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Akaka Falls State Park
- Acreage
- 65 · 65.4 acres in a tropical rainforest gulch on Kolekole Stream; specific establishment date for the state park is not well-documented (set aside as a protected area before Hawaiian statehood)
- Location
- Hawaii County, HI (Big Island, ~11 mi north of Hilo near Honomu)
- Key features
- 442-foot 'Akaka Falls (one of Hawaii's tallest single-drop waterfalls); 100-foot Kahuna Falls; 0.4-mile paved loop trail; tropical rainforest with orchids, bamboo groves, ferns, and wild ginger
- Activities
- Hiking the loop trail, photography, birdwatching, picnicking
- Notable
- 'Akaka Falls plunges 442 feet — taller than Niagara Falls; the park is named after Chief 'Akaka in Hawaiian oral tradition; a half-mile loop offers views of two distinct waterfalls
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Source: dlnr.hawaii.gov · 2026-05-10