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Waimea Canyon State Park

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Of all Kaua‘i’s wonders, none can touch Waimea Canyon for grandeur. Few would expect the island to hold such a gargantuan abyss of lava rock; popularly known as ‘the Grand Canyon of the Pacific’, it’s 10 miles long and over 3500ft deep. Flowing through it, Waimea River is fed by tributaries that flush reddish-brown waters from the mountaintop plateau that cradles the Alaka‘i Swamp.

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