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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]
Waipi'o is located at (21.418050, -157.997988), [4] south of Mililani Town via either Interstate H-2 or Kamehameha Highway (Hawaii RouteThe town is immediately east of Waikele, separated by Kamehameha Highway, the road that leads southward to Farrington Highway (Hawaii Route 90) with connections then to Pearl City to the east and Waipahu to the west.
Hiilawe Waterfall is one of the tallest and most powerful waterfalls in Hawaii located on the Big Island.The waterfall drops about 1,450 feet (442m) with a main drop of 1,201 feet (366m), into Waipio Valley on Lalakea Stream. [1]
The residence of Kahaimoelea was in Waipio Valley. Kahaimoelea was a Hawaiian chief, who ruled as the Aliʻi Nui of Hawaiʻi from 1285 to 1315. He was the sovereign king or chief of the island of Hawaiʻi. He is sometimes referred as Kahai IV or Kahiamoeleaikaʻaikupou. Waipio Valley was first occupied as a royal residence by Kahaimoelea. [1]
As of the census [4] of 2000, there were 5,298 people, 1,823 households, and 1,292 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 5,061.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,954.4/km 2).
Pakaʻalana heiau was an ancient Hawaiian temple complex, sanctuary and refuge (puʻuhonua) [1] [2] in Waipio Valley where the god Lono was worshiped. It was the religious center on the Island of Hawaii dating before the time of Liloa or his sons Hakau and ʻUmi-a-Līloa.
It sits at an elevation of 730 feet (220 m) atop cliffs overlooking Waipio Bay. Hawaii Route 240 passes through the southern part of the community, ending less than 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west at an overlook into the Waipio Valley, and leading east 7 miles (11 km) to Honokaa. Hilo is 50 miles (80 km) to the southeast.
These cherry trees were brought from Okinawa by Nakanose of the Waipio Valley and were taken care of by Terao of Waimea in the early 1950s. [3] The first festival was held in 1993 by the initiation of James Tohara with the help of George Yoshida, Director of the Department of Parks & Recreation. [4]