Hanalei Valley Lookout

The finest view of Hanalei Valley is experienced from Hanalei Lookout, on road 56, which is indicated by one of the customary Kamehameha signs. Hanalei River flows like a silver thread through the whole valley, which is a patchwork of sugar cane and taro fields. Mountains, 3938ft/1200m to 4923ft/1500m high, form a backdrop.

It is possible to drive down into the valley. Crossing a bridge built in 1912 and fortified after a strong tsunamis in 1957, a road is reached which follows the river as far as the entrance to the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, from where it is possible to continue on foot.