Big Island · Hāmākua

Umauma Falls

Umauma

Umauma Falls
Photo: Ken and Nyetta · CC BY 2.0

Umauma Falls is a three-tier waterfall on the Umauma River in Hakalau, on a separate drainage from the Kolekole Stream system that feeds ʻAkaka and Kolekole…

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How to visit

The falls are entirely on private property. There is no roadside view and no public access. The two ways in are paid: the Umauma Experience tour operator, which owns the lookout point and the surrounding ninety acres since 2008, and the World Botanical Gardens viewing deck across the river. Do not try to hike in from the highway or scout the gulch — both adjacent properties are posted, and the river is unsafe for unguided crossing.

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