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Waipuhia Falls

Honolulu County, Hawaii

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Honolulu County, Hawaii
Access status
Partial guide: unmarked route, land permission and exact fork unconfirmed
The walk
About 0.75 mile (route total as published by a visitor)
Ground & access
There is hardly a trail; the author says it is easy to get lost and route-finding is needed. Stream crossings. Flash flood risk on the final stretch along the stream. The falls only flow during or just after heavy rain.
Noah Lang: Hiking the Waipuhia Falls Trail

A firsthand visitor account starts at an unmarked trailhead on the side of Nuʻuanu Pali Drive, closest to the guardrail. The route crosses Waipuhia Stream, then follows the stream to a split. The author says the left fork is easier and more popular. It is not confirmed which fork leads to this falls.

Plan your visit

Nuʻuanu Pali Drive near the Pali Lookout: unmarked forest route to Waipuhia Falls

Noah Lang's visitor account gives a distance of 0.75 mile for the route. It does not state whether this is one way or return. The author says the short distance understates the difficulty.

There is hardly a trail; the author says it is easy to get lost and route-finding is needed. Stream crossings. Flash flood risk on the final stretch along the stream. The falls only flow during or just after heavy rain.

Where to start

The visitor account says parking is on the side of Nuʻuanu Pali Drive, just off the Pali Lookout, and warns of petty theft. Whether this roadside parking and the forest route are permitted by the land manager is not confirmed.

Timing & water

Rain-fed waterfall; it flows only during or just after heavy rain. Do not follow the stream in heavy rain.

Before you go

Current fees and reservation requirements unknown.

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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Honolulu County, Hawaii.

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