Photo by Oahu Na Ala Hele With the high amount of wet & windy weather we’ve been having, the trails have become both overgrown & blocked by debris. Please lend your kokua as we join up with Oahu Na Ala Hele to help make much needed repairs to the Tantalus trail systems. We will be…
Aloha Athletes, The awesome team at Oahu Mountain Bike Ohana, IMBA and the State of Hawaii have been working hard arranging a weekend full of classes to help us learn about and maintain our trails. Come learn about trail design, technique and about the invasive species and how to eradicate them when you see them…
Aloha trail runners!!! This Saturday, January 10, we will be working with Na Ala Hele (NAH) to perform various types of work on the Tantalus and Nu'uanu trails in preparation for the big event in two weeks. We will be meeting up at the Na Ala Hele offices/base yard at 7am (just up the driveway past the…
Aloha Athletes, Jeff and Cheryl have been hard at work coordinating a trail work day on the Aiea Loop Trail (with DLNR's permission of course). Join H.U.R.T. and spend a morning giving back to the trails that give us so much in return. Please rsvp to Jeff if you would like to attend at: jwkfong…
Aloha Athletes, Today the H.U.R.T. group combined forces with the Mānoa Cliff Forest Restoration project to do some maintenance on our beloved Tantalus trails in preparation for Triple Trek on August 31st. Photo by Wily Woo Many of you likely pass through the two gates regularly without giving more than a passing thought as to why…
Aloha Athletes, After a few quick e-mails this morning we have an opportunity to do some trail maintenance in preparation of the Tantalus Triple Trek. I was able to run a couple of loops up there this weekend and overall the course is in pretty good shape with the exception of the area on the…
Next time you are on the Maunawili trail and it looks like this: Think of the hard-working crew that transformed the trail from this: Thank you SO much for the hours, the sweat, and the brawn that was generously donated by the following people: Steve DeWald Larry Inouye Jeff FongFreddy Halmes Cheryl Loomis Mike Muench…
Aloha HURT Ohana! Saturday, June 16 will be an opportunity for us to assist Na Ala Hele with the maintenence of the Maunawili trail and also prepare for the trail for hoards of people wanting to Run With the Pigs! Na Ala Hele has generously agreed to work with us to make this work day…
Well, we are in the gut of the beast. If you have been putting off the distance tests, the night runs, or even the full loops then now is the time to plan on getting onto the trails and doing the do. Best make what ever bargains you have to at home, because the weeks…
Training Time: 6:00am Saturday UPDATED: Now on Saturday! Place: Top of Manoa Road–Street Parking What: Manoa/Jack ass Repeat(s) 12 miles a pop. + Trail Work (Sign installation) on Aihualama So, there it is, after a few days of thrills and hugging and back patting everyone is back to doing what ever they…
Today, Carol and I went for a short Christmas run. We ran to where Nick K. reported fallen trees on December 22. We arrived at the fallen trees around 1 PM. There were two trees, both with trunks the diameter larger than my bow saw could handle. We did manage to clear some of the larger branches…
Elbows is gone! She lays lonely down the gritty black slope. The tree missing an arm Looks lopsided, Forlorn. No longer intimidating; Lost perhaps. Its purpose shorn. One more dread Disappears As Ahuilama is Slowly tamed.
HURT enjoys the privilege of partnerships with State and Federal agencies that hold the responsibility of protecting Oʻahu public lands. Those partnerships are based upon mutual trust and cooperation and shared concerns for the ʻaina. To keep that trust and continue to be provided the opportunity to host trail events, we (HURT) must understand and abide by rules that govern our partner agencies.
HURT does organize and facilitate official trail maintenance only when coordination with our partners has occurred. All trail work is performed under the supervision of a permitted individual with advance permissions. Some trails are off-limits for HURT to perform trail maintenance due to the sensitive flora. No HURT trail maintenance will occur outside of these parameters.
HURT and its partner agencies require that no self-directed trail maintenance occur on publicly-owned trails. Any individuals performing trail work outside of official HURT-organized events, are doing so on their own accord and will be held personally responsible by State and Federal agencies for any violations. Such activity could jeopardize our relationships with partner agencies and lead to inability to use public lands for our events.