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Makahiku Falls is a 200-foot (61m) horsetail waterfall in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii. It runs on the Ohe'o Gulch stream. [ 1 ] The falls is accessed by the Pipiwai Trail .
Hawaii waterfalls Name Island Height (feet) Height (meters) Notes ʻAkaka Falls: Hawaii 442 135 [1] Hiilawe Waterfall: Hawaii 1,450 440 [1] Mount Waialeale Falls Hawaii Wall of Tears Onomea Falls Hawaii Rainbow Falls (Hawaii) Hawaii 80 24 Umauma Falls: Hawaii Waihilau Falls: Hawaii 2,600 790 [1] Waiilikahi Falls Hawaii 1,080 330 [1] Hanakapiai ...
Giant banyan tree along the trail Bamboo forest along the trail. The Pipiwai Trail is a 4-mile (6.4 km) (round trip) hiking trail located on the island of Maui in the U.S. State of Hawaii. The hike leads up to the Makahiku Falls and Waimoku Falls. The trail is located in Haleakalā National Park and is generally well maintained. The trail runs ...
The View from the Waipiʻo Valley Lookout Waterfalls at the back of Waipiʻo Valley Waipio Valley cliff falling in during the 2006 Kiholo Bay earthquake. Waipiʻo Valley is a valley located in the Hamakua District of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. "Waipiʻo" means "curved water" in the Hawaiian language. [1]
Much of this rainfall ends up flowing into the ʻĪao Stream. Trails in the State Park run alongside ʻĪao Stream and through the forest. Above the ʻĪao valley at the Puʻu Kukui watershed is a native cloud forest of ʻOhiʻa and Koa. This forest is home to many native species including birds like the ʻIʻiwi, ʻApapane, and ʻAmakihi.
On 30 March 2012, Rowley was a finalist in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2011/2012, in the Ride of the Year category with his rides at Jaws Peahi in Maui, Hawaii on 30 January 2012, placing him 4th place in the world of elite big wave surfers and meriting the respect of the big wave surfing community. [33]
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In the rainy winter season, high water levels enlarge the freshwater pond to more than 400 acres (1.6 km 2). [7] [8] By spring, water levels begin dropping [9] and by summer, the pond shrinks to half its winter size, leaving a salty residue behind: this accounts for its name, "Kealia", meaning "salt encrusted place"; [7] Coastal salt pans once produced the mineral from seawater. [4]