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Mānoa Falls (2012) Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. [1] Swimming in the pool below the waterfall is highly discouraged because there is a threat of becoming infected with Leptospirosis, a disease causing mild to moderate flulike symptoms that can last for 1 to 2 weeks. [2]
The Manoa Falls trail is located in the valley of Manoa which receives rain almost every day resulting in the valley being richly vegetated. Rainbows are common and is a source of The University of Hawaii at Manoa sport teams names, the Rainbow Warriors (men) and Rainbow Wahines (women). [9]
Manoa (/ ˈ m ɑː n oʊ ə /, informally / m ɑː ˈ n oʊ ə /; Hawaiian: Mānoa) is a valley on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It is a residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. The neighborhood is approximately three miles (5 km) east and inland from downtown Honolulu and less than a mile (1600 m) from Ala Moana and Waikiki.
Moalua Falls Molokai 250 76 [2] Oloʻupena Falls: Molokai 2,953 900 [1] Papalaua Falls: Molokai 1,250 380 [1] Puʻukaʻoku Falls: Molokai 2,700 820 [1] Kaipapau Falls Oahu Long hike to access Kaliuwaa Falls Oahu [2] 1,100 340 [2] Closed to the public Kapena Falls Oahu [2] Lulumahu Falls Oahu [2] Requires permit to visit Manoa Falls: Oahu 150 46 ...
Maunawili Falls is a popular hiking destination. Maunawili Valley extends behind the prominent windward peak known as Olomana . The residential developments extend only part way back into the valley, which is quite large and fairly wet, supporting limited agriculture (mostly banana growing) behind the housing.
A California man who was stranded for three days at the base of a waterfall after falling 1,000 feet from a Hawaiian hiking trail said on Tuesday that his survival was nothing short of a "miracle ...
After hundreds of thousands of years of dormancy, Koʻolau volcano began to erupt again. Some thirty eruptions over the past 500,000 years or so have created many of the landmarks around eastern Oʻahu, such as Diamond Head, Koko Head (Hanauma Bay), Koko Crater, Punchbowl Crater, Tantalus, and Āliapaʻakai, and are collectively known as the Honolulu Volcanic Series, or simply Honolulu ...
Moanalua is a valley, a stream, an ahupuaʻa, and a residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The valley extends inland from behind Āliapaʻakai crater to the crest of the Koʻolau Range. Neighboring areas include Māpunapuna and Salt Lake on the south, Fort Shafter on the east, and Red Hill and Hālawa Valley on the west.