Pali Lookout. Photo: Hawaii Tourism Authority Kalanikupule’s soldiers plunged off the edge to their deaths 1,000 feet below. While you don’t necessarily have to explain all those specifics to youngsters, let them think the easy walk from your car to the lookout is a beginner’s hike! Trail Length: .4 Miles Round Trip • Difficulty: Easy • Terrain: Open • Elevation Change: Negligible Waimea Valley The North Shore’s Waimea Valley (WaimeaValley.net) presents a mellow waterfall trek bringing everyone into the Nu‘uanu Pali Lookout Known for high velocity winds that are so strong that you can typically lean against the force, Nu‘uanu Pali State Wayside (dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/parks/oahu/ nuuanu-pali-state-wayside) off the Pali Highway wows with sweeping Windward beauty. It was here in 1795 that Kamehameha The Great conquered Oahu in one of the bloodiest battles in Hawaiian history. Led by Kalanikupule, island defenders backed into the valley where they were trapped above the cliff. More than 400 of 122 HAWAII PARENT March/April 2025
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