Hiking to the Stairway to Hell
Aiea-Halawa – September 21, 2013 This day rivals any day while hiking on Oahu. The views were just outstanding. The weather was perfect, not too hot, and not too cold. The pace was just right. And the crew… Our goal was pretty basic, hike up Aiea ridge, make the right towards Halawa, and go down Halawa to our cars. Joining the crew today were OAG – Erik and Aprille, as well as the legendary Dave F. and Bernice. We all met at the Halawa trailhead at 6am. From there we staged cars and hopped in Dave’s car as he drove us to Aiea. We parked outside the gate because we knew we would get out late today. The caretaker closes the gate around 7pm. The hike on Aiea Loop was uneventful, as it was nothing more than a good warm up for what we needed to do. After 45 minutes on the Aiea Loop trail, we veered left at the junction and onto the Aiea Ridge trail. The rains started to come. Not feeling deterred, we kept up the pace all the way up to Pu’u Kaiwipo’o. What got our attention was the view. The...
