Hiking Trails on Oahu

Moanalua Valley – May 18, 2013 Today was my fifth time in the valley (aka Kamananui) and I knew what I had to do today, find the Old Damon House and the Petroglyphs. Joining me was my family and Malia’s friend. It was a spur of the moment kind a hike. I just needed to get outdoors, since it’s been a while.   We started late, the trail was populated with hikers coming and going. This hike is popular for many reasons. But I like it for its lushes’ greenery that surrounds the carriage road. The trail is filled with many native and invasive plants.   There are 7 bridges we had to cross. These bridges were built over the stream so the carriage could avoid the stream. The kids chose to go below the bridges and through the running water. scared   After the 7 th  bridge, we saw the Pohaku, a large boulder covered with petroglyphs. I couldn’t identify many of the petroglyphs. But one looked like a human was holding a circular item. After analyzing all parts of the Pohaku, we ...

  Kulana’ahane State Trail – January 16, 2012 Being that it was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I decided to go hiking by myself. I haven’t hiked by myself in a while, well, since Aiea Bi-Sectional last December. With so many hikes still on my list, there were many choices. I wanted to do a hike I haven’t done before, add to that, I wanted to do a safe hike since I was by myself. In the morning, I went through Stuart Ball’s book  Hiking on Oahu  and chose a hike that I haven’t done yet. The hike I chose was called Kamananui, but a few years ago the state changed the name to Kulana’ahane Why? Don’t know, nor does it matter. I woke up at my regular time and drove to Moanalua at about 8:15 am. I arrived at a loaded parking lot and started hiking at 8:30 am. When the parking lot is loaded at this time in the morning, it usually means the Korean Hiking Group is doing Kamananui Valley Road. As I walked along, I said “hi” to them. Some background information about Kulana’ahane goes ...