My husband and I did this hike on a rainy day in March. We also had many head scratching moments and found it very helpful to review the notes in this web-site. We even accessed them from the trail. I really loved that there weren’t lots of people on this trial and would not recommend […]

I constantly see people hiking/walking into Maunawili from the main highway(Pali Highway). This is a really long walk before you even get close to the beginning of the trail. You should really Google map this before starting your adventure. There is a city bus that will get you most of the way in but it […]

Thanks to DavidBobby for this lovely photo of Sacred Falls before the 1999 Mother’s disaster. B. Davis 0 CommentsOnly logged in users can post a comment Please login or sign up to comment

My first time hiking the trail to Sacred Falls was in 1994. The trail is through the rain forest of Oahu, or at least that’s what it felt like. Wild fruit trees, such as the Malay apple litter the trail. They hang down and will hit you in the head if you’re not paying attention. […]

Prior to the Mothers day landslide that killed 8 people and injured 50 others, on Mothers Day of 1999, Sacred Falls State Park was my favorite hike on this Island. Between the Years of 1989 and 1999 I, many of my friends, and my daughters, who at that time were between the ages of 8 […]

I am a professional photographer and was turned onto this waterfall by a local tour company which took hikers up to Likeke waterfall on a daily basis. There are a number of companies who do this. The easier way to get up to the falls is from below through the Koolau Golf course. As people […]

I was stationed at Schofield Barracks from 1980-1983. I was introduced to Sacred Falls by some locals at my church. My fondest memory was climbing the hillsides on the trail to Sacred Falls. The Mountain Apples ripe. I’ve never seen anything like them before or since. They tasted like an apple but have the consistency […]

I was stationed at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station 1970 to 1972 and frequented the Likeke water falls (Oahu). Back then there was a trail off of the highway and was able to park my old 1965? 283ci Chevy Impala at the roads edge. The trail was hard to distinguish and one needed to be […]

Very easy and enjoyable hike to and from the waterfall at the end. Be advised it is extremely dangerous hike if it has rained the same day. I’ve been a few times and the last time it took us two hours in the dark, led by cell phone light, slippery mud going downhill, with no […]

Went out to Manoa Falls after work yesterday for the first time since I moved to Oahu (3 years ago). This was a great beginner hike, and we completed the trail in about an hour and a half (including stopping and observing birds and plants and running water). It had been pouring rain all day […]

We found Alapena Falls first. Tons of mosquitos, not a deep enough pool to swim, lots of litter from beer bottles to other trash around the shore. Not a spectacular falls. Then my friends tried to take a shortcut back to the car and found Kapena Falls. Much prettier, still lots of mosquitos, less trash, […]

Laie Falls (or La’ie Falls) is a small 15ft waterfall that had very light flow when I was there on a warm and sunny March day. The trail to the falls is on private property…

The Jackass Ginger Pool is really more of a swimming hole than a waterfall attraction. I saw a couple of local boys using rope swings to plunge over these…

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…

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…

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…

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 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 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 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…