Waipio Valley is one of seven valleys, and the only one with a four wheel
drive paved road into the valley. When I stayed in the valley, there was
no running potable water and the showers were cold. To this day, people
still bring drinking water into the valley and life is very rustic. But, it
is like nowhere else, especially at night. There is hardly a human sound,
only the sounds of animals and birds. When I was there, there were wild horses. The black sand beach is beckoning but trecherous. The most northern valley, Pololu, on the opposite end to Waipio, is uninhabited and you can hike into the
valley from the lookout, but the steep trail can be wet, muddy and slippery.
Waipio Valley as seen from the Waimanu
Valley side opposite the Lookout
Seven valleys cut into the rock on the
North side of the island below the Kohala Mountains
Waipio continues back beyond the road
to waterfalls
Some homes at the back of the valley
accomodate visitors
Taro is still grown extensively in Waipio
A waterfall at the back of Waimanu, as seen by
helicopter
