Manana

This is a long, but fun trail.  It’s a 12 mile round trip hike.  The most enjoyable part about this hike is how often you are on a ridge with beautiful views all around combined with the leeward and windward views at the end of the trail.  At the end of this trail you can see and feel how high in the Ko’olau Mountains you really are.  The mountain drops off 2,000 feet down into a valley while off in the distance is Kaneohe Bay and many other windward sites.  To find this trail get yourself to Waimano Home Road then just before this road narrows to two lanes, turn left on Komo Mai Drive.  You will then descend into Waimano Valley and back out again.  Continue driving through Pacific Palisades subdivision to the end of the road.  Park on the street near the turnaround circle.  Start early and be ready for a big day of hiking.