See Hi'ilawe Waterfall, Waipio Valley, Big Island, Hawaii

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The Hi'ilawe waterfall is located at the back end of the Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii. Hiilawe Waterfall (or Hi'ilawe Waterfall) is one of the tallest and most powerful waterfalls in Hawaii located on the Big Island. The waterfall drops about 1,450 feet (442m) with a main drop of 1,201 feet (366m), into Waipio Valley on Lalakea Stream. Lalakea Stream above the falls has been diverted for irrigation purposes so the falls can be dry even during the wet spring in March. The valley is not national park land, most of it is privately owned, so make sure to always ask permission from land owners before hiking on their land. The only hiking that can be done legally by visitors in Waipio Valley is to the beach and across the beach and up the Mulawai trail. The horseback and wagon tours are permitted and have permission to do tours around the valley, that's the only legal way to see the rest of it aside from the beach. If you want to cross land, you should find out how to contact the landowners by respectful means (not knocking on doors in the Valley, before you go!), and ask permission. You may not get it, but at least that gives the owner a chance to get you to sign a waiver of liability for if you get injured. If you can't locate the landowner, then don't go. Hiking through the rainforest to Hi'ilawe Falls in the Waipi'o Valley requires a change of shoes or good sturdy shoes that can be worn both in and out of the water, because you will be in the water. Getting in and out of the Waipi'o Valley requires a mile-long trek on a very steep road unless you have a 4x4 vehicle.

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