Hiking Trails on Oahu

  Koloa Gulch II – November 11, 2013 I finally finished Koloa Gulch in its entirety. Both waterfalls were accomplish today. And, both falls produced its full effect. Torrential rains hit most of the island this week creating flash flood advisories. We waited patiently and on this Veteran’s Day, it appeared that Koloa was a go. Joining the crew today was OAG – Daniel, Darren, Erik, Janice, and David, as well as Bob and Linsey. We met at Daniel’s house and shuttled over to Kokololio Beach Park. The walk up the ridge is tiring, but I love the hills on the windward side, it just seems a bit easier. We eventually hit the junction and went into the gulch. The water was at perfect level today. Not like our hike in May where it was 4 feet deep. We went at a swift pace because everyone had spikes and were motivated. We must have cross the stream 20+ times before we got to the big rocks and the island. This was the section where we turned around last time. However this time, it was all money...

Koloa Gulch – May 28, 2013   I’ve wanted to do this hike for so long. But after today, it becomes a storied hike. Oahu was on a flash flood advisory early this morning, but the weather services canceled it at 7:15am. Great right! Not really.   I woke up at my normal time and drove to Laie at about 6:15am. I figured that getting to H3 would mean traffic, so I went the Wahiawa way. Good thing I did as there was an accident on H3. The drive towards the North Shore was long. Note to self (again), the drive to North Shore appears to be longer. It took over 1 hour to get to Laie. The meeting place as always for Kaipapa’u and Koloa hikes was at Kokololio Beach Park. We all said our hellos, meeting up for the hike today were OAG members Erik, Daniel, me, Aprille (who just got in from Seattle the previous night). Darren’s friend Kristy, Sarah, and John.     From the beach park, we headed north on Kamehameha and made a left on a dirt road through some farmlands....