Other Hana Highway Waterfalls
The Hana Highway Waterfalls are way too many to single out individually. So I've created this page to capture the smaller or lesser known roadside waterfalls that I've found during my own adventures. I'm sure you may find falls not listed here as trying to hunt down all of them is quite a big undertaking! You may find this page useful because many people miss most of the falls listed in this page. Some of them are swimming holes so you may be able to have it all to yourself! Below are some photographs of the waterfalls along with some brief descriptions and directions. The photo above is Wailuaiki Falls (or Wailua Iki Falls).
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This waterfall flows only during heavy rain. At that point, this one's easy to spot. I tried to get closer to the falls for a better look, but there's too much growth and the scrambling got more difficult the further in I went.
This is the lower Waikamoi Falls a day after rain.
This tiny waterfall is Haipuaena Falls (Ha'ipua'ena Falls) just a short walk (less than 5 minutes) from the bridge beyond Puohokamoa Falls.
Ching's Pond or Sapphire Pool is a popular swimming hole, but the Keanae Taro Farmers have posted a No Trespassing sign to protect their taro fields. You can find this little spot beneath the bridge by the Pi'inau Road.
This cascade is usually an indicator as to whether you should bother looking for the 150ft Wailuaiki Falls (or Wailua Iki Falls) just downstream from the bridge.
This is Lower Wailuaiki Falls (or Lower Wailua Iki Falls) on the Wailuaiki Stream below the Hana Highway. You might have to get out of the car and walk a little to get a good view of the falls.
Kopiliula Falls is visible from the road but accessing it is nontrivial due to the EMI infrastructure built around the bridge by its stream.
This attractive pair of twin waterfalls appears to only flow during heavy rain. It's on the Kapaula Stream and there's a pullout just beyond the bridge over its stream before the Hanawi Falls bridge.
This relatively hidden falls has a calm pool perfect for looking down the coastline towards the Keanae Peninsula. It's at the end of the Nahiku Road.
If you're not flying a helicopter of boating the rough seas, then this is probably the only view you get of Waiokilo Falls near Nahiku. Clearly a telephoto lens is necessary to bring it closer though.
Also near Nahiku is this little spot called the Nahiku Pond, which has its own little seasonal waterfall.
Hanawi Falls is a roadside waterfall that can be quite impressive when it's raining hard - as in this photo. There are roadside pullouts on either end of the bridge.
Makapipi Falls is a also roadside waterfall close to a bridge. Look for it near the Nahiku Road turnoff.
The Maui Revealed book dubs this as the "Photo-sized Falls." Getting this view of the falls requires a steep scramble from a pullout not far before the Paihia Falls bridge.
I noticed this waterfall (Puaa-luu Falls or Pua'a-lu'u Falls) while driving between mile markers 43 and 42.
Paihi Falls is easy to spot. It tumbles right besides the road as you're heading towards 
When you continue past Ohe'o Gulch and the road begins to become single lane and unpaved, you'll have to look behind you when it's raining to notice Kukuiula Falls (Kukui'ula Falls). When it flows, it's quite a treat because it flows directly into the turbulent ocean. I believe this one only flows if it's raining as I had also seen it disappear two dry days after heavy rain.
