Akaka Falls State Park

Akaka Falls State Park

Tumbling gracefully 420 feet down a carved precipice, Akaka Falls is one of the most popular scenic attractions along the eastern coastline of the Big Island of Hawaii. Two of Hawaii’s grandest waterfalls are located within Akaka Falls State Park, a short drive inland, approximately 3.5 miles, from the old plantation town of Honomu. (See Map 4, I-2)

A loop trail—just a little under a half mile—takes visitors through lush tropical vegetation to two scenic points overlooking, first, Kahuna Falls, which flows 400 feet down a sheer cliff, then Akaka Falls, which is the more impressive of the two because the lookout is directly above the steep gorge.

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Photos: Brett Uprichard