Few places in Hawaii are as evocative as fabled Waipi'o Valley, guarded by soaring cliffs and home to 1,300-foot Hi'ilawe Falls. Hi'ilawe is the subject of a bittersweet island legend in which a young Hawaiian woman transforms herself into a

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Few places in Hawaii are as evocative as fabled Waipi'o Valley, guarded by soaring cliffs and home to 1,300-foot Hi'ilawe Falls. Hi'ilawe is the subject of a bittersweet island legend in which a young Hawaiian woman transforms herself into a waterfall rather than be separated from the man she loves. Although the hike doesn't go to the falls, you can see it from the 1,000-foot rim and learn what happened to the love of Hi'ilawe's life. It may inspire a legend of your own.

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