Pahe'ehe'e Ridge
Mauna Kuwale 2x P500
Wed, Dec 25, 2019
Wed, Dec 25, 2019
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Mauna Kuwale previously climbed Sat, Dec 31, 2016 | |||||||
It was Christmas Day in Hawaii and it was raining like hell. Strong
winds blew down coconut palm leaves from the surrounding properties,
whipped up the ocean to a heaving white froth and the power went out
in our AirBnB for most of the day. Fun stuff. Power came back on in
the afternoon, the winds and rain died down and I got a chance to
get out for a hike before dark while the rest of the family was in
Pearl City watching a movie. The two summits are part of the dividing
ridgeline between the west side towns of 
Waianae and
Maili. I had
been to Mauna Kuwale three years ago, but from a different direction.
Today I approached the two summits 
from the south, climbing
up through the tall grass to 
Paheehee Ridge first, then
following the ridge east to Mauna Kuwale with the help of a use
trail. There is a small 
cell tower located along the ridge
and 
a WWII pillbox located just below the summit of Mauna
Kuwale. The higher summit features 
a white cross that has partially
fallen. The outing was rather short, taking less than 45min, getting
me back around sunset and just in time for Christmas dinner - lumpia,
poke and salad - about as mixed up Hawaiian as it gets.
Continued...
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