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A $2.00 donation is requested for each non-member, age 18 or over. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For hikes, we meet at Iolani Palace, mountain side, at 8 AM unless otherwise noted. For trail maintenance, call Mabel Kekina, 488-0044. Please sign our release and abide by our rules. We do not arrange transportation. However, you are welcome to arrange your own. You are cautioned not to leave valuables in parked cars. Bring lunch and water on all hikes. Wear sturdy shoes and clothing. Extra caution may be required on some trails. You are responsible for yourself at all times. Keep trails and lunch sites free of litter; treat trees and plants with respect and care. ALWAYS be careful with fire, matches and cigarettes. Many of our hikes require special permission. For trails open to the public, refer to the State Forestry map. Firearms, pets, radios and other audio devices are prohibited on hikes. VISITING HIKERS ARE WELCOME HAWAIIAN TRAIL AND MOUNTAIN CLUB, Inc. Check out our web site on the Internet! http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/trails/3660/ Apr 2 Fri - SPECIAL MEETING TIME ULUPA’U HEAD (1/2 Mi/Novice/Shoreline/Mokapu) The USMC is again allowing us access to the booby bird colony, although the baby booby birds are now more in evidence earlier in the year. Check with the coordinator to confirm rendezvous time and place. Coordinator Donna Davis-Brown, ph 422-7830. Apr 4 Sun WAIMALU DITCH Trail Maintenance Apr 4 Sun 8AM LANIPO (7 Mi/Intermediate/Ridge/Kaimuki) This down and up ridge trail culminates at the Ko’olau summit for great views of the Windward side, weather permitting. The return route provides panoramic views of Honolulu and vicinity. Coordinators Jay Feldman and Wil Kawano, ph 373-1492. Apr 10 Sat 9AM LIKEKE (6 Mi/Intermediate/Hillside/Kane’ohe) Dick Davis built this trail and and has spent quite a bit of time over the years improving it. Expect varied terrain, no long climbs, and windward views on your way to the waterfall. Coordinator Joyce Tomlinson, ph 674-1459. Apr 11 Sun 2PM ALL MEMBERS WELCOME ANNUAL MEETING 0 MILES / NOVICE / HAU ARBOR / WAIMANALO Get involved! Come out to enjoy the beach, picnic and relax at the clubhouse. Then, let’s take care of business. Hear what the club has been up to during the year. The membership will vote on a provision for major clubhouse expenses and elect 3 members to the board of directors. Apr 17 Sat 7:30PM Clubhouse, WEST COAST TRAIL, CANADA, a slide show by Grant Oka and Joyce Tomlinson This trail resembles an Outward Bound experience as it has more challenges than our hardest O’ahu trail. The obstacles included a lot of mud and roots to negotiate, all kinds of bridges, suspended gondolas over some streams, at least fifty ladders (vertical) and bare logs to cross with only your own grit and balance. And, along with Reuben Mateo, did it - all 47 miles of it -. Bring scones to share of pay $1 at the door. Apr 18 Sun WAIAU Trail Maintenance Apr 18 Sun 8AM WAIMALU DITCH (6 Mi/Intermediate/Valley/Waimalu) After an inauspicious beginning, this trail settles down to a pleasant contour along the valley wall and crosses the stream a number of times to arrive at some pretty cool swimming holes. Watch for the tunnels and see if you can spot the intake. Coordinator Dave Sanford, ph 488-4419. Apr 24 Sat 8AM MEMBERS ONLY KANEHOA HAPAPA RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: LIMIT OF 15 (9 Mi/Intermediate/Ridge-Contour/Kunia) Portions of our route pass through areas with sensitive ecosystems, hence our need to limit the number of hikers, thereby reducing the impact to the area. Native plants and spectacular views along the Wai’anae summit make this a very special hike. Coordinator Phil Booth, ph 627-1693. Apr 25 Sun WAHIAWA HILLS Trail Maintenance Apr 25 Sun 8AM MAKIKI TANTALIZER (6 Mi/Intermediate/Ridge/Tantalus) Practically right in Honolulu’s back yard, this complex concoction of connected trails will amaze and delight with woodsy corridors and occasional vistas. Coordinator Sandy Klein, ph 235-8330. May 2 Sun PU’U KEAHI A KAHOE Trail Maintenance May 2 Sun 8AM WAIAU (12 Mi/Advanced/Ridge/Waiau) Unfinished Waiau returns to the schedule after a long hiatus. A few members have been valiantly chipping away at the trail for almost a decade. Maybe, just maybe, 1999 is the year when some trail maintainer will stand at the end of this long ridge route and yell, "All pau". Coordinator Arnold Fujioka, ph 625-9431. May 8 Sat 8AM PU’U KA’AUMAKUA SUPER HIKE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: LIMIT OF 15; PARTICIPANTS SCREENED AND APPROVED BY THE HIKE COORDINATORS (10 Mi/Advanced/Valley-Ridge/Waiahole-Waikane) Arguably the finest view spot on ‘Oahu, Pu’u Ka’aumakua (family diety hill) is the peak which towers high above Waikane Valley. We will tramp along an old abandoned ditch trail, experience a breathtaking (and nerve racking) scramble to the Ko’olau Summit Trail en route to this exquisite panoramic vista. Coordinators Patrick Rorie and Dayle Turner, ph 676-2748. May 9 Sun KOLOA GULCH Trail Maintenance May 9 Sun 8AM WAHIAWA HILLS (6 Mi/Intermediate/Ridge/Valley/Wahiawa) Adventure! We ford a couple of streams, slosh through mud (probably), avoid getting lost (hopefully) by following the coordinator and looking carefully for the ribbons, and have a chance to swim in a deep stream pool before climbing across one ridge and up another as we loop back to the starting point. Coordinator John Hall, ph 377-5442. May 15 Sat 7:30 PM Clubhouse, CANADIAN ROCKIES, a slide show by Alan Lloyd Starting near Lake Louise, we’ll ogle such sights as Moraine Lake, Lake O’Hara and the Columbia Ice Field with a triple divide. Then, hop aboard to experience helicopter hiking in the Bugaboos, a ski resort in the Purcell Mountains in the southeast corner of British Columbia. Our guest is a noted hobby photographer with prize-winning shots. Bring rock candy or pay $1 at the door. May 16 Sun LA’IE Trail Maintenance May 16 Sun 8AM MEMBERS ONLY PU’U KEAHI A KAHOE (11 Mi/Advanced/Ridge/Moanalua) You are allowed to climb Pu’u K. only if you can pronounce its name correctly. Nah, nah, just kidding. Anyone who likes lush valleys, narrow ridges, and stunning vistas is welcome on this "wow" hike. Enjoy your lunch at the summit picnic table. Coordinator Stuart Ball, ph 247-5380. May 22 Sat 9AM KAUKONAHUA STREAM (3 Mi/Intermediate/Ridge Valley/Wahiawa) Ramble on the road, tip-toe on the trail, frolic in the freshwater pools of the longest stream on ‘Oahu. Coordinator Joe Bussen, ph 262-5506. May 23 Sun 8AM KOLOA GULCH (7 Mi/Intermediate/Valley/La’ie) First, there’s the ridge to climb, then down to Koloa Stream where the fun begins. Slippery rocks and the beautiful stream forest compete for your attention. To view the waterfall at the end requires a short swim and a minor climb. Coordinator John Hoover, ph 528-1206. May 29 Sat 6:30 PM KA’IWA RIDGE (3 Mi/Novice/Ridge/Lanikai) This full-moon hike is so beautiful, people have been known to become engaged, in one way or another! Bring flashlights, as there are steep drop-offs in places. Meet at Kailua Beach Park opposite Buzz’s Steak House. Coordinators Miles & Maureen Brubacher, ph 261-7814. May 30 Sun PU’U KAMAPUA’A Trail Maintenance May 30 Sun 8AM LA’IE (10 Mi/Advanced/Graded Ridge/La’ie) We hike a dirt road, a graded ridge trail, a not so graded ridge trail and finally enter the wild Ko’olau summit country. There is a nice swimming hole and waterfall halfway up for those wanting a more laid-back afternoon. Coordinator Mike Algiers, ph 422-1048. Jun 5 Sat 9AM HAU’ULA PAPALI (4 Mi/Novice/Hillside/Hau’ula) Celebrate National Trails Day on this pleasant woodsy walk in the Windward Ko’olau foothills which requires the expenditure of a bit of energy, and has no treacherous drop offs. But watch your step on the slippery stream rocks. Coordinator Steve Brown, ph 836-4940. Jun 6 Sun KAIPAPA’U GULCH Trail Maintenance Jun 6 Sun 8AM MEMBERS ONLY PAUAO RIDGE (6 Mi/Intermediate/Valley-Ridge/Kahana) Pauao ridge separates Punalu’u and Kahana Valleys. We will ascend this ridge from Kahana Valley and hike along its spine to a side ridge, dropping back into Kahana Valley near our favorite swimming hole. The views of both valleys are fabulous. Coordinator Ken Suzuki, ph 845-4691. Jun 13 Sun PU’U ‘OHULEHULE Trail Maintenance Jun 13 Sun 8AM MEMBERS ONLY PU’U KAMAPUA’A (7 Mi/Advanced/Ridge/Hau’ula) Be prepared for an exciting variation on this already pretty thrilling steep ridge scramble which affords excellent Windward vistas. Coordinator Steve Poor, ph 638-8387. Jun 19 Sat 9AM JUDD-’AIHUALAMA (3 Mi/Intermediate/Valley-Ridge/Nu’uanu-Manoa) Super hikers, stand aside! Us Saturday hikers have our ridge traverses, too! This one starts in Nu’uanu Valley and ends up in Manoa Valley after some ups and downs. Coordinator Zon Owen, ph 597-8493. Jun 19 Sat 7:30PM Clubhouse, HAWAIIAN BIRDS, a Slide and Audio show by Sharon Reilly Our guest is an expert on the birds and will provide us with a review of Hawaiian birds and then focus on native birds which we are likely to see on the trail. The presentation will be enhanced with recordings of bird calls so we can learn to identify which birds it is even if we can’t see it. Bring anything li hing mui style or pay $1 at the door. Jun 20 Sun KULEPEAMOA RIDGE Trail Maintenance Jun 20 Sun 8AM KAIPAPA’U GULCH (8 Mi/Intermediate/Valley/Hau’ula) Yes, it’s a long way just to swim under a cold waterfall but getting there is half the fun. The journey will criss-cross Kaipapa’u stream over slippery rocks, through dense rain forest, and wind past rock dikes. Be alert to flash flood conditions. Coordinator Grant Oka, ph 674-1459. Jun 26-27, Sat-Sun PALAMA UKA CAMPOUT (6 Mi/Intermediate/Valley/Hale’iwa) Located several miles inland above the historic north shore town of Hale’iwa on a plateau where the cane fields meet the forest not far from three superb but not-often-used stream trails, this isolated camping opportunity is a new item on the HTMC schedule. Enjoy the star filled nights while engaging in sessions of true confessions. Coordinator Grant Oka, ph 674-1459. Jun 27 Sun 8AM PU’U ‘OHULEHULE (8 Mi/Advanced/Valley-Ridge/Kahana) ‘Ohulehule is back, as alluring and enchanting as ever. Its pyramidal, suicidal flanks draw many suitors. Most fall in love instantly; a lucky few have even dared to spend the night on top. Coordinator Mike Mottl, ph 254-6360. Jul 4 Sun 8AM KULEPEAMOA RIDGE (6 Mi/Advanced/Ridge/Niu Valley) This hike has everything that makes hiking in Hawai’i so special: a hot scramble up a steep slope; a steady climb along an open, windswept ridge; a narrow summit stretch with awesome views; a tree hugging descent down a slippery ridge; a quiet walk through a lovely valley. Coordinators Jay Feldman & Wil Kawano, ph 373-1492. |
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