Pololu & Honokane Nui Valley

View from atop Pololu

A few weekends ago we drove up along the Kona & Kohala coasts all the way around the north point of the island to the edge of the Hamakua coast. This northeast side of this island receives the most rain and is characterized by dramatic valleys that plunge into the ocean, as well as numerous creeks, rivers and waterfalls. It is a beautiful, lush and very wet place. We stopped at road end at Pololu valley where we got a sweet view of several other valleys along the coast with cliffs diving into the ocean. Not sure if you can tell by the pictures, but these were the most massive cliffs I've ever seen. Wow!!

We hiked down into Pololu valley, up the next ridge and down to the next valley, Honokane Nui. There was nothing but the raging open ocean to the north, and off in the distance we could see several waterfalls cascading down the sides of the valleys. Another amazing day!! The bottom three pictures are views from Pololu and within Pololu. The top four pics are of Honokane Nui.