Day 5 - Akaka Falls and Waipio Overlook

Akaka Falls State park is home to two large waterfalls, with 422' Akaka Falls being the namesake. An easy 0.96mi hike will take you past Kahuna and Akaka falls on a paved trail through the jungle. Be amazed by the goby fish that climb Akaka falls using suction disks to spawn!
The road to Akaka falls is fun and crosses many canyons and waterfalls via bridge. Oh, just some random 300' waterfall. Jungles and waterfalls. And this is what it looks like to stick the camera over the railing of a bridge and blindly shoot.
River meets ocean. Moss carvings. Z had to play in the fresh puddles. Grandpa and Z in front of Akaka Falls
Here kitty kitty. Laura & Z in front of Akaka Falls. Laura & Z in front of Akaka Falls. The sign doesn't lie.
Navigator grandpa tries to convince us to take the short route. Didn't happen. The concrete trail exists on the entire loop through the canyons and jungles. The view back up the trail. The view back up the trail.
Canyon crossing Kolekole Stream Macro of some cool moss-like plants. Kahuna Falls
Cool caterpillar. Oooh, pretty. Mass of trees that remind me of mangroves. drip-drop.
Tactile, tactile, Zephyr. Hey, kid. Akaka Falls is cool and you're gonna like it! Our first full view of the falls. Akaka Falls
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Zephyr is already looking like a teenager. Small creek. Mongoose! Imported to thwart rats in sugar cane fields but have instead destroyed many native Hawaii'n birds. Wild Orchids. -
Happy monkey and auntie Mandy. Go go go go! We showed Zephyr his first tsunami siren at the Waipio Valley overlook. Don't mess with the tsunami siren.
Across Waipio Valley. Waipio Valley