Kokohead Area

The Kokohead Crater and the Stairway To The Stars:

Just ran into a nice review of the Kokohead area and I didn't know there were two Craters. In fact I have been here almost 40 years and I have never met anyone who has made that climb on the stairway to the stars.

 "Dance may be used as communication between body and soul,

to express music in what may be too deep to find for words."

Koko Head Crater is an old tuff cone measuring 642 feet (196 m) in height. It is quite a bit smaller than its neighboring tuff cone Koko Crater, which measures 1,208 feet (368 m). It is one of the most popular landmarks on Oahu's southeast shore. Even from a distance one can see the hiking trail that leads to the peak.

"I'll Remember You" by Don Ho

To get to the lookout point, one has to climb 1,048 stairs/railroad ties, which were originally built over 60 years ago to get supplies to the military bunkers at the top. The stairs are very steep. There is short, bridge-like area that some people find scary because the railroad tracks where one walks on are above the ground. The alternative route to the right of it is much easier. Within the crater are horse stables and the Koko Crater Botanical Garden, home to many cacti and succulents.

Everyone knows that dancers are not drunks. Dancing in Hawaii Night Clubs will change and these new clubs that will be for dancers will not find it necessary to sell hard liquor. They will sell wine and beer by the bottle, easy to keep track of. Outside catering for chopstick food, not necessary to touch with the fingers. And the best juice bar on the entire state of Hawaii. I have already applied for the job of shoveling the money into the "large" safe.

Well, so far, so good. We at least have Dance Hawaii to put into the news. But there must be more around somewhere. Just let us know and sharing the information with the reader/dancers is fun. There is Hawaii Kai and Waimanalo close by. Hopefully we can get some news from there to start the ball rolling.

Pub's Side Note: There have been two groups in town that have consistently produced the best International Style dancers on this island. By the same token there have been two groups that have consistently produce the worst International Style dancers on this Island. Who? Ha Ha! We are talking competition here are we not? That is the name of somebody else's game not ours.