{"id":2997,"date":"2016-06-29T21:07:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T07:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/?post_type=flawles_activity&#038;p=2997"},"modified":"2024-01-30T16:40:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T02:40:20","slug":"hookelekele-falls-and-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/hookelekele-falls-and-pools\/","title":{"rendered":"Hookelekele Stream Pools and Falls."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Note:&nbsp; As of September, 2020 the public has been notified that this area is only open to those with permits (which are given out).&nbsp; You could be sited if you head to this area.<\/p>\n<p>This will likely be the highlight of your trip.&nbsp; The total distance from where you park to where you swim is about 1.6 miles.&nbsp; About 1.3 miles is a utility road.&nbsp; The incline is gentle and even.&nbsp; At the second water tank you turn right exactly 90 degrees.&nbsp; It is an obvious trail.&nbsp; After about 150 yards you run into the Wailuku River.&nbsp; But the pools and falls are on the Hookelekele Stream.&nbsp; Oddly, the Hookelekele stream will be the larger body of water.<\/p>\n<p>Two important pieces of advice:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>&nbsp;Don&#8217;t go if there has been recent heavy rain.&nbsp; You need to cross the Wailuku River.&nbsp; You won&#8217;t be able to do that if it is too full.&nbsp; The dryer the better.&nbsp; It is pretty easy to die being washed away and that will certainly ruin your vacation.<\/li>\n<li>Wear lace up shoes that can get completely wet.&nbsp; You need to cross a river and rocks.&nbsp; You can&#8217;t do that safely in flip flops.&nbsp; Buy some throw-aways at Walmart if you prefer, but don&#8217;t ignore this advice.<\/li>\n<li>This is a watershed for Hilo.&nbsp; Treat it with the highest level of respect.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t leave trash.&nbsp; If you see any, bring it back with you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These pools and falls go under a popular local name, which I have deleted in order to keep this article out of popular searches online.&nbsp; It is known among locals who do not wish to make it a tourist attraction.&nbsp; If you are renting one of my homes, this is for you &#8211; but keep is a secret!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1KAgZb3_axLBKDoSBHMF-DNDce-csYO8l&amp;hl=en\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>&nbsp;Parking near corner of Waianuenue Ave. and Akolea Road.&nbsp; There isn&#8217;t any parking closer than this.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/steet-parking-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"121\" height=\"161\"><\/p>\n<p>2.&nbsp; Walking up Waianuenue Ave. for about 100 yards and turn left an an unnames street.&nbsp; There are a few houses on it but then it quickly becomes a utility road.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/street-to-utility-road-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"262\"><\/p>\n<p>3.&nbsp; You will know it is a utility road when you see the double signs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/street-end-with-signs-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"206\"><\/p>\n<p>4.&nbsp; After a couple hundred yards you will pass a large water tank.&nbsp; Keep on going straight. About a mile after the first water tank.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/path-utility-road-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"188\"><\/p>\n<p>5.&nbsp; After this mile you will arrive at the second water tank.&nbsp; At the end of the tank as the road wants to veer left you take a 90 degree right turn off the road.&nbsp; It is an obvious trail you could drive a car down.&nbsp; Below are pictures.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/street-right-turn-at-tank-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"170\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/street-water-tank-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"163\"><\/p>\n<p>6.&nbsp; The trail is only about 150 yards to Wailuku River.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Path-aproaching-stream-1024x755.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"189\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Path-after-water-storage-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"184\"><\/p>\n<p>7.&nbsp; You will need to cross Wailuku River and go up Hookelekele Stream.&nbsp; It is pretty obvious and the Falls can be seen from Wailuku River so there is no getting lost.&nbsp; Here are some pictures.&nbsp; The first is the end of the trail when you arrive at Wailuku.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/narnia-falls-just-before-lake-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"217\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Path-at-end-meeting-stream-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"152\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/rocks-you-climb-over-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"288\"><\/p>\n<p>8.&nbsp; And here you are where the Falls form a nice pool.&nbsp; There is a drop off which required swimming in a small pool in front of this pool.&nbsp; Others hiked around the pool.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/narnia-falls-pano-2-1024x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"204\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Stream-to-cross-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"361\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_105d-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"358\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hilovacationhomes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cove-looking-out-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"354\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note:&nbsp; As of September, 2020 the public has been notified that this area is only open to those with permits (which are given out).&nbsp; You could be sited if you head to this area. 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