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Lower Puohokamoa Falls

Hana Highway, Hawaii, USA

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Waterfall Safety and Common Sense

Lower Puohokamoa Falls is one of those waterfalls that you just have to know it’s there or else you’re going to miss it.

The reason why is because it’s located below the Hana Highway where there’s no way you’d even notice it from the road unless you knew the correct pullout which was not by the bridge over its stream.

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Lower Puohokamoa Falls

We were made aware of this said-to-be 200ft waterfall after having seen it in our guidebook. But in order to get a decent look at it, we had to work a little bit after finding the correct pullout (see directions below).

The first time I saw this waterfall, I overlooked the informal trail that went past the wired fences to get a better look. So I ended up with a rather sorry view even though the falls was in full flow at the time.

All subsequent times that I saw the falls, it had much lower flow, but at least the view was more satisfying (see photo above).

I never had a situation where the falls was gushing and I got to see it from the optimal viewing spots. Maybe I’m due one of these days…

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Partial view of Lower Puohokamoa Falls with gushing flow

Speaking of which, this waterfall seemed to me to be usually either thin or trickling. Even though East Maui had been usually rainy during my visits, it only took two days to go from the gushing flow you see in one of the photos below to the thin waterfall you see in the photo at the top of this page.

The optimal view was a short scramble from the road, but it was a bit steep. The lower I went, the more of the falls I was able to see, but the steeper the scrambling became.

I had to be careful not to go so far down or get to a point that was so steep that I had a hard time going back up! I’ll let you use your own better judgment to see how low you would go while respecting the hazards.\

Authorities

To my knowledge, Lower Puohokamoa Falls does not belong to a formal authority. However, for information or inquiries about the general area as well as current conditions, you may want to try visiting the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) website.

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