World of Waterfalls Blog

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Most recent blog posts (reverse chronological order):

“Almost on the Wrong End of a Flash Flood” (Hana Highway – February 24, 2007)

This time however, the submerged rocks weren’t visible. I thought this was kind of strange and it immediately became apparent to me that the wide stream had risen…

Twin Falls

Twin Falls is a pair of waterfalls that tends to be quite popular because of how easily accessible the falls are and because they’re the first waterfall attraction you’ll see on…

“Raging Waters in East Maui” (Hana Highway – February 23, 2007)

Having been to the ‘Ohe’o Gulch (or the so-called Seven Sacred Pools) nearly four years ago, it was strange seeing the churning, brownish raging whitewater…

Punalau Falls

Punalau Falls is a relatively hidden yet gorgeous 100ft waterfall at the head of a tricky stream scramble. Due to the nature of the hike, you really have to watch out…

Puaa Kaa Falls

Puaa Kaa Falls (or Pua’a Ka’a Falls) resides in the Pua’a Ka’a State Park, which makes it one of the rare waterfalls where public access is welcome…

Oahu Itinerary – January 18, 2007 to January 22, 2007

This itinerary of our visit to O’ahu was very strange in that it was made possible due to a raffle that Julie won from some kind of travel agent convention. It turned out that the airfare and car rental were comped, but the accommodation was not…

Likeke Falls

Likeke Falls is a pretty 15ft waterfall that was apparently the result of a broken ditch further upstream. So I guess you can say this waterfall technically doesn’t…

“Surprise Down the Pipeline” (Oahu, Hawaii – January 20, 2007 to January 22, 2007)

a black SUV passed by us as I was looking down to make sure no sand had gotten into the camera bag. Apparently Julie was paying attention because she immediately said, “Honey, that was Cameron Diaz!”

Sacred Falls

Sacred Falls is hands down the most beautiful waterfall on O’ahu. The bottom of this 1100ft waterfall was once accessible along a trail leading to a swimming pool at the base of…

Waimea Falls

Waimea Falls is a very popular and scenic waterfall nestled in the North Shore of O’ahu behind Waimea Bay. It resides in the Waimea Valley Audubon Center, which requires paid…

“A’ole La’au” (Molokai – January 19, 2007)

We returned to the car and headed back to the town of Kaunakakai. While we were there, we picked up some smoothies and pastries before filling up on…

Manoa Falls

Manoa Falls is a very popular waterfall found near the busy Honolulu/Waikiki area just minutes further inland from the University of Hawaii. This thin 55ft waterfall used to be…

Maunawili Falls

Maunawili Falls is a small but picturesque and popular 15-30ft. It’s popular because it’s publicly accessible and because it has a nice swimming hole that’s deep enough…

Kapena Falls

Kapena Falls is a tiny waterfall tumbling around 20-30ft. It’s usually unnoticed by motorists zooming along the Pali Highway not realizing the falls is almost…

Waikahalulu Falls

Waikahalulu Falls is an urban waterfall nestled in the Lili’uokalani Garden set in the busy streets of Honolulu. The falls itself barely counts as a waterfall in my book as it’s probably…

Kauai Itinerary – December 21, 2006 to December 28, 2006

This itinerary covers our first visit to Kaua’i. This trip took place during the expensive holiday week between Christmas and New Years. And even though we stayed on just this island for slightly over an entire week, we did switch accommodations twice…