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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Kalihiwai Falls is a multi-tiered waterfall on a tributary that feeds the Kalihiwai River. Since the best view of the falls sits on private land, you’ll have to book a horseback…

The Queens Bath Waterfalls are a pair of waterfalls you can see when the high tides of the North Shore have turned the serene tide pool into a churning cauldron of turbulent whitewater…

Manawaiopuna Falls is more famously known as the Jurassic Falls because it was featured in the movie Jurassic Park. It sits on private land owned by the Robinsons so the…

The Unnamed Twin Falls is what I’m calling this attractive waterfall (borrowed from The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook). You can see this falls while whizzing along Hwy 56 between…

Hanakoa Falls is the other of two well-named waterfalls featured on the Kalalau Trail along the famed Na Pali Coast. It is much taller than Hanakapi’ai Falls but it has lower flow….

Hanakapiai Falls (or Hanakapi’ai Falls) is a very tall waterfall nestled deep in the back of Hanakapi’ai Valley. The scene here really reminds me of the much-easier-to-access…

Waialae Falls (or Wai’alae Falls) is a another tall waterfall nestled deep in Waimea Canyon. But if you intend to view this waterfall from the ground, you’ll only get a…

Opaekaa Falls (or Opaeka’a Falls) is a segmented waterfall tumbling some 151ft that is visible from the easily accessible overlook not far from Kapaa (or Kapa’a). You’ll be accompanied…

Secret Falls is a very popular waterfall requiring some form of water transport to get to the trailhead. With a drop that appears to be around 100ft and a nice cool…

Wailua Falls (not to be confused with the same named falls in Maui) is one of the most easily-accessible yet beautiful waterfalls on Kaua’i. It has a very pleasant…

Kipu Falls is a tiny but very popular waterfall that is known more as a swimming hole rather than a scenic falls. It probably tumbles about 15ft over some slippery rocks (I saw a guy…

Waipoo Falls (or Waipo’o Falls) is a towering waterfall viewed from a distance as you drive the Waimea Canyon Road (Hwy 550). There are several places along the road…

Hoopii Falls (or Ho’opi’i Falls) is actually a series of two waterfalls near downtown Kapa’a. The falls are on state land, but the trailhead to the falls is unsigned and not easy to find…

There are many other Kauai Helicopter waterfalls (all of which are publicly inaccessible) found on an aerial tour of the island. When you couple these waterfalls with an aerial view…