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Hiking on High -
TOPPING OUT ON KAMAILE'UNU RIDGE . . . Directly across Makaha Valley from the Towers is Kamaile'unu Ridge, a finger of the Waianae...
Mark F. Kramer
Jul 18, 20171 min read
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Island's End -
VISITING KA'ENA POINT . . . In ancient Hawaii, Oahu's Ka'ena Point was the island's revered jumping-off place for souls headed toward the...
Mark F. Kramer
Jul 10, 20171 min read
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Hiking Up Country -
SUMMITING OAHU ISLAND . . . Mt. Ka'ala, Oahu's highest peak, often has its head in the clouds. Ironically, the island's tallest...
Mark F. Kramer
Jun 25, 20171 min read
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Restaurant Review -
GOING FAR-EAST AT WAIANAE MALL . . . Any new eatery opening in Waianae is cause for celebration, but the festivity is muted at Saito &...
Mark F. Kramer
Jun 19, 20173 min read
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Fresh to the Table -
FARMERS MARKET HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL BEST . . . Connections don't just happen, they have to be made. As a resident of the Towers our lives are...
Mark F. Kramer
Jun 11, 20171 min read
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Water Sports -
A BOARD SHORT . . . Ever wanted to get out on the ocean, but don't have a watercraft? Ever wanted to learn a new sport, but don't have...
Mark F. Kramer
Jun 5, 20171 min read
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Little Mountain Journey -
AERIAL FOOTAGE OF LAHILAHI . . . Several videos have featured the summiting of, or aerial flitting around, Mt. Lahilahi (thin mountain),...
Mark F. Kramer
Jun 1, 20171 min read
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The Olden Days -
PIONEER FAMILY FOUNDED “MODERN-DAY” MAKAHA . . . Long before Makaha and Makaha Valley became Oahu's Mecca for affordable, scenic living,...
Mark F. Kramer
May 29, 20176 min read
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May Board Meeting -
A WINDOW INTO THE 21ST CENTURY . . . Picnic-area animal complaints, swim-diaper rule specifics, elevator-door repainting, and an...
Mark F. Kramer
May 27, 20173 min read
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Come Fly With Me -
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE . . . Inching along Farrington Highway in our steel and glass cocoons, we sometimes forget just how spectacularly...
Mark F. Kramer
May 25, 20171 min read
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Weather Watch -
OUT LIKE A POLAR BEAR . . . Three days of gray skies and wet stuff falling from the sky. But the real story here in Makaha is about...
Mark F. Kramer
May 2, 20171 min read
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Waianae Mountain High
A personal story of discovery in poem - to the tune of Rocky Mountain High - with apologies to John Denver. He was born in the winter of...
Mark F. Kramer
Apr 21, 20171 min read
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