Mānoa Falls

Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in , 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.
  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: waterfall in Hawaii, United States
  • Also known as: Manoa Falls

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lyon Arboretum and Mount Tantalus.

Garden
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Harold L. 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 . is situated 1 km southwest of Mānoa Falls.

Peak
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Koʻolau Range on the 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 , and as part of the Honolulu Volcanics.

Museum
The at 3300 Tantalus Drive in Honolulu, Hawaii, was designed by Vladimir Ossipoff for Dr. Howard and Betty Liljestrand, who had bought the hillside site overlooking downtown Oahu in 1948. is situated 4 km southwest of Mānoa Falls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manoa and Makiki Heights.

Suburb
Mānoa or Mānoa Valley is a valley and residential neighborhood of , Hawaii. The neighborhood is approximately three miles east and inland from and less than a mile from Ala Moana and . is situated 4 km south of Mānoa Falls.

Suburb
Photo: public domain, Public domain.
Makiki is an area of , , located northeast of , stretching east to west from Punahou Street to Pensacola Street and north to south from Round Top Drive/Makiki Heights Drive to Lunalilo Freeway. , an extinct tuff cone, and overlook the Makiki. is situated 5 km southwest of Mānoa Falls.

Suburb
Pālolo is the name of a valley, stream, and residential neighborhood in , , the United States. The area lies approximately four miles east and inland from , less than a mile from . is situated 5 km south of Mānoa Falls.

Mānoa Falls

Latitude
21.34206° or 21° 20′ 31″ north
Longitude
-157.79918° or 157° 47′ 57″ west
Open location code
73H486R2+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2158584787
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Wiki­data ID
Q11340775
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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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