Waipu’ilani Falls

Enjoy a short hike before your Thanksgiving celebrations. The start of the hike does involve dropping in and immediately out of a concrete culvert. Then this relatively easy hike is a series of short ups and downs as the trail crosses the valley heading towards the stream. Then the trail follows the trail next to the stream up to a double waterfall. Sections of the trail can be muddy and there are many slippery tree roots that will slow down your pace.

This 2-3 hour hike is shaded with a variety of non-native trees, including paperbark, bamboo, cook pines, strawberry guava. *

A $5 donation is requested for each non-member, age 18 or over.

Cumulative Elevation Gain: 692 ft

Trail Conditions: muddy, slippery tree roots, tricky footing, flash flood zone

Trail Features: double waterfall with cave, lush green non-native
forest (bamboo, paperbark, cook pines, strawberry guava), scenic
stream.

Trail Route: Out and back.

Native Plants: hapu’u (at the waterfall)

Moku & Ahupua’a: Kona & Honolulu

Hawaiian Name Meaning: Waipuilani. It combines "wai" (water), "pui" (forcing or pressure), and "lani" (heaven or sky). "water of
heaven" or "heavenly water

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