Everyone will meet at Kailua Beach Park by the boat ramp. The test begins and ends at the stop sign at the base of the hill (your leaders will show you). Your pack must be 45 pounds and will be weighed before you start. The group will start together and each person must make it around Lanikai Loop in 45 minutes or less to pass the test. 

If you do not pass the test the first time, you may take the test again. All participants must pass the test prior to arriving in Montana.

Reminders for the test:

• Wear the pack and shoes you will wear in Montana (it is critical to practice with your gear)

• If using water jugs and/or weights in your pack for added weight, pack clothes or a sleeping bag around them so the weight doesn't clunk around in your pack and throw off your balance

• Hydrate the day before!

• Wear sun protection

Everyone will meet at Kailua Beach Park by the boat ramp. The test begins and ends at the stop sign at the base of the hill (your leaders will show you). Your pack must be 45 pounds and will be weighed before you start. The group will start together and each person must make it around Lanikai Loop in 45 minutes or less to pass the test. 

If you do not pass the test the first time, you may take the test again. All participants must pass the test prior to arriving in Montana.

Reminders for the test:

• Wear the pack and shoes you will wear in Montana (it is critical to practice with your gear)

• If using water jugs and/or weights in your pack for added weight, pack clothes or a sleeping bag around them so the weight doesn't clunk around in your pack and throw off your balance

• Hydrate the day before!

• Wear sun protection

Directions to the farm from Kailua (map apps will not take you to the right location)

• Take Kalanianaole Hwy from Kailua to Waimanalo.

• Turn mauka (right) on Kumuhau St. (it’s just inside Waimanalo).

• Follow Kumuhau until it intersects Waikupanaha St. 

• Cross Waikupanaha and head into the little farm neighborhood (just keep driving toward the mountains). It’s a patchy bumpy little road.

• On the left, you will pass a fancy gate with big orange balls on the ground- keep going, and keep left!

• We will be in the next driveway- it’s a slight left. It’s a pavement driveway and you can see a couple of little houses on the property. 
  

  What to bring:

• Two full 40 oz. water bottles

• The pack you plan on using this summer

• 45 lbs. of weight minimum

• Rain gear

• Shoes you plan on using this summer

• Sunscreen

• Hat (sun protection)

• Snack

Location: LJA High School Building

What to bring

• Backpack that you’ll be using in Montana

• All of your gear! Packing List

Directions to Aiea Loop Trail (Keaiwa Heiau State Recreation Area): Follow H-1 to Moanalua Highway (Route 78). Take the Aiea cutoff to the third traffic light, make a right turn at Aiea Heights Drive and follow it about 3 miles up to the end of the road. Continue on the one-way park road to the trailhead.

What to bring:

• Two full 40 oz. water bottles

• The pack you plan on using this summer

• 45 lbs. of weight minimum

• Rain gear

• Shoes you plan on using this summer

• Sunscreen

• Hat (sun protection)

• Snack

Location: LJA High School Building

What To Bring:

• All of your gear! Packing List