Hawaii Waterfalls: Maui

Waterfalls of Maui

The famed sunrise atop Haleakala

Maui, known as the magic isle as well as the valley isle, is considered by many to be the most romantic island of the major Hawaiian Islands. Although it's the second largest Hawaiian Island, it has a much more laid back feel than Oahu. While the Haleakala Volcano gets most of the headlines with its famed sunrise above the clouds and the bike ride down its slopes, its eastern slopes comprise most of the island's moist windward side. This means waterfalls are plentiful. In fact, you might see so many waterfalls here that you could end up suffering from a case of waterfall fatigue.

Running through this windward east side of the island is the Highway to Hana. Along this road, you will see numerous waterfalls - from a short jaunt away from the road to more involved hikes and scrambles. The majority of the island's waterfalls are found on this side of the island.

The famed Ohe'o Gulch (once dubbed the Seven Sacred Pools) are also on the eastern windward regions. In addition to picturesque swimming holes, Ohe'o Gulch features the 400ft Waimoku Falls - one of the few waterfalls of this calibur that is accessible to the public.

On the smaller western side of Maui, a few scattered waterfalls can be found. Among its western falls, however, is the tallest waterfall on the island - Honokohau Falls. This waterfall, which is only accessibly by air, was said to have made a cameo appearance in one of the Jurassic Park movies.

WATERFALLS

Click on one of the waterfalls below to read more about it. Note that both the Hana Highway and Ohe'o Gulch have too many waterfalls to single them out individually on this page. So some of the ones not singled out are clumped into the links "Other Hana Highway Waterfalls" and "Other Ohe'o Gulch Waterfalls."

Honokohau Falls	Lower Puohokamoa Falls	Upper Puohokamoa Falls
Waikani Falls	Upper Waikani Falls	Helele'ike'oha Falls (The Blue Pool)
Wailua Falls	The Lower Pools of Ohe'o	Makahiku Falls
Waimoku Falls	Other Hana Highway Waterfalls	Other Ohe'o Gulch Waterfalls
Alelele Falls	Lower Makamaka'ole Falls	Makamaka'ole Falls
Mana-nole Falls	'Ali'ele Falls	Punalau Falls
Twin Falls	Pua'a Ka'a Falls

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