Many of the best Hawaii tours also stop here, if you don't want to venture to the area on your own. You'll find the park off Highway 220, at the end of 'Akaka Falls Road about 15 miles north of Hilo.

you'll come across the 'Akaka Falls State Park home to the 422-feet tall 'Akaka waterfalls — the most famous in all of Hawaii. The waterfalls are easily reached after a half-hour hike through ...

Spend a lively afternoon with the Akaka Falls Lions Club as they present “A Sip of Elegance,” a wine-tasting from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

Plan Ahead: After you visit the Hawai'i Tropical Botanical Garden, head to 'Akaka Falls State Park, which is roughly 10 miles northwest of the garden. Located on the east side of the Big Island ...

Akaka, who died in 2018, served during World War II as an Army engineer and upon returning to Hawaii used his GI bill benefits to go to college and pursue a career in education before getting into ...