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Driving instructions: Not applicable.

Permit/permission required: Dayhiking into Waimanu does not require permission. Camping in Waimanu is very strictly regulated by the Division of Forestry and Wildlife; you must have a permit from them and may camp only at the site assigned to you.

Description: Waiilikahi Falls in Waimanu Valley is accessible if you’re patient and look carefully for tags—colored plastic ribbon tied to trees or shrubs—and follow them on this route. There is no trail—not even a beaten path.

Start as if you were heading for the drinking-water source described in ssss1: on the west side of the valley along a muddy track from the end of the beach back into the valley to a running stream. Continue, generally south, beyond the water source, by following the tags. You cross several dry waterways right after the spring-fed courses. Your route is in the rainforest, and it’s very circuitous, though you generally stick to the valley’s west wall. You pass a number of ruins—the fine stone walls so typical of Hawaii before European contact. You weave through guava, kukui, and coffee, trying to avoid falling into ponds. A difficult section early in the hike forces you to climb slippery rocks and tree roots up and around a large pond.