Hamakua Challenge Training – Waipi’o to Laupahoehoe Iki – Out and Back

This is basically part 2 of my training and exploring from Waipi’o to Waimanu. For this run though, I needed to get to Waimanu Valley Beach and then swim the 3/4 of a mile out to the next travellable landmass – Laupahoehoe Iki. This section is the start to a spectacular 4-mile coastline of cliffs […]

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Hamakua Challenge Training – Pololu to Honopue – Out and Back

This adventure is a bit of a departure from my latest challenges. I wanted to get into the Honopue Valley from Pololu and though on maps it shows a trail all the way to the back of the Honopue Valley, this is not a trail that you can run very much of. In fact, this […]

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Hamakua Challenge Training – Waipi’o to Waimanu – Out And Back

Running from the Waipi’o Lookout to the Waimanu Valley beach and back is actually a fantastic adventure run on the Big Island. Normally people hike into the valley and camp for a few days and the effort to carry all your supplies in can be considerable. And this forces you to take a slow measured […]

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