Hawaii
Hanakapi'ai Falls
127 mi from Honolulu · ~3.7 hr drive
299ft tall
≈ 91 m
≈ 91 m
Hanakapi'ai Falls is a named waterfall in Hawaii — a substantial cascade dropping 299 feet, about 127 miles from Honolulu, HI. Full visit details below.
- State
- Hawaii
- Nearest city
- Honolulu, HI · 127 mi · ~3.7 hr drive
- Height
- 299 ft (91 m)
- Coordinates
- 22.1856°, -159.5950°
From Wikipedia: Hanakāpīʻai Falls is an approximately 300 feet (91 m) high waterfall located in Hawaii, United States on the Na Pali side of the island of Kauai. It requires a hike of approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Hanakāpīʻai Beach. The trail is a popular day-hike for able-bodied hikers. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Hanakāpīʻai Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Hanakapi'ai Falls
The exact location is at 22.1856°, -159.5950° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Sources
Location and tag data for Hanakapi'ai Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.