the ascent to the chimney in my new spider man shoes

mu ryang sa hawaii buddhist temple

mu ryang sa is a korean buddhist temple tucked back in the hills of palolo valley, about 10 minutes outside waikiki. i parked the jeep in the shade and began to walk up to the temple where i immediately felt like i should kick off my flops and  let my feet enjoy the soft and  manicured green grass. i was all alone here except for one old asian dude who looked like he would probably sell me a gremlin. "ana-say-oh!" i said (korean for hey, howsit goin?) realizing that was the only korean i knew he pointed me in the direction of some cool stuff in english. its all aloha here!

drive to the country

olomana

battle of nu'uanu and the pali notches

     The Battle of Nuʻuanu fought in May 1795 on the southern part of the island of Oahu, was a key battle in the final days of King Kamehameha wars to unify the Hawaiian Islands. It is known in the Hawaiian language as Kalelekaʻanae, which means "the leaping mullet", and refers to a number of Oahu warriors driven off the cliff in the final phase of the battle. The Oahu natives carved out two notches in the stone on the Pali Ridge (the rim of the volcano that formed the island). Here the warriors faced cannons leeward as they prepared to defend against Kamehameha's advancing army.

inside the notches

     The two notches are approximately 30'x30'. The ascent to the notches is a steep and difficult  climb. Once on the ridge you begin to feel your asshole pucker as it"s 3000+ feet on either side of a narrow (2ft) ridge. It becomes super sketchy when the trade winds gust up the cliffs. I can't imagine how those warriors hauled cannons up there.

the hike up to the pali notches

brittany at the cove