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Hamama & Waihe'e Falls

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Hamama falls & Waihe’e falls – March 3, 2012 ---Exploring Hamama falls (upper and lower), unknown waterfall (upper and lower), Waihe'e falls (upper and lower)--- After the disappointment from the Hidden Valley hike, we drove to  Waihe’e street  to the Hamama falls trailhead where Waihe'e valley was firing on all cylinders. There were at least 5 1000+ waterfall chutes coming down in this area. This was my third time on the Hamama falls trail and Marvin's second. Hamama falls is no secret anymore, its popularity has expanded because of the articles posted on the internet. Tourist and locals who don't even hike, know about this falls. Since I found the trail a few years ago when it was still sort of a secret, I kept it in the secret trails category, however it should be in the the touristy category.  Neither Steve nor Ikaika have done Hamama & Waihe’e falls. They were in for a treat! As we parked on Waihe’e street, we seen a load of cars near the trailhead....

Hamama & Waihe'e Falls Hike

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  Hamama Falls & Waihe'e Falls - May 12, 2011                                       The last time I did Hamama Falls was in May of 2010. One year later, it was time to go again. This time, the focus was to get to Waihe'e Falls. Last time, Erik, Chris & I went to look for Waihe'e falls, but after 45 minutes of searching, we came up empty. Over the past year, I've been following hiking blogs, mainly Kaleo L. Island Trails and Josh S. 808 Goonies. I've also been following Wayde's World Poor Man's Guide  to Hawaii's You Tube videos. All of them have been to Hamama Falls and Waihe'e Falls. On their experiences, they marked the path to Waihe'e Falls. Kaleo Lancaster marked the trail to Waihe'e Falls with orange ribbons. With all that valuable information, today was the day to find the elusive Waihe'e Falls.  On this day, Michelle and I had the day off and drove to Kahalu'...