Category: Hawaii

• The Aiea Loop Trail

  

  If you’re looking for an ultra chill hike that you can do with family/children/dogs and get views, this is the hike. Aiea Loop Trail will have you seemingly switching between biomes and seeing amazing ridge-like views of H3 and Honolulu without the popular rock scrambling. Also, the trail begins at a park with designated parking…

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  July 14, 2020

  Guides, Hawaii

  aiea loop trail, easy, H3, hike, trail

• Hike to Mokoli’i – China Man’s Hat

  

  We’ve all hiked mountains, beaches, canyons… but have you hiked through the ocean? O’ahu offers unique experiences where you can paddle to a few small islands nearby. But, if you time the low tide well enough, you can actually (almost) hike to one of them: Mokoli’i, also known as China Man’s Hat. From Mokoli’i, you…

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  July 13, 2020

  Guides, Hawaii

  china mans hat, hike, island, mokolii, swim

• Ka’ena Point Trail – North Route

  

  Ka’ena Point State Park has two routes to get there: this western route (from Waiʻanae side) and the northern route (from Mokule’ia side). To compare Ka’ena Point Trail routes, click here for the western route. Want some guaranteed wildlife encounters on O’ahu? Ka’ena Point is your place. Ka’ena Point is a wildlife sanctuary in the…

  @nicolejeanette

  July 12, 2020

  Guides, Hawaii

  albatross, kaena point, north shore, oahu, sanctuary, seals, wildlife

• The Crouching Lion Hike

  

  If you ask 100 people on O’ahu, “Which hike is the best bang for your buck?”, almost all will mention Crouching Lion. What makes Crouching Lion Hike so awesome? It’s a short hike with an awesome view. Crouching Lion is halfway up the east side of the island in Ka’a’awa. Because it’s on the east…

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  July 12, 2020

  Guides, Hawaii

  kahana bay, oahu, windward

• The Grief Cycle While Hiking Koko Head

  

  Hawaii’s main island, O’ahu, is home to many famous hikes… but Koko Head is one of the most infamous. If you blindly agree to hike it, you soon realize that you just agreed to your own slow death. While you’re hiking Koko Head, you go through a mental breakdown that parallels the grief cycle. 1.…

  @nicolejeanette

  July 6, 2020

  Guides, Hawaii

  crater, hike, koko head, stairs, trail

• The Pali Puka Hike

  

  Want to do the Pali Puka hike? Skim this, first! If you’ve seen the blog about Makapu’u Puka, you know that “puka” is the local word for hole. There are many puka hikes scattered around the island, and they’re often very rewarding to find. They sit along the edge of a ridge, and you can…

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  July 5, 2020

  Guides, Hawaii

  oahu, pali puka