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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 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]
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 ...
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Along the Kalalau Trail Honopū Valley , aerial view Nā Pali Coast view from a boat Nā Pali Coast State Park is a 6,175-acre (2,499 ha) state park in the U.S. state of Hawaii , located in the center of the rugged 16-mile (26 km) northwest side of Kauaʻi , the second-oldest inhabited Hawaiian ...
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.
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]
Limahuli lies within a tropical valley covering three distinct ecological zones. The Makana Mountain ridge looms behind, and the Limahuli Stream includes an 800-foot (240 m) waterfall [1] on its descent from the valley's high end at 3,330 feet (1,010 m) to sea level just below the garden. [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 ...