Rainbow Falls, Hilo
Rainbow Falls is an easy place to sightsee! You just drive up, walk a short paved path, and there it is! A beautiful waterfall! There are flowers and green grass. To your right you can walk up a ramp for a view from a different angle. To your left, climb some steps and you come to a forest with amazing tree roots straight out of a movie!
Extend your sightseeing by driving five minutes west to Boiling Pots, another waterfall lookout.
These lookouts are in a nice neighborhood. It feels good to get up in the hills above Hilo town and away from the ugly downtown area.
While up this way, run up the hill at University Heights Park, climb down into Kaumana Caves Lava Tube, or do the short yet difficult Wai'ale Falls Hike.
Yellow hibiscus and the path that goes up to the upper lookout.
Twisty path to the upper lookout.
The stream.
Amazing tree roots!
The forest with magical tree roots.
Looking down from the upper lookout at the lower lookout.
Red and green.
Ginger plant at the top near the forest.
Ginger.
A man stands by the stream, which is not a very safe area.
The forest.
Maui, the demigod, protects his mother Hina from the mo'o, or giant lizard, that lives up the Wailuku River and sends torrents of water, logs, and other debris over the falls.
The falls look the best from the far end of the lookout.
Offering of flowers.
The forest at the top of the stairs is gorgeous.
Looking through ferns and trees at the falls.
Rainbow Falls is located 7 minutes drive west of downtown Hilo, at 198 Rainbow Dr, Hilo HI 96720.
Last Updated: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:01:48 GMT
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