Mānoa Falls
Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. Swimming in the pool below the waterfall is highly discouraged because there is a threat of becoming infected with Leptospirosis, a disease causing mild to moderate flulike symptoms that can last for 1 to 2 weeks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in Hawaii, United States
- Also known as: “Manoa Falls” and “Manoa Falls Hawaii”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lyon Arboretum and Mount Tantalus.
Lyon Arboretum
Garden
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum is a 200-acre arboretum and botanical garden managed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa located at the upper end of Mānoa Valley in Hawaiʻi.
Mount Tantalus
Peak
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
Mount Tantalus is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Koʻolau Range on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. It also has a summit crater, Tantalus Crater. The cinder cone formed after the demise of Koʻolau Volcano, during a time of rejuvenated-stage volcanism in southeastern Oʻahu that also formed Punchbowl Crater, Diamond Head and Koko Head as part of the Honolulu Volcanics.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manoa and Makiki Heights.
Manoa
Suburb
Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mānoa or Mānoa Valley is a valley and residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. The neighborhood is approximately three miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu and less than a mile from Ala Moana and Waikīkī. Manoa is situated 2 miles southwest of Mānoa Falls.
Makiki Heights
Suburb
Photo: public domain, Public domain.
Makiki is an area of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, located northeast of downtown Honolulu, stretching east to west from Punahou Street to Pensacola Street and north to south from Round Top Drive/Makiki Heights Drive to Lunalilo Freeway. Punchbowl, an extinct tuff cone, and Tantalus overlook the Makiki. Makiki Heights is situated 2½ miles southwest of Mānoa Falls.
Palolo
Suburb
Photo: Rentzb0711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pālolo is the name of a valley, stream, and residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. The area lies approximately four miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu, less than a mile from Diamond Head. Palolo is situated 2½ miles south of Mānoa Falls.
Mānoa Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“Mānoa Falls” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Manoa şəlaləsi”
- Azerbaijani: “Manoa Şəlaləsi”
- Cebuano: “Manoa Falls”
- Italian: “Cascate Manoa”
- Italian: “Manoa Falls”
- Japanese: “マノア滝”
- Russian: “Маноа (водопад)”
- Russian: “Маноа”
- Spanish: “Cascada de Manoa”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mānoa Falls”. Photo: Danieljaycho, CC BY-SA 3.0.