09-20-2009, 02:58 PM
Ann, it is also a great idea to check the county Recreation program guides. Hawaiian Beaches is having a Shipman Beach Walk next month & Keaau Shipman Gym is a part of the Walk for Life. TO: anyone in Pahoa, see if Tyler can ever update his program guide. Link:
http://www.hawaii-county.com/parks/recreation.htm
Green Sand beach has a few trailheads, the main worry with parking is if you leave tempting items in your car... kids are hanging out having, and temptation can get to some of them... Although rare, doing this hike in a downpour is totally not fun (driving rain plus the natural windy-ness there) but it is stunning from either of the main trails to it.
Glen, the get to the ML cabin access road go on the turnoff to Mauna Loa Observatory (known to all who have seen "The Inconvenient Truth" as the place where the CO2 data comes from). - Kinda easy to find hiking spots here at 10,000 - 13,000 feet, as there are roads to many trail heads that start at these elevations.
There are many groups working to re-establish the traditional around the island trails, many parts of which are being worked on and improved, and many landowners are agreeing to the importance of re-establishing this unifying trail.
http://www.hawaii-county.com/parks/recreation.htm
Green Sand beach has a few trailheads, the main worry with parking is if you leave tempting items in your car... kids are hanging out having, and temptation can get to some of them... Although rare, doing this hike in a downpour is totally not fun (driving rain plus the natural windy-ness there) but it is stunning from either of the main trails to it.
Glen, the get to the ML cabin access road go on the turnoff to Mauna Loa Observatory (known to all who have seen "The Inconvenient Truth" as the place where the CO2 data comes from). - Kinda easy to find hiking spots here at 10,000 - 13,000 feet, as there are roads to many trail heads that start at these elevations.
There are many groups working to re-establish the traditional around the island trails, many parts of which are being worked on and improved, and many landowners are agreeing to the importance of re-establishing this unifying trail.