Halawa Ridge Hike on Oahu
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 ...