Former Koko Crater Radar Site Tramway Hike

[gmat]

A recent StarAdvertiser article about hiking on the abandoned tramway up Koko Crater sparked a search and brought up these articles. I knew the mountain as Koko Head and can remember seeing the tram going up the mountain during the early 60s when our family went by going to Hanauma Bay or around the island.

 

Koko Crater's dizzying tramway offers an exhilarating challenge for casual hikers and athletes alike

http://www.staradvertiser.com/s?action=login&f=y&id=158344435

 

Photos of the site.

http://www.radomes.org/museum/recent/KokoCraterAFSOahuHI.html

 

Koko Crater Air Force Station (dated 1989)

http://www.radomes.org/museum/documents/HawaiiFactSheet1989-3.jpg

 

From this page. Hawaiian Islands Air Defense Radar Installations

http://www.radomes.org/museum/hawaii.html

 

Thread from Railway Preservation News. Koko Head track

http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=29924&view=previous

 

Koko Head Tramway

http://www.myspace.com/kokoheadtramway

 

A fast track to Koko Crater peak

http://archives.starbulletin.com/1999/01/25/features/story2.html

 

Koko Head Crater...and a word to the wise

http://thepineappleproject24.blogspot.jp/2011/05/koko-head-craterand-word-to-wise.html

 

Best wishes,

Grant