Ho'opi'i Falls

Beautiful walk that leads to some waterfalls. Water was lovely and a perfect end to a fairly easy hike. Wasn’t too muddy in October 2024.

Beautiful hike down to the water falls. The waterfall wasn’t in of itself not great. But the hike to that place takes you right through a one hour hike of a lifetime. Lush forest gives you wonderful of a green, lush canopy throughout, with rainforest vibes right out of a fantasy film. The trail itself is not well marked so it’s quite easy to take wrong turns. Just follow down the river as it flows until you arrive at the top of the falls. Then a steep climb down get you to the base but we skipped it. We took a lot of wrong turns so I posted the trail picks for you.

Parking to the trailhead is at the neighborhood so please keep it quiet for the residents living around there. Fun fact the second waterfall of this trail was on the scene of Jurassic park. It was a fun hike to the waterfall. Could say this trail is easy/moderate wise since the trail is mostly muddy and can be slippery for everyone even though it’s a less elevation gain kind of trail. I enjoyed the waterfall for the most part and the vegetation throughout the trail wise. Bring bug repellent since the mosquitoes can be annoying there 👍

Amazing hike through an incredible canyon with 2 waterfalls, including a pool to swim in below the last one, complete with rope swing. Short drive from Kap'aa with limited parking on one side of the street in a neighborhood. Decent grade downhill going out and can get slippery with rain. Totally recommend as a day trip for anyone on the north being. Absolutely loved it!!!

There were a lot of folks here, but it just wasn’t my jam. I was by myself. The falls were pretty. The hike was quick and easy - in August no mud to speak of. There were mosquitoes. Can walk down to the calm stream area and dip feet or swim.

Great hike to the top of the waterfall. Be prepared for a steep hike down if you want the view from the bottom. Well worth time if everyone can navigate the slippery mud, roots, and rocks.

The hike to these 2 falls was a terrific start to our visit to Kauai! We lucked out getting the last parking spot on the residential street (one sided parking at the end of the road). We got there around 10:30am on a July Sunday. The trail opening is through the tall bushes on the forest side of the road near the house that is a daycare (I think). There is one trail to 2 different falls. My boys jumped a few times into the 1st falls (maybe 15ft). We hiked to the next falls (path takes a short uphill right turn at some point). Talk to others on the trail or you'll know you missed the turn when you are looking down from the the top of the falls like we did). The falls are a great place for family photos. You can swim and/or take advantage of the rope swing. We hiked 45 minutes back to the parking spot. Trail was smooth for the most part, but there are very steep inclines/declines to get up to or down from the falls over or under tree roots. It was not muddy which made for an easier experience. We spent maybe 4 hours overall from start to finish.

Hard to find as you have to park on a residential street. The trail head is easy to miss as it’s covered by brush. Easy to moderate hike. Takes about 20 mins. Falls we’re beautiful! People jumped off the ledge and into the pool.