The Hikers Guide to O'ahu: Updated and Expanded

by Stuart M. Ball , Jr.

Overview

Experienced and novice hikers alike will benefit from the information in this updated and expanded edition of the best-selling The Hikers Guide to O‘ahu. The author describes in detail 52 trails that will take you to O‘ahu’s lush valleys, cascading waterfalls, windswept ridges, and remote seacoasts. Although 8 trails from the previous edition are no longer open to the public, 10 new hikes have been added. Included for each hike are directions for reaching the trailhead, a detailed route description, and information on the length of the hike, degree of difficulty, and trail conditions. For GPS users, UTM coordinates have been added for the midpoint or endpoint of each route. An expanded notes section will help readers identify geological features, historical points of interest, and commonly encountered plants and birds along the trail. The full-color insert of 22 photos will inspire hikers to explore different trails.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824838997
Publisher:	University of Hawaii Press, The
Publication date:	10/31/2013
Edition description:	Revised and expanded
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	399,423
Product dimensions:	8.48(w) x 5.66(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Stuart M. Ball, Jr., has been hiking in Hawai‘i for more than thirty years. He is a hike coordinator for the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club and the author of The Hikers Guide to the Hawaiian Islands, The Hikers Guide to O‘ahu, Native Paths to Volunteer Trails: Hiking and Trail Building on O‘ahu, and The Backpackers Guide to Hawai‘i. Retired from the Bank of Hawaii, he holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Changes in the Updated and Expanded Edition xiii

Hiking Tips xv

Hike Categories xxi

Map of O'ahu xxviii

Hike Summary Table xxx

The Hikes

Honolulu

1 Koko Crater (Kohelepelepe) 3

2 Kaluanui (Mariner's) Ridge 8

3 Kuli'ou'ou Ridge 13

4 Kuli'ou'ou Valley 19

5 Hawai'iloa Ridge 23

6 Wiliwilinui 29

7 Lanipo (Mau'umae Ridge) 35

8 Mount Olympus (Awawaloa) 42

9 Pu'u Pia 49

10 'Aihualama-'Ohi'a (via Manoa Falls) 53

11 'Ualaka'a 60

12 Makiki-Tantalus 64

13 Nu'uanu-Judd 73

14 Kamanaiki 80

15 Bowman 86

16 Pu'u Keahi a Kahoe 94

17 Kamananui (Moanalua) Valley 104

Central O'Ahu

18 'Aiea Loop 115

19 'Aiea Ridge 122

20 Kalauao 130

21 Waimano Ridge 135

22 Waimano Valley 143

23 Waimano Pool 148

24 Manana 153

25 Schofield-Waikane 161

26 Wahiawa Hills 169

27 Poamoho 175

Windward Side

28 Makapu'u Point 185

29 Ka'iwa Ridge 191

30 Olomana 196

31 Maunawili Falls 203

32 Maunawili 208

33 Likeke (via Old Pali Road) 217

34 'Ahuimanu 225

35 Pu'u Manamana 229

36 Kahana Valley 237

37 Pu'u Piei (via Kapa'ele'ele Koa fishing shrine) 246

38 Hau'ula-Papali 252

39 Koloa Gulch 259

40 La'ie 266

41 Malaekahana Falls 274

North Shore

42 Kahuku Shoreline 283

43 'Ehukai 291

44 Kaunala 297

45 Pupukea Summit 304

46 Makua Rim 311

47 Kealia 318

Leeward Side

48 Pu'u o Hulu 327

49 Wai'anae Ka'ala 332

50 Wai'anae Kai 340

51 Kuaokala 347

52 Ka'ena Point 354

Appendix: Hiking and Camping Information Sources 361

For Further Reference 363

Index 365