Waterfalls, Get Your Waterfalls Here

Waterfalls must be a dime a dozen on the Big Island. Alpaca pointed this out on the side of the road.

Traveling Alpaca Falls - Twice in One Place

While on the beautiful island of Hawaii, Alpaca headed to the twin falls of Akaka and Kahuna (http://www.hawaiiweb.com/Hawaii/html/sites/akaka_falls_state_park.html). Independent of the falls themselves, the walk to the falls was breathtaking, lined with lush flora and fauna, natural ponds and smaller waterfalls.

That said, the falls were also lovely. The smaller Kahuna Fall was first, followed by the much taller Akaka a 10-minute walk later. Pictured here is Akaka Falls, a 442 ft. tall waterfall. Local folklore describes a stone located here called Pohaku a Pele that, when struck by a branch of lehua apane (a tree with red blossoms), will call the sky to darken and rain to fall. It's a nicer story than the scientific explanation that water caused a rift in the rock, resulting in a waterfall. Boooooring.