AKAKA FALLS
(Big Island-Hawaii)
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Akaka
Falls was one of our first stops
on my Big Island trip.
Akaka Falls Road is only 13.5 miles north of Hilo on Hwy 19.
This is a very beautiful drive. Once you turn onto Akaka Falls Road you've still
got
a 3.5 mile drive ahead of you -- but it's worth it.
On the way we passed
the most
intriguing town of Honomu. (We stopped on the way down)
Hear
tell that there are 10 food & gift businesses in Honomu also
a B&B
and a cooking school.
(Mahalo to listener Sonia Martinez for the update)
When you
arrive at Akaka Falls State Park you see this sign
--
TAKE THE PATH TO THE LEFT
(Unless
you're a mountain goat in excellent climbing shape!)
The path to the left wanders through
groves of bamboo, lush carpets of moss and the moist air makes you feel as if you've
entered a rain forest. Once you arrive and take in the beauty of the falls, you
begin to understand what Helen Parker's lyrics mean. (Aloha Joe) |
