Akaka Falls - The Big Island Hawaii is a photograph by Brian Harig which was uploaded on December 19th, 2013.
Akaka Falls - The Big Island Hawaii
Akaka Falls State Park is a state park on The Big Island of Hawaii, in the US state of Hawaii.
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by Brian Harig
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Akaka Falls - The Big Island Hawaii
Artist
Brian Harig
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Photograph - Photographs - Photography - Photograph
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Akaka Falls State Park is a state park on The Big Island of Hawaii, in the US state of Hawaii.
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The park is about 11 miles north from Hilo, west of Honomu off the Hawaii Belt Road (route 19) at the end of Hawaii Route 220. It includes Akaka Falls, a 422 foot tall waterfall. Akaka in the Hawaiian language means "A rent, split, chink, separation; to crack, split, scale". The accessible portion of the park lies high on the right shoulder of the deep gorge into which the waterfall plunges, and the falls can be viewed from several points along a loop trail through the park. Also visible from this trail is Kahuna Falls.
Local folklore describes a stone here called Pohaku a Pele that, when struck by a branch of lehua apane, will call the sky to darken and rain to fall. Lehua apane or ohia apane is an ohia tree (Metrosideros polymorpha) with dark red blossoms.
Akaka Falls is located on Kolekole Stream. A large stone in the stream about 70 feet upstream of the falls is called Pohaku o Kaloa.
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December 19th, 2013
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Robyn King
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Steve Rich
Your wonderful image has been FEATURED on the home page of "The Meandering Photographer” Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (Jan-March 2023)" active discussion thread. 2-28-2023
Atiqur Rahman
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the THROUGH THE LENS Group home page. You are invited to add your wonderful art in the discussion thread of the THROUGH THE LENS Group. Thank you for sharing your artwork and being a member of the group. All the best.
Tatiana Travelways
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 December: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ . If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (December 18, 2018)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Brian, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Jane M Dahl
One of the best captures I have ever seen of this beautiful waterfall. L/F Featured in Hawaiiana. Aloha!
Ralph Klein
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Mariola Bitner
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Judy Vincent
Wonderful image! Congratulations on your feature in the Landscape and Landmark Photography group!
John Bailey
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