Hamana and Waihe'e Falls, which Fall is which?

Last year we wrote about our hike to Waihe'e Falls.  This summer we learned of another nearby waterfall and of naming confusion between the two waterfalls. Opinions differ but some claim that the waterfall at the end of the trail is actually called Hamama and the nearby, less accessible waterfall is called Waihe'e.

A likes hikes that end in waterfalls so this naming confusion was enough to get us to repeat the hike and look for the second (Waihe'e?) falls.  Along the way we encountered familiar sights, such as the Board of Water Supply dike tunnel and the spillway by the pump station.

Entrance to the dike tunnel

Unable to get a papaya from a taller tree, A is bending a shorter one 

Success!

At the actual Hamama falls, we think, A was ready for a shower.

After stopping for a short break we decided to look for Waihe'e Falls.  The only clue we had about the trail head is that it starts near a banyan tree. Finding the banyan tree was easy; the trail head less so. 

We first walked down a ravine to the stream but didn't find anything. We then returned to the main path thinking there was another banyan tree.  Nope.  We returned to the tree, walked down the ravine again and once A crossed the stream only then did he spot an orange ribbon and a very overgrown trail.

R is about to cross Waihe'e stream

The path made us climb through a fallen tree

Along the way we discovered a (new to us) fruit, a Mountain Apple, introduced to Hawaii by Polynesians.

Mountain Apples (Hawaiian name: Ohia ai)

The inside of a mountain apple is porous with a single large pit

Finally we reached what we are now calling Waihe'e Falls...

On the way back we encountered some pretty flowers:

This vagina-looking flower is a Soft Butterfly Pea (Centrosema Molle).

And more abandoned heavy machinery...