Hiking Trails on Oahu

Halawa-Luluku Terraces  -  April 25, 2016 I've imagined finding these hidden terraces for years. Driving on H3, coming out of the Harano tunnel, taking the Likelike exit and its there, hidden somewhere. Where exactly? I don't know. Every time I drive by the area, I seem to think its somewhere around, but I can't pinpoint it.  I put myself in a body of an ancient Hawaiian. Where would I build the Luluku terraces. Obviously!!! Right through the Luluku stream. My searched narrowed to the Luluku stream. I google earth'd it and felt I had a solid idea of where it was.  The day came to scout it out. I went to Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens, the visitors center to park. I walked about a 1/2 mile back towards the entrance to the Luluku stream. I went upstream for only 100 feet so I could get a vantage point of the road and saw that it wasn't there. Shit I thought. Luluku stream I walked back to the access road and further up the road to a dirt road. There was no sign, but it ...

  Halawa Ridge – August 14, 2011 *Halawa ridge is in disuse and the trialhead is on Board of Water Supply land.  Fourteen miles felt so short. This hike is in the HTMC advanced category for sheer distance. But it only took less than 6 hours to complete. You know you’ve seen Halawa Ridge before. While driving on H3 to Kaneohe, it’s that long ridge to your right. Sure it looks overloaded with vegetation, but behind all that vegetation is a wide trail. I hiked with the HTMC again. I met some hikers at Iolani Palace. The person providing the trailhead directions was John Hall. This guy is in his 80s and can still hike with the best of them. Directions to Halawa Ridge were unknown to me until John Hall gave his explanation. In Stuart Ball’s book, Halawa Ridge is a forbidden hike; maybe it intersects a private road or something.      It took a little while to get to Iwaena Street in Halawa; I parked at the end of the road and met the club members. The trail ...