O‘ahu's Pillboxes: Makakilo

Having recently moved to O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, I've been interested in the little abandoned military observation posts called "pillboxes" that are hidden around the island. This is the first in a series of videos that I plan to make about these structures, and includes a set of pillboxes on two hills - extinct cinder cone volcanoes - around Makakilo City, north of Kapolei. The first is at Pu‘u Makakilo and the second is at Pu‘u Palailai.

[@craigwix456]

Thank you so much. We bought a house in lower Makakilo around 1975. And I would take my 7-year-old and his friend on hikes there. Very cool places. That square hole is about 4ft across I think. It was always wet in there. Standing water. It's as dry as a bone there. Everyone refers to it as the desert. Windy and dry on that end of the island. Million dollar views. The house is still in the family.

[@crowellfam1774]

That's the one behind near where I live that one over looks koalina and that one you have to cross through someone's yard to get access. I haven't been there since I was a kid back then it wasn't so bad getting there now there's fences and everything

[@loganmantanona1904]

Best way to get on the trail?

[@loganmantanona1904]

Best way to get on the trail?

[@NathanAverett]

Unfortunately it's on private land. There are ways to access it from local neighborhoods (I think you can find some on AllTrails), but there are no clear trailheads.