ʻAkaka Falls State Park - Quiz
ʻAkaka Falls State Park
  • 1. On which Hawaiian island is ʻAkaka Falls State Park located?
A) Kauai
B) Oahu
C) Hawaiʻi Island
D) Maui
  • 2. How far is the park from Hilo?
A) About 5 miles
B) About 40 miles
C) About 25 miles
D) About 11 miles
  • 3. What is the total height of ʻAkaka Falls?
A) 300 feet
B) 442 feet
C) 400 feet
D) 500 feet
  • 4. Which road provides access to the park via Route 220?
A) Hawaii Route 11
B) Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19)
C) Hawaii Route 200
D) Hawaii Route 30
  • 5. What is the name of the waterfall that is 300 feet tall and visible from the loop trail?
A) Honomū Falls
B) Kahūnā Falls
C) Pōhaku Falls
D) Kolekole Falls
  • 6. Who was the grandfather of Chief 'Akaka-o-ka-nī'au-oi'o-i-ka-wao?
A) Pele and Kāloa
B) Honomū and Kolekole
C) Kūlanikapele and Kīakalohia
D) None of the above
  • 7. What is the name of the stone that allegedly causes rain when struck by a lehua ʻāpane branch?
A) Akaka Stone
B) Pōhaku o Kāloa
C) Kolekole Stone
D) Pōhaku a Pele
  • 8. What is the common name for the lehua ʻāpane tree?
A) ʻōhiʻa tree
B) Palm tree
C) Koa tree
D) Banyan tree
  • 9. On which stream is ʻAkaka Falls located?
A) Kolekole Stream
B) Honomū Stream
C) Pele Stream
D) Hilo Stream
  • 10. What is the name of the stone located 70 feet upstream of the falls?
A) Pōhaku a Pele
B) Pōhaku o Kāloa
C) Kolekole Rock
D) ʻAkaka Rock
  • 11. What type of animal is the ʻoʻopu ʻalamoʻo?
A) Frog
B) Shrimp
C) Goby fish
D) Freshwater eel
  • 12. Where does the ʻoʻopu ʻalamoʻo fish mature?
A) In the stream above the falls
B) In the soil of the gorge
C) In the pool at the base of the falls
D) In the sea
  • 13. How does the ʻoʻopu ʻalamoʻo climb the wet rocks behind the waterfall?
A) Using sharp claws
B) Using a suction disk on its belly
C) Using strong fins to jump
D) It does not climb, it swims up
  • 14. What is the name of the shrimp species that has evolved to climb the waterfall?
A) Kolekole shrimp
B) ʻōpaekalaʻole
C) ʻoʻopu
D) Pele shrimp
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