Manawaiopuna Falls (aka "The Jurassic Falls") Manawaiopuna Falls is more famously known as the Jurassic Falls because it was featured in the movie Jurassic Park  . The falls sits on private land owned by the Robinsons so the only way we were able to see it was by helicopter. However, I have seen in the literature some hardy hikers who have managed to hike to it (whether they were trespassing or not, I'm not sure), but I wouldn't count on this option. When we were there in December 2006, just about all of the chopper tour companies touted this waterfall as one of the features to be seen. That was one of the reasons why we did the tour (though we probably would've gone on one of the "Kaua'i mosquitoes" anyways), but we did get comped by Inter-Island Helicopters for a second helicopter tour after complaining that our pilot missed it on our initial two-hour waterfall tour. Since we did Inter-Island, we can say we went west on Hwy 50 past the Hanapepe River Bridge then turned left onto Route 543 towards the Port Allen Airport. If you're going with any of the other tour companies, I think the they will also assist you with driving directions to their respective helipads. TRIP REPORTSFor more information about our experiences with this waterfall, check out the following travel stories.GUIDEBOOKS / OTHER RESOURCESNEARBY WATERFALLSHave You Been To This Waterfall?
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