Hawaiian Scenic Places
Waipi'o Valley
Wiapi'o Valley is also known as the Valley of the Kings on the Big Island of Hawaii.
It is located along the Hamakua Coast on the northeast shore of the Big Island of Hawaii. Waipi'o Valley is the largest and most southern of the seven valleys on the windward (eastern) side of the Kohala Mountains.
Waipi`o Valley is a mile wide at the coastline and almost six miles deep. Along the coast is a beautiful black sand and black rock beach and is often used by motion picture production companies.
On both sides of the valley there are cliffs reaching almost 2000 feet with hundreds of cascading waterfalls, including one of Hawaii's most celebrated waterfalls - Hi`ilawe.
The road into the valley is very steep (a 25% grade). In order to travel into the valley, you must either ride down in a four wheel drive vehicle or hike down to the valley floor.
Waipi`o means "curved water" in the Hawaiian language. It is said locally that Waipi'o is also called "Valley of the Kings" because in ancient Hawaii it was a favored place to have gatherings especially by royalty. For example if ,lets say, a chief died and didn't have a successor to manage his apua'a (district), other chiefs and alii (royalty) would meet in the valley to choose the next chief for the apua'a. The local Hawaiians know how special the valley is, many chiefs and alii are buried in the steep clifts and they say...you can feel the spiritual mana (energy) of those Hawaiian ancestors.
It is located along the Hamakua Coast on the northeast shore of the Big Island of Hawaii. Waipi'o Valley is the largest and most southern of the seven valleys on the windward (eastern) side of the Kohala Mountains.
Waipi`o Valley is a mile wide at the coastline and almost six miles deep. Along the coast is a beautiful black sand and black rock beach and is often used by motion picture production companies.
On both sides of the valley there are cliffs reaching almost 2000 feet with hundreds of cascading waterfalls, including one of Hawaii's most celebrated waterfalls - Hi`ilawe.
The road into the valley is very steep (a 25% grade). In order to travel into the valley, you must either ride down in a four wheel drive vehicle or hike down to the valley floor.
Waipi`o means "curved water" in the Hawaiian language. It is said locally that Waipi'o is also called "Valley of the Kings" because in ancient Hawaii it was a favored place to have gatherings especially by royalty. For example if ,lets say, a chief died and didn't have a successor to manage his apua'a (district), other chiefs and alii (royalty) would meet in the valley to choose the next chief for the apua'a. The local Hawaiians know how special the valley is, many chiefs and alii are buried in the steep clifts and they say...you can feel the spiritual mana (energy) of those Hawaiian ancestors.
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