On Wednesday of our trip we headed to Hilo. It is about a 2 hour drive to get there, so we knew we would be spending the entire day there.
We had heard about Rainbow Falls from other people and had been told to get there really early (as the sun is coming up) to be able to see the rainbows through the falls. So we did it---we got up at 4:30 in the morning to try and be at the falls as early as possible. Come to find out, the clouds have to be just right for the rainbows to really show. It was a cloudier day, so we didn't see any rainbows there, but it was still beautiful!
From there, the plan was to head over to Akaka Falls. This was one of the top things listed to do on the Big Island. As we were driving there, we saw a sign for the Scenic Route. We were in no rush, so figured why not! It is only about 5 miles of driving off the main highway, but what we found was amazing! There was a place to park at a scenic point that was also a trail head for a small hike down to the water.
We then made it to Akaka Falls and did a small hike around that area. The falls were bigger than I had envisioned, but because of the lack of rain lately, there wasn't as much water as usual. We were able to see rainbows through the falls at this stop though!
As we were making our way back to the hotel area, we made one last stop at Waipio Overlook. From what I had read, you could hike down to the bottom to a black sand beach. What they didn't tell you was that it was STRAIGHT down---not fun! We did about half a mile of this and decided this was not worth it!
It was a long day in Hilo and a lot of driving, but we really enjoyed our day!
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