Waimea Canyon’s wondrous waterfall hike
Countless visitors to Kaua’i make a point of snapping pictures of Waimea Canyon, justly touted as “the Grand Canyon of the Pacific,” from official overlooks and occasional clearings on the side of...
View ArticleTo the lighthouse: Makapu’u memories
Hawai’i boasts several lighthouses with bragging rights — the one at Kalaupapa, Moloka’i, for example, is the tallest on the Pacific Ocean, while Lahaina’s is the oldest of U.S. beacons on the Pacific....
View ArticleHanalei by moonshine: Hiking the ‘Okolehao Trail
“When you see Hanalei by moonlight / you will be in heaven by the sea,” goes the classic song by Bob Nelson, and those who’ve been to the crescent bay and quaint town on Kaua’i‘s North Shore would find...
View ArticleAir-only access to former leper colony of Kalaupapa — for now
Only 100 people a day may visit the former leper colony of Kalaupapa on a remote peninsula of Moloka’i — but they have to get there first. Flying to the national historical site has been the only...
View ArticleA Kaua’i walk on the wild (& sacred) side
Sometimes you don’t have to walk very far from a manicured resort to be on the wild side of Kaua’i. Case in point: the rugged Māhā’ulepū Trail, which begins at the end of Keoneloa (Shipwreck) Beach,...
View ArticlePhoto quiz: Where in Hawai’i is this rugged trail by the sea?
Hikers can start the trail featured in today’s Sunday photo quiz from two trailheads, but where the paths meet up is a singular experience. A “natural area reserve,” it features one of the island’s...
View ArticleSunn country: The rugged hike to pristine Ka’ena Point
The hot, dry and impoverished West Side of O’ahu has a reputation as unwelcoming, fueled in recent years by homeless encampments at beach parks and drug-related crimes (as “Dog the Bounty Hunter” can...
View ArticleSulphur Banks: A sinfully good place for a boardwalk hike?
Mark Twain said the smell at Sulphur Banks, now part of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawai’i, was “not unpleasant to sinners.” Apparently I’m among the unshriven, because I also...
View ArticleHawaii volcanoes park reopens crater rim area 4 years after eruption
Advances in air quality monitoring and the convenience of smart phone technology will allow visitors to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park to experience the dramatic views and forested trails in an area...
View ArticleOld lava, new trails: Exploring remote Kahuku on Big Island
Little by little, the 113,000 acres of the former Kahuku ranch that became part of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park in 2003 are inviting exploration. Found near mile marker 70.5 on the mauka (mountain)...
View ArticleGoogle goes Hawaiian: Street View to start mapping island trails
If you thought the Google Street View car was kind of creepy, wait till you see the weird dude with the Street View Trekker backpack hiking next to you in Hawaiʻi. On the other hand, if online is as...
View ArticleMan, 73, survives 115-foot fall in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
A 73-year-old man who was stranded overnight after surviving a 115-foot fall in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park was rescued yesterday after a hiker heard him crying for help in the dense undergrowth...
View ArticleHelicopter rescues another stranded hiker in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park authorities say rangers and a helicopter pilot rescued a 76-year-old visitor from China early Friday morning after the man had become lost the day before and spent an...
View ArticleStranded hiker rescued in snowstorm — in Hawaii
It’s not often that you hear this: National park rangers have rescued a stranded hiker caught in a snowstorm — in Hawai‘i. Of course, it makes more sense when you know that the hiker — New York...
View ArticleHawaii’s rising lava lake raises park traffic too
Who doesn’t love a lake of lava? Not the thousands of visitors creating traffic jams at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, where they can view a vast, rising pool of molten rock just a few feet from the...
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