Pu'u Ma'eli'eli HTMC

Today, Jacque and I led a hike up and around Pu'u Ma'eli'eli today for the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club.  The route begins along Kahekili Highway just Kaneohe-side of Temple Valley Shopping Center and follows an old jeep road that follows the ridgecrest to Ma'eli'eli.

Along the way to the top of the pu'u, there is a junction where we head right to descend into the foothills on the makai side of the ridge.  Part of this foothill ramble is along old jeep roads, probably created by the military vintage WWII.

Eventually, the foothill ramble leads up a ridge that ends at Ma'eli'eli that offered views like these: