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Waipio Valley

            This valley is a special place to native Hawaiians. Referred to as the Valley of the Kings, it was the historic location of the ancient grass palace of the ancient "kings" of Hawaiʻi. It is said that this is where it was foretold that the great King Kamaehameha would one day rule the islands. The towering cliffs seen here were the burial sites for rulers and chiefs. 

Several large waterfalls drop from a 2,000 ft (610 m) plateau into this valley, feeding a river that flows into the ocean here. At the time of Captain Cook’s arrival in 1778, the valley was a thriving community that was at one time home to several thousand people. But on 1 April 1946, an 8.6-magnitude earthquake in Alaska set off a Pacific-wide tsunami that swept all the way to Hawai’i, washing away nearly everything in the valley. Only a few people live there now. 

Source: Wikipedia

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In Explore 22 Mar 2024. Best position: #420.

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Taken in: United States / Hawaii / Lalakea (show map)

Taken on: January 16, 2024

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cliffs

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Pacific Ocean

Waipio

Big Island

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Sets appears in: • The Island of Hawai’i - 2024 • In Explore more » • The 25 Most-Faved Photos • 2,000-9,999 Views « less

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D, f/7.1, 1/250 sec, 17mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Lens:	EF-S17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	17mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Macintosh)
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