Waimoku Falls

A hike not to be missed south of Hana on the island of Maui is the Pipiwai Trail. It begins near the “Seven Sacred Pools,” and winds about 2 miles upland (mauka in Hawaiian) past a huge banyan tree near the 185 foot Makahiku Falls, through a bamboo forest, and dead ends at the base of the 400 foot Waimoku Falls pictured above. The water cascades off of Mount Haleakala and may vary from a trickle to a torrent, depending on the rainfall in the high country. We were there this past summer with family.