Akaka Falls State Park - Honomu, HI
Posted by: 
bluesnote
N 19° 51.223 W 155° 09.131
5Q E 274621 N 2196730
One of the largest water falls in the state.
Waymark Code: WMR09H
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2016
Views: 7
Taken from Wikipedia, "Akaka Falls State Park is a state park on Hawai?i Island, in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
The park is about 11 miles (18 km) north from Hilo, west of Honomu off the Hawaii Belt Road (route 19) at the end of Hawaii Route 220, 19°51'15?N 155°9'9?WCoordinates: 19°51'15?N 155°9'9?W. It includes ?Akaka Falls, a 422 feet (129 m) tall waterfall. ?Akaka in the Hawaiian language means "A rent, split, chink, separation; to crack, split, scale". The accessible portion of the park lies high on the right shoulder of the deep gorge into which the waterfall plunges, and the falls can be viewed from several points along a loop trail through the park. Also visible from this trail is Kahuna Falls."
Park Type: Day Use
Activities:
Hiking
Park Fees:
Free
Background:
Scenic
Link to Park: [Web Link]
Date Established?: Not listed
Additional Entrance Points: Not Listed
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