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Hiking a Waimea Canyon Trail: Iliau Nature Loop

How do I put into quantified terms the limitless beauty of Waimea Canyon, Kauai’s Grand Canyon of the Pacific, as it’s been popularly called? I’ve taken my family camping in...

Hiking Puu O Mahuka Heiau

Heading to lush and lovely Pupukea’s forested hills on Oahu’s North Shore, my husband suggests that we make a detour. Waimea’s massive waves are going off, and he knows a...

Hiking Maunawili Falls

“Show me a waterfall!” is the recreational battlecry of many a visitor to Oahu. After all, tropical paradises are synonymous with rainbows and waterfalls. Oahu does boast plenty of rain-fed,...

Hiking Koko Crater Stairs

Each time I subject myself to Koko Crater Stairs, I swear I won’t ever do it again. But the thrill of elevating myself 1,208 feet along 1,048 steps made of...

Hiking Diamond Head

The name glistens, the landmark beckons: Diamond Head. Ancient Hawaiians lit fires at its peak, a guide for canoe voyagers.

Hiking Kuliouou Ridge Trail

When I wake up pumped for action but with no pre-planned destination for treading my ready feet, I instinctually opt for Kuliouou, a hike I’ve done more times than any...

Hiking Aiea Loop Trail

Today, I’m moseying along preparing to hike the only trail on all of Oahu — Aiea Loop. I say “only” because it happens to be the trail my mother always...

Hike the Koko Crater Botanical Garden

Diamond Head, Punchbowl and Koko Crater are the more notable volcanic craters on Oahu. Inside Diamond Head are military facilities, inside Punchbowl is a war memorial and cemetery, but what...