Lava Love

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Having missed lava sightings on our last visit to the Big Island, I could not let the opportunity elude me again.  After hearing that the lava flows had resumed at Kalapana, I had to go back to Hawaii to witness this breathtaking phenomenon. Continue reading

From Artillery to Archery

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I have recently become addicted with exploring old military bunkers. As the weekend approached, I began thinking and researching new sites that we had not yet been.  After hours of scouring the web and scanning the Island of Oahu on Google Earth, I remembered a bunker that I had driven by dozens of times. It was simply hiding in plain sight. Continue reading

Abandoned Plantation Home

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During an evening hike, a wrong turn took us to the creepy side of the woods.  Although every instinct was telling us to turn around, our curiosity would not let us leave without taking a quick peek inside. Continue reading

Concealed Abandoned Bunker

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Being the World War II nerd that I am, I could not refrain from investigating rumors of an abandoned WWII bunker on Oahu’s Koolau mountain.  The concealed military reservation was supposedly comprised of 3 bunkers. Continue reading

Koloa Gulch (Multiple Waterfalls)

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For years I had heard of a gulch that arduously snaked through Oahu’s Koolau mountains.  If you were brave enough to endure its trek, the valley would guide you to its floodgates. Continue reading

Secret Abandoned Bunker

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After a ton of research, I finally found the holy grail of World War II bunkers here on Oahu!  As it remains a relatively unspoiled historical monument, many people have worked to keep this place a secret. Continue reading