:Wailua Falls

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| name = Wailua Falls

| photo = Wailua Falls, Kauai.JPG

| photo_caption = A view from the top of Wailua Falls

| location = Wailua River State Park on Kauai, Hawaii

| coords = {{coord|22|02|16|N|159|22|54|W|display=inline, title}}

| type = Plunge

| height = {{convert|84|ft}}

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| number_drops = 2

| average_flow =

| watercourse = South Fork Wailua River

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Wailua Falls is a waterfall on the island of Kauai, part of the US state of Hawaii. The 173 foot (52.7 m) Doughty, Andrew (2012) The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed. Wizard Publications. {{ISBN|978-0-9814610-9-0}}, pg 75 falls are located on the South Fork Wailua River near Lihue. The waterfall is prominently featured on the opening credits of the television series Fantasy Island.

There are paths to the bottom of the falls, but it can be muddy and slippery. The "trail" further from the parking lot is less steep than the closer one. In ancient times, Hawaiian men would jump from the top of the falls to prove their manhood.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}} Some people still leap off the top of the falls, though it is dangerous and illegal. In 2016, a man jumped from the falls and was knocked unconscious but narrowly avoided death when someone swam out into the pool to save him.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/travel/man-knocked-out-by-200-foot-waterfall-jump-in-hawaii-saved-by-tourists|title = Man knocked-out by 200-foot waterfall jump in Hawaii saved by tourists|website = Fox News|date = 14 September 2016}} The pool is great for swimming, but there are swift currents close to the waterfall.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} There is another waterfall nearby named 'Opaeka'a Falls.