One Man’s Mission To Map 35 Trails In Hawaii … The effort is part of a state initiative to provide better signage and information for hikers that improves access and public safety.
If you’ve ever used any of the trail maps while hiking Mount Tantalus on Oahu, you should thank Tony Barnhill.
In addition to being solely responsible for digitally mapping the 17 trails that make up the Tantalus Trailway — voluntarily — Barnhill recently completed collecting data for 35 trails in Hawaii for the Na Ala Hele Universal Trail Access Project as an independent contractor.
Na Ala Hele, the trail and access program of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, selected 21 trails on Oahu, 11 on Kauai and three on Maui to be a part of UTAP, an initiative to provide access information to users through the installation of signs at the designated trails.
