Waterfalls in the Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii Waterfalls are one of many reasons why Hawaii is widely regarded as the “Pearl of the Pacific.”
Given its lush tropical climate, Hawaii has rainforests supporting a wide variety of them. In fact, one spot in Hawaii (the Mt Wai’ale’ale Crater on Kauai) is said to be the wettest place on earth with some 450 inches of rain a year!
While many Americans go to Hawaii as a way to beat the cold of Winter, it’s the Hawaii Waterfalls that provide the adventure as sort of the yin to the yang of resorts, beaches, watersports, shave ice, etc.
Hawaii’s diversity also extends to its collection of islands. Each island has its own character and collection of waterfalls.
Maui – dubbed the magic island – has heaps of waterfalls along the famed Hana Highway.
The adventurous can get off the beaten path on Molokai, where some of tallest sea cliffs in the world boast some of the tallest Hawaii Waterfalls.
While Oahu features plenty of things to keep a visitor busy, it too has something for the waterfall lover.
Kauai – the garden island – is home to the wettest spot on earth and sports countless waterfalls.
Finally, the volcanically active Big Island has its own collection of powerful waterfalls contrasting its fiery activity.
Julie and I have seen so many Hawaii Waterfalls that we even compiled a list of our favorites in a page devoted to the Top 10 Best of Hawaii. Want to know what they are? Click the link and find out!
Otherwise, browse through each of the Hawaiian Islands below and get to know them before you choose to visit…
Top 10 Lists that feature Hawaii Waterfalls
User-submitted Waterfalls from this Region
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Does anybody know…? (Big Island) February 26, 2013 5:52 pm - ... of a waterfall that "probably" is in the Big Island of Hawaii, that "probably" is in the East Coast, that "probably" is between Hilo and Honokaa, but for sure is close to a not small town, and that's absolutely sure is in the neighbourhood of a kind of memorial monument or building ("probably" a… ...Read More A True Odyssey (to a mysterious waterfall) August 30, 2011 5:03 am - In the summer of 1989 I was preparing to leave Hawaii after 5 years of service. A CLOSE friend and I took a farewell trip to Kauai. As part of the package I paid for an inclusion that was rather hefty in cost. After an incredible one hour helicopter tour of the entire island we… ...Read More Is there a waterfall in Hawaii that sometimes flows up instead of flowing down? June 22, 2010 7:49 pm - My daughter got a book full of weird but true facts. She was reading it to me one night and it said that in Hawaii there's a waterfall that sometimes flowed up instead of flowing down. I really want to get this checked. Anything helps!!!!!! ...Read More Most Beautiful Place I’ve Ever Seen March 18, 2010 12:18 pm - I visited Hawaii an Islands through NCL on the Pride of America Ship (11 Dec.2009 -22 Dec.2009). It was the best vacation I've ever done in my life! I departed my home city Amman, Jordan on RJ airlines to Chicago on 30 Nov. 2009 then connected on United airlines to Dallas, Texas where i spent… ...Read More Sea Kayaking Alohaland June 13, 2009 3:38 am - I lived in Alohaland 20 years and did many documentaries and started the sea kayaking industry there. Every time I went from Hilo to Waipio I would stop at the Rainbow Falls complex and have a great time. Thanks for the memories! Now I have to go through thousands of images and build my Hawai'i… ...Read MoreShare your thoughts about what you’ve read on this page
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