Sierra Club, Maui Chapter

Outings, Service Trips, and Programs
Maui Group

MAUI GROUP HIKES, SERVICE TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES

CONTINUOUS SPECIAL SERVICE EVENTS

Maui Coastal Land Trust Waihe'e Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Restoration: Be a part of restoring an ancient fish pond and other sites which have a major cultural significance and participate in a remarkable learning experience. Every Friday, 8 am to noon. No need to register, just show up. Go to Waihe'e and turn toward the ocean on w:st="on"Halewaiu Road. Turn left onto the dirt road marked "Maui Coastal Land Trust" and park at the parking lot overlooking the ocean. This area is called "Roundtable." For more information, please call Scott Fisher at the Maui Coastal Land Trust at 808 244-5263 and/or go to: www.mauicoastallandtrust.org and click on Waihe'e Coastal Dunes and Wetlands. MCLT also offers a free guided walk of the Waihe'e Coastal Dunes and Wetlands on the first Saturday of each month at 9:00 am. Call 244-5263 for more information and to make a reservation. Spots fill up quickly, so call early. The MCLT is a 501c3 charitable organization. This is not a Sierra Club activity.

Project Malama Honokowai: This is a service trip and you will be helping in an archaeological stabilization, reforestation and education project known as Project Malama Honokowai. Every Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. A very special experience! Simply meet at 9:00 am at the intersection of w:st="on"Honoapiilani Highway (between mile marker 25 and 26) and Pu'ukoli'i Road at the "Sugar Cane Train" station parking lot in Ka'anapali. You don't have to register - just show up. In the mountain valley above is a three mile long valley with significant archaeological ruins where an estimated 600 ancient Hawaiian families once lived. For more information please go to www.mauiculturallands.org. To confirm date and place to meet, please call Ed Lindsey at 808 572-8085. This is not a Sierra Club activity.

Project Malama Kaheawa-Hanaula: Help reforest the area around and above the Kaheawa Wind Farm above Ma'alaea. Meet every Sunday from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. Park in the public parking lot near Carl's Jr. Restaurant at Ma'alaea. Carl's Jr. is located next to the gas station at the stop light. Then carpool 2,000' up to the wind farm where the view is incredible. Help remove alien species and replant endemic plants and learn about the area and the wind farm. The wind farm currently consists of 20 1.5 MW turbines and provides 9% of the electricity for Maui and 14 more turbines are planned. Bring your camera, lunch, water and suntan lotion. For more information please go to www.mauiculturallands.org. To confirm date and place to meet, please call Ed Lindsey at 808 572-8085. Also, please go to www.kaheawa.com. No registration is necessary - just show up. This is not a Sierra Club activity.

Community Work Day Cleanups: If you know places that need to be cleaned up and would like to organize it with friends or an organization you belong to, you can call Community Work Day at 877-2524 and they will provide you with trash bags, advertise your location in the newspaper to get more volunteers to help you, and coordinate having a truck come out and pick up all the trash you bag and leave along the roadside. Community Work Day is a 501c3 charitable organization and organizes these clean ups statewide five times a year. They are truly a wonderful organization!! For more information please go to www.cwdhawaii.org. This is not a Sierra Club activity.

MAUI GROUP HIKES AND ACTIVITIES

Please be prepared for outings. Bring lunch, water, rain gear, sunscreen and sturdy footwear. Hiking boots are recommended and please trim your toenails. No kidding! Hiking can cause "tennis toe." A donation of $5 ($3 for Sierra Club members) is requested of hikers over age 14. Please register early. Pre-registration is required for some hikes. Call the hike leader number shown below. Also, please check our web site, www.mauisierraclub.org, and click on Hikes and Activities for additional hikes and activities and/or changes which we have added after this newsletter was published. Mahalo!

The East Maui Irrigation Company (EMI) allows us to hike across their land so long as each hiker has a waiver. An EMI WAIVER IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED FOR EMI HIKES (LISTED BELOW). One waiver covers all EMI hikes for this quarter. Call in your waiver request to Jackie at 579-9516 well in advance and make an appointment with her for when you can sign it. Then go to EMI's Pa'ia office at w:st="on"497 Baldwin Avenue to sign the waiver. Please be considerate of Jackie's time and pick up waiver 5 days in advance whenever possible. THE WAIVER MUST BE BROUGHT ON THE HIKE AND SHOWN TO THE HIKE LEADER.

We need more hike leaders. It lots of fun. You pick the hikes. To be a hike leader, you need to read a 100 page book published by the Sierra Club on hiking, be certified in CPR and First Aid, and be a Sierra Club member. CPR and First Aid classes are 2 hours each and are offered by Kaiser (phone 243-6484) each month for $20 each and we will reimburse you for the $40 when you lead your first hike. Please call Bob Babson at 874-1166 for more information.

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MAUI GROUP HIKES AND ACTIVITIES

JUNE HIKES AND EVENTS

Sunday, June 28: Hike south from La Perouse Bay on the Kings Highway to one of the most remote and beautiful areas on Maui. Visit anchialine ponds (unusual shallow ponds with tiny red shrimp) and archeological sites along the way. Then hike further south to beautiful sandy beach where we will swim and have lunch. Bring swimsuit, lunch, water, hat and sunscreen. 6 mile roundtrip all day hike. Meet at Kihei Community Center (Lipoa Street & Piilani Highway) at 8:30 am to carpool. Leader: Bob Babson. Limit 18. Please call Bob at 874-1166 to register.

JULY HIKES AND ACTIVITIES

Saturday, July 11: Upper Waikamoi Trail/Makawao Forest hike. Six mile moderate round trip through koa and ‘ohi’a forest to reservoir. Meet 8:30 am at w:st="on"Pukalani Terrace Shopping Center near Bank of Hawaii to carpool to top of w:st="on"Olinda Road where the hike begins. EMI WAIVER REQUIRED (SEE ABOVE). MUST BRING WAIVER ON HIKE. Limit 18. Hike leader: Bob Babson. Call Bob at 874-1166 to register.

Saturday, July 18: Community Work Day cleanup: “Litter Bugs Me!" Please call CWD at 877-2524 to find the cleanup nearest to you or watch for the listing of all cleanup locations in the Maui News. Mahalo for helping keep Maui beautiful! This is not a Sierra Club activity.

Thursday, July 23, 5:30 to 7:30 pm: Maui Sierra Club Board of Directors meeting at our new office above Akaku on Dairy Road. Sierra Club members are invited to attend and share their ideas. Please email to confirm meeting time and place and to add any agenda items you would like to discuss.

Sunday, July 26: Hike up Kaupo trail up to Haleakala National Park. Enjoy the magnificent natural beauty. The views of the ocean and mountains just get better and better and if we are lucky we will see the w:st="on"Big Island in the distance. Trail starts at 1,500' and we'll hike up to about 4,000' and then have lunch. This is a difficult trail and you should wear hiking boots that support your ankles. Seven miles round trip all day hike. Bring lunch, water, rain gear and sunscreen. Meet at 8:00 am at w:st="on"Pukalani Terrace Shopping Center in front of Bank of Hawaii to carpool. Limit 12. Call Bob Babson at 874-1166 to register.

AUGUST HIKES AND ACTIVITIES

Sunday, August 9: Drive out to Keanae and hike Piinaau Road up the beautiful Keanae Valley. The area is also known as the Koolau Gap because lava from Haleakala used to flow down through this valley to the sea in ancient times. Meet at 8:30 am at the w:st="on"Haiku Community Center to carpool. Bring bathing suit, lunch, water and sun screen. Limit 18. EMI WAIVER REQUIRED (SEE ABOVE). MUST BRING WAIVER ON HIKE. Hike leader: Bob Babson. Call Bob at 874-1166 to register.

Friday, August 14: Come spend an evening with astronomer Harriet Witt. This is a tentative date. Please check our web site and click on Hikes and Activities for exact date, time and place to meet. For additional details, please call Lucienne de Naie at 214-0147.

Saturday, August 15: Hike Skyline Trail above Poli Poli. Meet at w:st="on"Pukalani Shopping Center near Bank of Hawaii at 8:30 am to carpool. We drive up to w:st="on"Poli Poli State Park and then hike up the Mamane Trail to Skyline Trail. We have lunch above the timber line with fabulous views. Approximately 6 miles roundtrip. Bring lunch, sun screen and water. Limit 18. Hike leader: Bob Babson. Call Bob at 874-1166 to register.

Thursday, August 27, 5:30 to 7:30 pm: Maui Sierra Club Board of Directors meeting at our new office above Akaku on Dairy Road. Sierra Club members are invited to attend and share their ideas. Please email to confirm meeting time and place and to add any agenda items you would like to discuss.

SEPTEMBER HIKES AND ACTIVITIES

Sunday, September 6: Makapipi trail hike. Moderate 4 mile hike. Explore historic Ko'olau Ditch from Makapipi to Kopili'ula Stream. Scenic vistas, pools, waterfalls and native plant life. During the hike we must cross several bridges with no hand rails which is a little scary. So if heights bother you, we recommend not coming on this hike. EMI WAIVER REQUIRED (SEE ABOVE). MUST BRING WAIVER ON HIKE. Meet at 8:00 am at the Haiku Community Center. Limit 18. Leader: Bob Babson. Please call Bob at 874-1166 to register.

Saturday, September 12: Hike from Haleakala National Park Kipahulu visitor Center (seven pools) up the Pipiwai Trail through beautiful grasslands and bamboo forest to 400' Waimoku Falls. At end of hike, swim in pools near visitor center. Bring lunch, water, sunscreen and bathing suit. Park entrance fee is $10/car. Meet 8:30 am at the Pukalani Shopping Center near the Bank of Hawaii to carpool via the scenic backside of Maui through Ulupalakua and Kaupo. Limit 12. Hike Leader: Mitch Skaggerberg. Please call Mitch at 875-4970 to register.

Saturday, September 19: From La Perouse Bay, hike south along the coast on the Kings Highway to Kanaio - one of the most remote and beautiful areas on Maui. Visit anchialine ponds (unusual shallow ponds with tiny red shrimp) and archeological sites along the way. We actually walk off the recent lava flow onto the ancient shoreline where we explore further south. Bring bathing suit, lunch, water, hat and sunscreen. 8 mile roundtrip all day hike. This hike goes further south than our regular La Perouse Bay hike. Meet at w:st="on"Kihei Community Center (Lipoa Street & Piilani Highway) at 8:30 am to carpool. Leader: Bob Babson. Limit 18. Call Bob at 874-1166 to register.

Saturday, September 19: Community Work Day cleanup: “Get the Drift and Bag It!" Please call CWD at 877-2524 to find the cleanup nearest to you or watch for the listing of all cleanup locations in the Maui News. Mahalo for helping keep Maui beautiful! This is not a Sierra Club activity.

Thursday, September 24, 5:30 to 7:30 pm:Maui Sierra Club Board of Directors meeting at our new office above Akaku on Dairy Road. Sierra Club members are invited to attend and share their ideas. Please email to confirm meeting time and place and to add any agenda items you would like to discuss.

Outings, Service Trips, and Programs Maui Group

Outings, Service Trips, and Programs
Maui Group