Big Island · Hāmākua
Nanue Falls
Nanue
Nanue Falls is a series of falls on Nanue Stream, a small windward-side drainage off Mauna Kea, about 18 miles north of Hilo…
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How to visit
The view is from the Old Māmalahoa Highway bridge with a small pullout. Park there, look from the bridge, and don't go further. The streambed scramble upstream is dangerous: there is no maintained trail, the rocks are slick, the gulch is narrow enough that a thunderstorm uphill becomes a flash flood at the falls within minutes, and the mosquitoes are heavy. The gulch is also private land in places. Stay on the road.
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