One of the most pleasant ranger-led hikes in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is the four-mile Kilauea Iki Trail. It is a 400-foot descent from the moist, rain forest-like rim of the Kilauea Iki crater, then a traverse of the flat stone desert of the crater floor, passing active steam fumaroles, and ascending the opposite side and returning along the crater rim to your car...
Learn MoreHawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has reopened the section of Crater Rim Drive near the Devastation Trail parking lot to Keanakāko‘i Crater, and a portion of Crater Rim Trail that leads from Chain of Craters Road to the south side of Keanakāko‘i, to hikers. Approximately 0.8 miles of Crater Rim Drive is now open to hikers, and visitors can enjoy an easy roundtrip walk...
Learn MoreHikers may be taking the old trail to the summit of Haleakala for the first time in seven decades later this year following an agreement approved by the state Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday in Honolulu. The memorandum of agreement between state Department of Land and Natural Resources Forestry and Wildlife Division, the Na Ala Hele Trail & Access...
Learn MoreTwo hiking programs being offered this summer at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park will introduce you to a captivating landscape, biodiversity and history of the park’s southernmost section. People and Land of Kahuku is a 2-mile, 3-hour expedition through pastures, a quarry, an airstrip, and the 1868 lava fields of Kahuku. Rangers will explain how people lived...
Learn MoreJanuary 2012 marks the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s 3rd annual Volcano Awareness Month and its 100 year anniversary. In honor of Volcano Awareness Month, the Hawai‘i Volcanoes Institute presents “Footprints Trail to Mauna Iki,” a guided geological hike in the Ka‘u Desert. The event takes place in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Sunday, January 29 from 8:30 a.m. to...
Learn MoreHawaii Magazine counted the votes from their latest poll question: What’s your favorite Hawaii hike? The top five vote-getters are on the pages ahead. Your picks specified dozens of different trails throughout Hawaii’s major islands, with difficulty levels ranging from easy-breezy strolls to rigorous climbs geared especially for experienced hikers. Mahalo for...
Learn MoreThe steep, junglelike terrain of the Waimea Valley, about an hour by car from Honolulu, is home to more than 5,500 species of plants and 1,875 acres of tropical rain forest stretching from the mountains to the sea. It also holds some of the rarest and most important native Hawaiian archaeological sites, including temples, countless burial caves, and stone fishing shrines...
Learn MoreHawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is opening a new hiking trail in the Park’s Kahuku Unit on Sat. Oct. 8, 2011 with a celebration at the trailhead at 10:00AM followed by a ranger guided hike. The Palm trail is a 2.6 mile loop traversing through scenic pasture along an ancient cinder cone with some of the best panoramic views Kahuku has to offer. Along the way are relics of...
Learn MoreSurf and sand are not the only ways to experience Hawai‘i. Hiking is an excellent way for newcomers and locals alike to get to know O‘ahu. Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea, Honolulu alone has dozens of trails ready for exploring. O‘ahu offers many trails, especially if you have access to a car and can expand your range up the Windward side toward the North...
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I am Jeff Clark, founder of Internet Brothers, producer of this blog, and passionate about hiking. My regular hiking companions have designated me the lead hiker, so I suppose that makes me the slowest Meanderthal. I live in Western NC near the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains. Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests are just out my door, so the content will focus on these areas, but let me know what you would like to see on the site. 
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