Rainbow Falls | Things to Do in Hilo, Hawaii
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Based on the Wailuku River near downtown Hilo, the Rainbow (Waianuenue) Falls is a beautiful, broad, 80-foot-high waterfall downstream from the Pe'epe'e Falls, offering spectacular misty vistas scattered with rainbows, after which the falls were named. Surrounded by a gorge blanketed by lush, dense non-native tropical rainforest, the 100-foot-wide waterfall cascades over a dark lava cave, the mythological home to the ancient Hawaiian goddess of the moon, Hina, and into a deep and tranquil pool. The falls can be reached via Wailuku River State Park at Waianuenue Avenue and viewed from several viewing platforms.

Wailuku River State Park, Waianuenue Avenue

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