u Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

Oahu Hiking: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

When the first Polynesians arrived on Oahu, Hawaii, it was mainly forest. Most people who don’t live in Hawaii or who haven’t visited don’t realize that there is still tropical rainforest on Oahu. The forest of Oahu is full of eucalyptus trees, Koa hardwoods, Norfolk pine trees, banana trees, ginger, coffee shrubs, and so much more. The Manoa Falls hike is a remarkable hike that lets you explore a part of this rainforest.

Oahu Hiking: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

The hike to Manoa Falls is lush and full of life.

 Oahu Hiking: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

flowers fall to the ground whispering their scent into your ears 

Oahu Hikes: Why You Will Love Oahu Falls

birds give their songs to the sky

Oahu Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

eucalyptus opens your mind to the day

Oahu Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

Cascading water guides you as you walk

reminding you to flow easily through this life that you have been given

Oahu Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

Mysterious groves of bamboo beckon you into conversation as the wind glides through

you remember to sway when changes blow through your life

u Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls to bend and not break

Oahu Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

Ethereal light shines through the darkness

Oahu Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

reminding you that you are never alone

Oahu Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

You are connected to everything

Oahu Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

And everything is connected to you

Oahu Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls

A few notes about Manoa Falls:

Go early in the morning (before 8 AM) and you will mostly have the trail to yourself.

Manoa Falls is an easy hike (nothing like the world’s most dangerous hike!), great for families, and dogs. The hike is just under a mile, and will take about an hour round trip.

Wear mosquito spray, and clothes and shoes that you don’t mind getting muddy. This is a rainforest, so there is mud.

Parking in the parking lot is $5, or you can park in the neighborhood and hike a little further to the trail. For directions, go here.

u Hikes: Why You Will Love Manoa Falls In Hawaii

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