Kahiwa Falls, Kalaupapa National Historical Park

#5 among attractions in Kalaupapa National Historical Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall

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Kahiwa Falls is a tiered waterfall in Hawaii located on the northern shore of the island of Molokai, between Wailau and Papalaua valleys. The waterfall is about 2165 feet tall, although often only 1749 feet of its drop are counted as the main fall. ()

Coordinates: 21°10'21"N, 156°48'40"W

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Kahiwa Falls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Halawa, Olokui, Oloʻupena Falls, Kamakou.

4.7 miE
Archaeological site
Halawa, Molokai
119 min walk • Halawa is a valley and ahupua'a at the eastern end of the island of Molokai in Hawaii, United States. The valley extends some 2 miles inland from the sea. At the head of the valley are two waterfalls, the Mo'aula Falls, 250 feet high, and the Hipuapua Falls, 500 feet high. Halawa is the site of one of the earliest settlements in Hawaii.
3.7 miSW
Volcano
Olokui, Molokai
95 min walk • Olokui is the second highest peak on the island of Molokai, surpassed by only Kamakou. At 4,602 feet, it marks the divide between the Pelekunu and Wailau valleys.
3.1 miW
Massive waterfall seen from ocean or air
Oloʻupena Falls, Kalaupapa National Historical Park
80 min walk • Oloʻupena Falls, or Oloupena Falls, is a waterfall located in the north-eastern part of Hawaiian Island of Molokai, and is unofficially cited as the fourth highest waterfall in the world, and the highest in the United States.
5.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Kamakou, Molokai
150 min walk • Kamakou is the highest peak on the island of Molokai, at 4,961 feet. It is part of the extinct East Molokai shield volcano, which comprises the east side of the island.
6.6 miSW
Locality
Pepeopae, Molokai
169 min walk • Pēpēʻōpae is a bog on the island of Molokaʻi in Hawaii.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
East Molokai Volcano, Molokai
120 min walk • The East Molokai Volcano, sometimes also known as Wailau for the Wailau valley on its north side, is an extinct shield volcano comprising the eastern two-thirds of the island of Molokaʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Puʻukaʻoku Falls, Kalaupapa National Historical Park
70 min walk • Puʻukaʻoku Falls is a waterfall in Molokai, Hawaii. It is the 8th tallest waterfall in the world.
2.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Wailau, Molokai
67 min walk • Wailau is an isolated valley on the North Shore of the island of Molokai, Hawaii, It can be reached by boat, helicopter or by Wailau Trail from the southeast shore of the island which is heavily overgrown and virtually impassable in places.