| Amongst the seven valleys located on the length of | | | | to either hike on foot or use a SUV or any other |
| the Hamakua Coast, the Waipio valley is the largest | | | | vehicle with a four wheel drive. |
| and most famous. Waipio, which means "curved | | | | This mystical valley is also called the "Valley of Kings" |
| water" is situated at the southern tip of the | | | | since it was an abode of many a royals of Hawaii. |
| windward side of the Kohala Mountains and has a | | | | Besides being an important site of many ancient |
| width of a mile and dept of about six meters. Along | | | | heiaus (temples), the valley houses the ancient burial |
| the borders of the valley, lie tall cliffs with height | | | | caves of many kings. The inhabitants of the valley |
| reaching about 2000 feet, dotted with millions of | | | | believe that due to the divine power or mana of |
| cascading water falls with the most prominent being | | | | these ancients, the valley is forever safe from |
| the Hi'ilawe. The Waipio River cuts through the valley | | | | natural disasters and mishaps. This has been even |
| before meeting the ocean at the beach. | | | | proven in the 1946 tsunami and the flood of 1979, |
| The road that leads into the valley has an extremely | | | | where in spite of the immense destruction; no lives |
| steep gradient of 25% which implies that you need | | | | were lost in those events. |