Hiking Trails on Oahu

Waikakalaua Tunnels – May 22, 2013   Erik and I tried this hike in November, but didn’t find the tunnels. We did however; find the trail that led to Paradise Pool, and a trail that led to the jeep road. Today, the goal was to find the tunnels.   Joining Erik and I were Sarah and Daniel, two young-uns. I met them at Mililani Mauka across the elementary school. Erik staged his car at the well traveled Higgins Road. At the side street in Mauka we started Waikakalaua. The hike down to the stream was quick, really quick, 10 minutes quick.   From there, we decided not to go to the pools; rather, we chose to cross the stream and head up the ridge to the jeep road. Instead of making a left at the jeep road this time, we made a right towards the tunnels. To our disappointment, the tunnel were blocked off by concrete slabs. Instead of getting frustrated, we decided to head towards the other end of the tunnel. After about 15 minutes, we encountered the second entrance, but were...

Waikakalaua Stream – November 23, 2012 We didn’t find the tunnels today, but that’s okay. A few months back, I scouted possible access points to get down towards Waikakalaua Stream. Today, along with Erik, we would find what we were looking for. Erik has lived in Wahiawa his whole life and I have lived in Mililani most of my life. This hike, albeit an exploration hike would make a lot of sense. Waikakalaua stream separates Wahiawa from Mililani. The hike is described in Stuart Ball’s original book, though I don’t have that book, it wouldn’t matter today as we were going to explore a different route.        Our goal was to find the pool and tunnels. We would allot ourselves 2 hours in and 2 hours out, for a total of 4 hours. Erik and I met at the Park & Ride, and immediately we drove up the road. We took a left on the road across Mililani Ike and followed it till its end. After getting out of our vehicles, we immediately tried to find a trail going ...