To reach the free state park and access Rainbow Falls from downtown Hilo, take Waianuenue Avenue to Rainbow Drive. There is ample free parking, as well as restrooms and a water fountain.

One of the deadliest places on the island of Hawaii is also a state ... being swept away by a current above Rainbow Falls. In March 2022, the body of a Hilo man was found floating at the bottom ...

Hawaii is renowned for its spectacular drives ... The first stop is at Rainbow Falls in Hilo, an 80-foot waterfall whose thunderous cascade often produces mesmerizing rainbows.