Waterfall sights in Hawai'i (The Big Island)
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Rainbow Falls
A few minutes from Hilo, Rainbow Falls provides the sort of instant gratification that's a godsend to parents and tour-bus operators. The pretty cascade - whose spray winks a rainbow in the morning when the sun is right - can almost be seen from the parking lot. Natural beauty doesn't get any easier than this. The cave beneath the falls is said to have been the home of Hina, mother of Maui.
While you can't get to the cave, a short, unpaved path leads from the left side of the parking lot to the top of the falls, where there are some inviting pools with a rope swing. The trail passes beneath a tremendous banyan tree, whose thick canopy blocks the sun and whose roots could …
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