Hawaii
Makahiku Falls
125 mi from Honolulu · ~3.6 hr drive
180ft tall
≈ 55 m
≈ 55 m
Makahiku Falls is a named waterfall in Hawaii — a substantial cascade dropping 180 feet, about 125 miles from Honolulu, HI. Full visit details below.
- State
- Hawaii
- Nearest city
- Honolulu, HI · 125 mi · ~3.6 hr drive
- Height
- 180 ft (55 m)
- Coordinates
- 20.6655°, -156.0499°
From Wikipedia: Makahiku Falls is a 200-foot (61m) horsetail waterfall in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui in Hawaii. It runs on the Ohe'o Gulch stream. The falls is accessed by the Pipiwai Trail. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Makahiku Falls, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Makahiku Falls
The exact location is at 20.6655°, -156.0499° — 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 Makahiku 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.