Entries tagged 'hikes'
Lava Tube Hikes in Hawaii
I've been on the Pua Po'o Tube Hike in HAVO several times and just love the peace and fragility of these places. There are many paid tours but none are as good as the ranger-guided tours at the park,...
Hawaii Gardens: Lyon Arboretum Revival
Nice article in Hana Hou magazine about the revival of Lyon Arboretum, a legendary but until recently ramshackle botanical garden on Oahu near downtown Honolulu and run by the University of Hawaii (caveat emptor -- I was married here at...
Microsoft Mobile Post on Maui: Iao Valley, Mellow Hike, Marvelous Views
A post on the go from Iao Valley on Maui. We stopped at the phenomenal little cafe in the back of the Hawaii Nature Center in the valley and sucked down an insanely delish mango smoothie (I also wolfed...
OpenRoad TV: Cool Waipio Valley Vidcast
My friends at OpenRoad TV have a number of excellent Hawaii travel videos on offer for free (as in beer) at their site and I'm pointing to a few of them. This one takes you into Waipio Valley, the massive,...
Two New Trails at Kapalua: Maunalei Arboretum a Gem
Kapalua Resort has been pummeled on Maui of late for their push to build luxe vacation palaces priced out of reach of mere Valley Isle mortals. Those plans are on hold and the West Maui company did a really...
Hawaii Volcano Update: No Lava Visible
According to the latest update from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the temblor-caused interruption in the lava flow from Kilauea on the Big Island remains in effect as there is currently no lava visible from any place within easy striking distance...
Hawaii Volcano Update: HAVO Rangers Reopen Chain of Craters Road
After a spate of small temblors and some lava flow shifts that left vulcanologists chasing the orange stuff and generally scratching their heads as to what would happen next, the good folks at HAVO have reopened the solitary traffic artery...
Hawaii Waterfalls: Statewide Drought Impacting Many Cataracts
If you are hoping to do some waterfall hikes on an upcoming trip to Hawaii, or are just a local looking to get wet in the mountains, be forewarned. Drought conditions and a critical lack of rainfall statewide have turned...
Hawaii Adventures: Spelunking Supreme - Kazumura Cavern
Cheryl Tsutsumi, who has covered the islands for years, writes a piece in this Sunday's Star-Bulletin about tours of the Kazamura Lava Tube, the longest lava tube...
Hawaii Nature: Free Forest Tours at Volcano Arts Center
Volcano is an amazing place place. A quiet town on the slopes of Kilauea Volcano and a soaring place of thousands of acres of lava fields and remnant forest, it's lovely, quiet, and eerily spiritual. Sandwiched between a smoking volcano...
Hawaii Waterfall: Manoa Valley Falls -- Easiest and Most Crowded
This modest cataract is perhaps the most touted in the Hawaiian Islands -- or at least the most trafficked. I've seen far too many guidebooks and travel journalists in for their one-week Hawaii flings do the 1.5 mile mosquito-laden roundtrip...
Lyon Arboretum Reopens: Lovely Walks, Cool Plants
I was cheered to hear that Lyon Arboretum had reopened for tours. I was married there at Inspiration Point. Carved out of the steep hillsides at the back of verdant Manoa Valley, Lyon is supremely peaceful and a plant...
