We went out to the Nuuanu Boulders one night last week. Justin (Volcanic Rock Gym), Hiro and Nick sent three different lines on the same boulder. It turns out my camera battery was dead so I decided to just take some video. I shot, processed and cut the video entirely on my iPhone. Pretty amazing what you can do on an phone nowadays …

See also

• More info on the Nuuanu Boulders.

Strong winds during the day form lines in the sand.

During the winter months, huge waves crash against the cliffs. The ocean engulfs the beach and carves caves into the young rock. In the summer, the caves offer shelter from the sun and wind.

Walk along the Na Pali Coast to the end of the beach for an amazing view.

But, don’t do what Cory’s doing here … you’ll give your friends a heart attack.

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When I got back from Kalalau I went to get a haircut. I told Hayleen, the lady that cuts my hair, about my trip and she said that Kalalau was one of her favorite places. She didn’t do the hike but she was able to see the Na Pali Coast from a cruise ship. She told me that when the ship got to Kalalau it slowed down and did a U-turn. Then they told everyone to go out on the observation deck. When Kalalau came into view the entire boat went silent. There was not a peep out of the couple thousand passengers on the deck. She said that even the babies were quiet. And then, after a few seconds passed, all you could hear was a barrage of *click-click-clicks* from cameras.

As you walk down the beach in Kalalau you feel like you’re in a different world. This was my favorite part of the trip. We walked the beach both days we were in Kalalau. We tried to soak it in as much as possible knowing that it would be quite some time before we would ever return.

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On the second day of our trip the weather was perfect. We had hiked 11 miles on the Kalalau Trail, set up camp and witnessed an epic moonrise the day before. So now what?

Well, it was time to explore Kalalau Valley.

And go for a swim.

The Kalalau Valley is about 2 miles deep and half a mile wide (I looked it up on Wikipedia). The main trail that takes you to the back of the valley is called the Kalalau Valley Trail. The trail takes you to a swimming hole and if you know where you’re going, you can find a side trail that leads to Kalalau Falls.

We set out to find the falls, got lost and ended up on a different trail that follows a stream full of waterfalls. We were told by some locals that this trail is much more beautiful than the Kalalau Valley Trail so we were stoked.

In this post I’ll show you the route we took to find this trail and point out a couple good swimming holes.

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