wai`anae Ramble TM 36-Wai`anae Ramble HTMC 37-Kanewai Stream Work 38-Ka`ala Stream TM 39-Secret Site #2 Clearing 40-3 Corners-King Kong Loop 41-Kalalula-Ekaha-Kanewai |
39-WWW w/Anthony 40-Wai`anae Ramble HTMC 41-Wai`anae Burn - 1 42-Wai`anae Burn - 2 43-Wahiawa Hills 44-Wai`anae Burn - 3 |
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July |
Wai`anae Ramble Part 3 Makaha Treasure Hunt #2 |
038-ChainSaw
WWW Right 039-ChainSaw WWW Middle 040 Punana`ula Heiau/CRiderFalls 041 Avocados @ Charlie Fats 042 ChainSaw WWW Left 043 Lanihuli TM 044 Water, Walls & Water 28 July |
42-Kalauao Loop 43-Secret Site #2 Clearing 44-Kolowalu-Waahila-Manoa Middle 45-Wai`anae Kai Loop 46-Wai`anae Banana Hunt 47-Secret Site #2 Clearing 48-Halawa Ridge TM-HTMC |
45-Wai`anae Burn - 4 46-Wai`anae Kai TM 47-Water Works w/Baron 48-Waimano Falls/Pools 49-Kalalula Pond Building 50-West Side Caves 51-Wai`anae Banana Hunt 52-Wai`anae Kai TM Day 2 |
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August | The Great Pumpkin | 045
Wai`anae Wandering 046 Kalalula Stream 047 Kumaipo Trail 048 Star Trek Trail 049 Pear Gulch 050 Hobb's Ridge 051 Ka`ala Falls |
49-Secret Site #2 Clearing 50-WaterWalls&Water TM 51-Secret Site #2 Clearing 52-Ka`ala Stream 53-Follow the Water-Wai`anae 54-Follow the Water-Wai`anae 55-Ka`ala Stream/Falls |
53-WWW
Backwards 54-Iliahi 55-Water Works Again 56-Wai`anae Kai TM Day 3 57-Makiki Hike 58-Chinaman's Hat 59-Kawainui 60-Lower Waimano 61-Wai`anae Kai TM Day 4 62-Wai`anae Wandering |
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Septmeber | Lualualei Lookout Loop | 052-Papala Kepau Stream 053-Waimalu Ditch 054-Upper Ekaha Stream 055-Kuolani-Waianu 056-Secret Site #2 057-Mt Ka`ala TM 058-Secret Site#2 059-Tripler Ridge TM 060-Secret Site #2 061-Mt Ka`ala Hike 062-Secret Site #2 063-Secret Site #2 064-Secret Site #2 |
56-Buffalo River Arkansas 57-Secret Site #2 Clearing 58-Kalaeloa Hawaiian Sites 59-Secret Site #2 Clearing |
63-Remote Leeward Valley 64-Wai`anae Kai TM Day 5 65-Kanewai Kalo Dam #2 66-Follow the Water 67-Wai`anae Kai Loop HTMC 68-Ka`aikukui Clearing 69-Avocado-Bananas 70-Kanewai Kalo Dam #2 Again |
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October | Ramble Junctions Pear Gulch Trip 2 Pear Gulch Trip 3 Rambling w/Solemates |
Fractured Toe-No Hikes :-( |
60-Secret Site #2 Clearing 61-Secret Site #2 Clearing 62-Kahana Ditch Trail 63-Water Works TM 64-Water Works TM 65-Wai`anaeRamble CW |
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November | King Kong Re-visited | 065-Secret Site #2 066-Tunnel #9 067-Wai`anaeWanderingAlan/Dave 068-Wai`anae Wandering-Mike 069-Wai`anae Wandering -Gene 070-KumaipoTrail-Makaha2Wai`anae 071-Wandering Wai`anae - Dan 072-Keaau Ridge-Ohikilolo Valley |
66-WaterWalls&Water 67-Pear Gulch & Gene's Site 68-Kauaopuu Ditch TM 69-Kauaopuu Loop 70-Pauoa Woods TM-HTMC 71-KolowaluManoaMiddle 72-Hamama/Waihee Falls |
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December | Iliahi Ridge TM | 073-Keaau Ridge Again 074-Wai`anae Ramble CCW 075-Kaunala Kai TM 076-Wai`anae Ramble CW 077- WWW - (Rained Out) |
73-Kaena Battery 74-Death Valley TM 75-WaterWorks w/Baron 76-Death Valley TM#2 77-Rambling With Jill 78-Water Works-Solemates |
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Month | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
January | Wa`ahila
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Kealia
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Olomana
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Kamaileunu |
Tunnel #14-Small Mt. By Pass Kea`au Ridge Secret Site Palm Valley Nuuanu Pali Geocaching |
February | Pauoa Woods | Mokule`ea
Palehua Club Hike
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Kuaokala Makaha Tunnels Moanalua Valley Palm Valley Waimano Ridge Secret Site
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March | Kahuku X Malaekahana | Wailupe Loop Pu`u Keahi a kohoe Kaipapa`u Gulch |
CRider Falls | Waterworks Clearing | |
April | Pu`u
O`Kila
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Moanalua Bowman Kuolani-Waianu |
Mt. Ka`ala
Kulepeamoa Wai`anae Ramble |
Wai`anae Tunnel #9 | |
May | Bowman |
Wai`anae Ka`ala Waiau Mt. Olympus Schofield-Waikane Koloa Gulch |
Bal's Flag - Kamaileunu | Mt. Ka`ala | |
June | Pauao Ridge
Schofield Waikane |
`Aiea Ridge Pu`u Manamana Malaekahana-La`ie |
Hobb's Ridge | CRider Falls |
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July | MananaRidge | Tiki July 1st | Wai`anae Ramble TM | ||
August | La`ie |
`Iliahi
Ridge
Pu`u O Kona Waimalu Uka Manana |
CRider Falls | Secret Site 6 Aug. | |
September | Ka`aumakua | Lanihuli Malaekahana |
Star Trek 2 Sept | Star Trek 3 Sept | |
October | Wai`anae Loop
Kaunala `Ohulehule Tripler Lanipo |
Star Trek 3 Oct |
Waianae Water Works Clearing
Wai`anae Ramble HTMC |
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November | Pu`u O Kona
Manana Ditch |
CRider Falls - Wai`anae | Waimano Ridge | Laie X/O Malaekahana | |
December |
Wai`anae Water Works Palm Valley Small Mt. Bypass
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Waimalu Ditch TM |
Month | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
January | Kaena Point | Kaena Point | Kaena Point | Kaena Point |
Kaene Point
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February | Kua`okala | Kuliou`ou Ridge | Waimano Summit | Hau`ula Uka Loop | |
March | Ko`olaupoko | Wa`ahila Ridge | Kaau Crater/Summit | Pauoa Woods | |
April | Waimalu Ditch | Wa`ahila Ridge | Wahiawa Hills | Wailupe Loop
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May | Hawai'i Loa Ridge | Ka`au Crater | Wailupe Loop | Pauau Ridge | |
June | 3 Poles Waianae | KahanaValley Loop | Waiau Ridge | Mt. Ka`ala | |
July | Lyon Arboretum | Aiea Ridge | Halapepe Nui Loop | Godek-Jaskulski
Schofield Waikane |
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August | Pali to Likelike | Waimano Ridge | Konahuanui | Kaipapa`u Gulch
Makua Rim Wai`anae Kai |
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September | Kalauao | Mount Ka`ala | Halawa Ridge | Onikiniki/Sm.Waimalu Loop | Pu`u
Ohulehule
Pupukea Summit |
October | Manana Ridge | Makapuu Lighthouse | Ho`omaluhi Park | Kuolani-Waianu
Tripler Ridge Pu`u O Kona
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November | Halapepenui Trail | MananAhrnsDitchLoop | Waimalu Ditch
Pu`u Manamana |
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December | Moanalua Valley | Wa`ahila Ridge | Olomana |