# Hiʻilawe Waterfall

- **Country:** United States
- **Type:** Horsetail
- **Height:** 1,450 feet
- **Location:** Big Island, Hawaii, United States
- **Number Drops:** 2
- **Photo Caption:** Hiʻilawe Falls from below

Hiʻilawe Waterfall is one of the tallest and most powerful waterfalls in Hawaii located on the Big Island. The waterfall drops about with a main drop of , into Waipiʻo Valley on Lalakea Stream. Lalakea Stream above the falls has been diverted for irrigation purposes so the falls can be dry even during the wet spring in March.

![Photo of Hiʻilawe Waterfall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Waipio_waterfall.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiilawe_Waterfall (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)