Club offering hikes into woods, valleys

Advertiser Staff

The Hawaiian Trail & Mountain Club holds trail maintenance and trail hikes throughout the year.

For hikes, meet at 'Iolani Palace, mountain side, at 8 a.m. unless noted. For trail maintenance, call Mabel Kekina, 488-0044.

A $2 donation is required for each nonmember, age 18 or over. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. The club does not arrange transportation.

For information, call 674-1459, 377-5442, 596-4864 or visit http://www.geocities.com/htmclub/; http://htmc.u4l.com; or http://www.webalias.com/htmc/

The schedule for upcoming maintenance and hikes:

• Sunday, Pauoa Woods: This hike connects a series of trail segments into an adventurous loop through ridges and valleys, 'ohi'a and ti, past streams and waterfall tops. Something for everyone. Coordinators Judy or Kim Roy, 988-5372.

• July 7, Kuli'ou'ou Valley: A leisurely walk into this shaded trail is quite pleasant. It gets a little more difficult as you get farther on the trail. Caution is advised on a portion of this trail. Coordinator Justin Ohara, 946-2735.

YOUTH SOCCER

• NSA tryouts scheduled: The National Soccer Academy will hold tryouts and registration for the fall 2001 HYSA season for boys ages 9-11 at Petrie Park in Kaimuki on July 8 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

The NSA club is led by Fred Hsu, who has guided teams to 10 European tournament championships.

The tryouts will be conducted by Kamehameha Schools' girls coach Michelle Nagamine, Hawai'i Pacific University goalie coach Pepe Balina, and Myles Arakawa.

There is no charge for the tryouts. For more information, call Ken Wong at 737-0317 or 535-4116.

HUNTING

• Classes offered: The Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources is offering free hunter education classes.

The classes will be July 6-7 at Richardson Pool in Pearl Harbor.

The July 6 class will run from 5:45 p.m.-10:15 p.m., while the July 7 class will run from 7:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. For more information or to register, call 587-0200.