Posted on: Sunday, May 27, 2001

Outdoor guides, maps can help you plan your summer activities

By Beverly Creamer
Advertiser Staff Writer

Looking for healthy outdoor activities for yourself and your children this summer?

The Healthy Hawai'i Initiative, a health promotion campaign supported by the state Department of Health, has financed a huge array of outdoor guides and maps with information for hikes, water activities, walking and biking routes, and myriad other outdoor activities for O'ahu and the Big Island.

The Initiative also has paid for a number of health-oriented Web sites that offer tips on exercise and nutrition, as well as more outdoor activities.

Unfortunately, there's no central distribution point for the maps and brochures. So, this list includes contacts:

Brochures for O'ahu and general resources

• 2001 Calendar for the Youth Water Enthusiasts — Hui Malama o ke Kai. Stephanie Kim, 259-2602.

• Bike O'ahu Map — Department of Transportation. Vincent Llorin, 692-7675.

• 'Ewa Fitness Fun Map, O'ahu Fitness Fun Map and Honolulu Kama'aina Walking Map — People's Advocacy for Trails Hawaii (PATH); highlights physical activity routes. Carrie Ota, 948-5084.

• Great Aloha Fitness Map — by Great Aloha Run Association; illustrates five safe running and walking routes of various distances in Honolulu, along Nimitz Highway, to Aloha Stadium. Bambi Wong, 528-7388.

• Hawai'i Kai Walking/Jogging Trails Map — Friends of Honolulu Parks and Recreation. Hawai'i Kai Physical Activity Map. Pick up at Koko Head District Park during normal park hours, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 395-3096.

• Honolulu Walking Map — The Queen's Medical Center; highlighting area surrounding Queen's Medical Center. Nancy Walch, 547-4823.

• Kailua Area Fitness Map (Hawaiian Language) — from Kula 'O Samuel M. Kamakau school; highlights physical activity opportunities in the Kailua area and points of cultural and historical significance. Written in Hawaiian. Sharon Odom, 261-0088.

• Kane'ohe Fitness Map — PACT/ Kane'ohe Community Family Center; highlights locations where families can safely enjoy walking, running, biking, hiking and engage in water-sport activities. Sharon Hoppner, 235-7747.

• La'ie Physical Activity Map — Walking, running and biking map of La'ie. Norman Kaluhiokalani, 293-3752.

• O'ahu Swimming Resource Guide — Hawaiian Lifeguard Association. Mark Cunningham, 589-2251.

• Physical Activity and Exercise Guide for Seniors — Pohai Nani Good Samaritan Society. Exercise guide for seniors. Judy Knutson, 247-6211, ext. 1107.

• Physical Activity Map of the University of Hawai'i Campus — University of Hawai'i Kinesiology and Leisure Science. Dennis Chai, 956-7606.

• Physical Activity Resource Guide for Women with Osteoporosis — Kapi'olani Foundation. Marcie Nowack, 973-3044.

• West Loch Physical Activity Path — Hawai'i Nature Center. West Loch Shoreline Family Bike/Walk Trek. 955-0100.

• Youth Activity Guide — Hawaiian Island Twisters. For family-based exercises and activity for strength and flexibility. Gabe Irono, 235-4487.

Brochures for Big Island resources

• Fit Happenings — Friends for Fitness Coalition; physical activity resource guide for West Hawai'i County. Heidi Stromberg, (808) 325-7602.

• Island of Hawai'i Bike Map — Shows cycling facilities and conditions for cyclists on all major Hawai'i County roadways. Ann Peterson, (808) 326-9495.

• Waimea-Waikoloa Walking Map — Tutu's House/Friends of the Future; four community walking maps — two in Waimea and two in Waikoloa on the Big Island — with tips on getting and staying active. Joan Campbell, (808) 885-6777.

• West Hawai'i County Kama'aina Walking Map — shows Kona community areas. Heidi Stromberg, (808) 325-7602.

Web sites

• All-Star Sports & Therapy Center — Clear instructions for aquatic exercises, www.all-startherapycenter.com

• Aloha State Games — physical activity section of the Web page, www.alohastategames.com

• Carole Kai Charities — Information on the Great Aloha Run with training and fitness tips, Greataloharun.com

• Friends of Honolulu Parks and Recreation — highlights physical activity opportunities available through City Parks and Recreation, www.co.honolulu.hi.us/parks/programs

• Hawai'i Department of Transportation, O'ahu Bicycle Map, www.state.hi.us/dot/highways/bike

• Hawaiian Lifeguard Association — addresses water fitness and safety issues, www.hawaiiswim.com

• Ke Kula 'o Samuel M. Kamakau — Physical activity guide for O'ahu in the Hawaiian language, www.rrhi.com/kamakau

• Lyon Arboretum — Virtual reality walk from 'Aihualama Falls parking lot, through the arboretum collections, www.hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum

• PATH — Detailed road map guide for bicycles for the island of Hawai'i, www.hialoha.com/PATH

• Parents and Children Together (PACT) — Promotes moderate exercise and nutrition, www.KCFChawaii. org/health.htm

• Physical Wellness is important for good health, Tutu's House — Discover the benefits of physical activity with recommendations and safety tips, plus walking maps, www.physicalactivity.homestead.com

• Sports Injury Prevention — how to prevent and treat pediatric sports injuries, www.kipchawaii.org

• The Big Island YMCA — resources for healthful living, Ymcahawaii.org