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Articles for April, 2009

Happy-Face Spiders on the Mokuleia Trail

Posted: April 26, 2009

For the past several months, I have been hiking up and down the Mokuleia Trail in the northern Waianae mountains to search for happy-face spiders (Theridion grallator) which make their home on the underside of leaves in the native forest.

Revisiting the Singing Kahuli (Oahu Tree Snails)

Posted: June 10, 2009

I went on another backpacking trip with the O’ahu Army Natural Resources Program — this time to the Central Wai’anae Mountains — to survey a population of endangered kahuli or Oahu Tree Snails (Achatinella mustelina) and to record the sounds tradition says they make.

Native Forest Restoration on the Manoa Cliff Trail

Posted: April 13, 2009

During our hike back from Konahuanui, Laurie and Alex Loomis – volunteers with the Mānoa Cliff Trail Native Restoration Project – lead us on a short detour to see the progress of their restoration work on the Mānoa Cliff Trail.

Konahuanui in the Mist

Posted: April 5, 2009

I joined the trail maintenance crew of the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club (HTMC) to clear the trail that leads to the twin peaks of Konahuanu, the two highest peaks on the Koolau Mountains, which are often shrouded in clouds.