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Remote Hawaii Hiking: Waimanu Valley on Big Island

Remote Hawaii Hiking: Waimanu Valley on Big Island

One of seven amphitheater valleys carved from the extinct Kohala Volcano along the northern shore of the Big Island, Waimanu Valley is something of a Holy Grail to Hawaii hikers. Abandoned in the late 1940s, it’s one of the few valleys in Hawaii where humans have not altered the watershed, save the ancient Hawaiians who built their rice and taro farms on streambeds
Hawaii’s Best Waterfalls – Hi’ilawe

Hawaii’s Best Waterfalls – Hi’ilawe

In my mind, this is the ultimate waterfall hike in the islands. Hi’ilawe Falls is a 2,000 foot cataract that booms into a semi-circular eroded volcanic bowl in Waipio Valley, a large, remote valley on the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island near the town of Honoka’a. At the base of the falls is a swimming hole with waters shaded a surreal shade of deep-green blue.