84. Waipio Valley
The historic Waipio Valley is named after the river that runs through it. In English, the name means “curved water.” Found on the northeastern side of the island along the Hamakua Coast, this was where Captain James Cook first arrived in 1778.
Cook found it to be a fertile valley populated by about 10,000 locals. This was also once the residence of Kamehameha the Great and numerous other Hawaiian rulers, which is why it’s also known as “The Valley of the Kings.” Today it is a verdant Garden of Eden.
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