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Kahuna Falls

Non-residents $5 per person entry and $10 per vehicle parking; Hawaii residents free with ID (State Parks) · self-guidedHonomu

A cascading waterfall in ʻAkaka Falls State Park, seen from the paved ʻAkaka Falls Loop Trail.

Kahūnā Falls is a cascading waterfall in ʻAkaka Falls State Park, at the end of ʻAkaka Falls Road southwest of Honomū. It plunges into the steep-sided gulch cut by Kolekole Stream. You see it from viewpoints on the paved ʻAkaka Falls Loop Trail, which starts just off the park's parking lot, so stay on the trail. Part of the trail is closed for now because of fallen trees, and in late September DLNR named the right side; the left path goes just to ʻAkaka Falls, so check the State Parks page for the Kahūnā Falls viewpoints before you go.

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Seen from the ʻAkaka Falls Loop Trail, part of which is closed for now after fallen trees.

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Seen from the ʻAkaka Falls Loop Trail
Part of the trail closed for now after fallen trees

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Kahuna FallsKahūnā Falls, Hawaii 96728, USA
FreePark open daily 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (State Parks)
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