Waterfalls of Oahu

I once heard of Oahu (or O'ahu) as being referred to as "town and country." For it is here at the capital isle that urban development and a more relaxed country atmosphere coexist.

On the town part of the island in its south lies the historic Pearl Harbor as well as Honolulu and Waikiki. Here, you'll find a happening area full of high rise resorts, nightlife, and a world famous beach. But not far from the development are some lovely waterfalls such as

On the country part of the island on the north and east shores, you'll return to a more relaxed lifestyle as you'll find smaller towns as well as a thriving surf culture. In fact, on one of the beaches on the north shore (at Waimea Bay), they hold the Eddie Aikau Invitational which only takes place when waves exceed 35ft in height! You'll also see towns and valleys backed by towering fluted and wrinkly cliffs (or pali) that have attracted Hollywood for many years. And it is amongst these areas on the mauka (mountain) side that you'll find the island's most beautiful waterfalls in Waimea Falls and Sacred Falls.

Although Oahu has many waterfalls, there are only a handful of them that you can visit. This is because several of them involve crossing through private land or exerting a tremendous amount of effort and risk to get to. The waterfalls I'm showing here reflect the waterfalls you are most likely to see if you look for them.

WATERFALLS

Manoa Falls	Maunawili Falls	Waimea Falls
Sacred Falls	Likeke Falls	Kapena Falls
Waikahalulu Falls	Jackass Ginger Pool	La'ie Falls

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