Archives: Waterfalls
Hipuapua Falls
Hipuapua Falls is one of two major waterfalls at the head of Halawa Valley. It drops 500ft in a different drainage to Moaula Falls so it’s difficult to access.
Twin Falls
Twin Falls is a set of private waterfalls that tends to be popular swimming holes because of how easily accessible they are and how welcoming the owners are.
Punalau Falls
Punalau Falls is a hidden 100ft waterfall at the head of a tricky stream scramble upstream from the Road to Hana in Maui with a high risk of flash floods.
Puaa Kaa Falls
Puaa Kaa Falls (or Pua’a Ka’a Falls) resides in the Pua’a Ka’a State Park, which makes it one of the rare waterfalls where public access is actually welcome.
Likeke Falls
Likeke Falls is a pretty 30ft waterfall that was apparently the result of a broken ditch further upstream. So I guess you can say this waterfall isn’t natural.
Sacred Falls
Sacred Falls is hands down the most beautiful waterfall on O’ahu where the bottom of this 1100ft waterfall was once accessible along a trail in a narrow canyon.
Waimea Falls
Waimea Falls is a popular 45-55ft waterfall and swimming hole with a lifeguard reached by a stroll through a botanical garden in the North Shore of Oahu.
Manoa Falls
Manoa Falls is a very popular waterfall reached on an hour-long hike through a jungle sprinkled with bamboo near the University of Hawaii inland from Waikiki.
Maunawili Falls
Maunawili Falls is a small but popular 15-30ft waterfall and swim hole reached after a jungle hike with a few stream crossings that began in a residential area.
Kapena Falls
Kapena Falls is a tiny waterfall tumbling around 20-30ft accessed either from a cemetery (with Alapena Falls en route) or from a Pali Highway pullout scramble.
Waikahalulu Falls
Waikahalulu Falls is an urban park waterfall maybe 10ft tall nestled in the somewhat hidden Lili’uokalani Garden set in the busy maze-like streets of Honolulu.
Manawaiopuna Falls
Manawaiopuna Falls is known as the Jurassic Falls as it was shown in the movie Jurassic Park, but it sits on private land so it can only be seen by heli tour.
Kalihiwai Falls
Kalihiwai Falls is a multi-tiered waterfall on a tributary that feeds the Kalihiwai River. Since the best view of the falls sits on private land, you’ll have to book a horseback…
Unnamed Twin Falls
The Unnamed Twin Falls is what I’m calling this attractive waterfall (borrowed from The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook). You can see this falls while whizzing along Hwy 56 between…
“Queen’s Bath Waterfalls”
The Queens Bath Waterfalls are a pair of waterfalls you can see when the high tides of the North Shore have turned the serene tide pool into a churning cauldron of turbulent whitewater…
Hanakoa Falls
Hanakoa Falls is a 1000ft waterfall (mostly of it hidden) accessed near the half-way point of the Kalalau Trail along the Na Pali Coast on Kaua’i’s North Shore.
Hanakapiai Falls
Hanakapiai Falls (Hanakapi’ai Falls) is a tall 300ft waterfall in the back of Hanakapi’ai Valley on a detour from the Kalalau Trail in an 8-mile day hike.
Wailua Falls
Wailua Falls is a famous pair of roadside waterfalls on the Wailua River in Kaua’i, which made them very popular, especially given its proximity to Lihu’e.
Secret Falls (Uluwehi Falls)
Secret Falls (Uluwehi Falls) is a very popular 100ft waterfall requiring some form of water transport to get to the trailhead, then a jungle hike to its base.
Opaekaa Falls
Opaekaa Falls (or Opaeka’a Falls) is a segmented waterfall tumbling some 151ft that is visible from a roadside lookout not far from Kapaa (or Kapa’a) on Kaua’i.