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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 ...
The waterfall is nestled in the mountains of Koolau in a tropical rainforest. [4] Since the area surrounding the waterfall is considered a tropical rainforest, it is prone to heavy rainfall often making the ground damp and muddy [1] The high amount of precipitation leads to a high amount of plant life near the falls. [4]
Wailua Falls is a waterfall on the island of Kauai, part of the US state of Hawaii. The 173 foot (52.7 m) [1] falls are located on the South Fork Wailua River near Lihue. The waterfall is prominently featured on the opening credits of the television series Fantasy Island. There are paths to the bottom of the falls, but it can be muddy and slippery.
Many people hike the trail to see the Manoa Falls, a 150-foot waterfall [2] that empties into a small pool of water. [1] The location is often referred to as the "Rainbow Valley", because of the frequent rainbows. [7] The Manoa valley and the surrounding area is considered a tropical rainforest. The Manoa Falls Trail is very humid and frequent ...
The Hawaiian tropical rainforests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Hawaiian Islands. They cover an area of 6,700 km 2 (2,600 sq mi) in the windward lowlands and montane regions of the islands. [1] Coastal mesic forests are found at elevations from sea level to 300 m (980 ft). [2]
Waihilau Falls is a waterfall in the Waimanu Valley, in the U.S. state of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii, the state's biggest and youngest island. It is the third-tallest waterfall in Hawaii [1] and the thirteenth-highest in the world at 2,600 feet (790 metres) in height. [2] It consists of three slender threads of water falling down through ...
Rainbow (Waiānuenue) Falls is a waterfall located in Hilo, Hawaii. It is 80 ft (24 m) tall and almost 100 ft (30 m) in diameter. The falls are part of the Hawai'i State Parks. There is no fee to see the falls. At Rainbow (Waiānuenue) Falls, the Wailuku River rushes into a large pool below.
Visually, this is a spectacular waterfall and is one of the island's few waterfalls that can be seen from the road. It flows year round and therefore is not seasonal. Most of the time it falls in a double cascade but the two sides may become one after a heavy rain. There is a highway overlook which provides a panoramic view of the 40-foot (12 m ...