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	Wailuku River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wailuku River is a 26 mile (42 km) long water course on the Island of Hawai'i in the Hawaiian Islands.
		It is the longest river in the State of Hawai'i and its course lies mostly along the divide between the lava flows of Mauna Kea and those of Mauna Loa to the south.
		Wailuku River State Park is located along the lower reach of the river.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wailuku_River (219 words)

	wai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Wailuku River is 18 miles long and is the longest river in the Hawaiian Islands.
		Wailuku means "destroying waters" because of its fearsome reputation of being dangerous to cross during periods of heavy rain.
		In the times before bridges and other safeguards were built, the river took its' toll of human lives and damage to property.
	www.k12.hi.us /~jnako/wail.htm (88 words)

	Wailuku River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Wailuku River is a 26-mile (42km) long water course on the (Click link for more info and facts about Island of Hawai'i) Island of Hawai'i in the (A group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific) Hawaiian Islands.
		The lower reach of the river is used for the generation of (Electricity produced by water power) hydroelectricity.
		The flow at Hilo averages 1 million cubic meters (275 million gallons) daily, increasing by a factor of 20 during heavy storms.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/wailuku_river.htm (211 words)

	The Wailuku River: mo`o and lava
		The Wailuku River is an important landmark to geologists, because it marks the approximate boundary between the lava flows of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
		It is the state's longest river and the southernmost that carries water all year.
		Tracing the flows up and down the Wailuku tells a geologic story of a river that had already deeply cut into Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa flows when it was filled by the `Anuenue flow over 10,000 years ago, probably creating clouds of steam.
	hvo.wr.usgs.gov /volcanowatch/2000/00_06_22.html (782 words)

	Hawaii Travel Tips
		The longest river in Hawaii, the Wailuku runs a furious 18-mile course to Hilo Bay as it cascades over cliffs and rushes over lava rocks, frothing and churning in violent protest to its ultimate destiny.
		Wailuku, which means, "Destroying Water" once had a fearful reputation as an impossible river to cross during heavy rains.
		Two miles upriver from Rainbow Falls, the Wailuku River rolls down a disturbing path of natural potholes, a series of lava rocks worn by water and time into little pots that capture the bubbling water and create a natural, steaming jacuzzi.
	www.postcardsfrom.com /travt/travt-hi.html (2620 words)

	Hawaiian History Moments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The earliest recorded bridge in Hawai‘i was a crude footbridge across the Wailuku River at Hilo, reported by missionary C. Stewart in 1825.
		Less than seven weeks after it was opened, while being crossed by a party of eight or ten persons and their horses, this bridge collapsed, and the group narrowly averted death from the falling timbers or by drowning.
		Weakened by earthquakes and a tsunami, the railroad bridge over the Wailuku River collapsed on March 31, 1923, just after one loaded passenger train had crossed and as another was approaching.
	www.flex.com /~mem/hhs/moments/bridge.html (222 words)

	XIII. Hina and the Wailuku River
		ERE are two rivers of rushing, tumbling rapids and waterfalls in the Hawaiian Islands, both bearing the name of Wailuku.
		The head waters of the Wailuku river gathered from the melting snow of the mountains found these channels, which centered at last in the bed of a very ancient and very interesting lava flow.
		Maui had rushed along the bank of the river with tremendous strides overtaking the dragon as he was rolled over and over among the small waterfalls near the mouth of the river.
	www.sacred-texts.com /pac/maui/maui16.htm (1957 words)

	Hawai'i Coral Reef Network -- MPAs in Hawai'i: Hilo FMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hilo Harbor, Wailoa River, and Wailuku River FMA
		"Wailoa River" is that part of Wailoa River bounded by a line drawn across the mouth of the river and the footbridge at the mouth of Waiakea Pond, and includes Waiolama Canal upstream of Pauahi Street.
		"Wailuku River" is that part of Wailuku River between the Mamalahoa Highway bridge and Wainaku Avenue bridge.
	www.coralreefnetwork.com /mpa/hilo_fma.htm (288 words)

	Physical features
		It was a lava flow from Mauna Kea that formed the cliffs on the side of the falls.
		The Wailuku River is the longest river on the Big Island.
		This water cascade is part of the Wailuku River.
	www.k12.hi.us /~klee_loy/physical_features.htm (884 words)

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		Wailuku street festivals suffer from the inconveniences to participants, including the lack of parking and the impact of closing a primary street.
		The county plans are in line with Wailuku Main Street efforts on a proposal for establishing a walking historical tour of Wailuku town that would include a revision of the Wailuku Main Street Association’s historical booklet for Wailuku.
		Joe Bertram III said he would like to see the Wailuku River incorporated in the walking tour, noting there are already existing paths along the river.
	www.mauinews.com /story.aspx?id=905 (1044 words)

	Drowning victim's parents sue state, HELCO, relative - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		HILO, Hawai'i —; The parents of a 14-year-old boy who drowned in a treacherous stretch of the Wailuku River in 2001 have sued the state and the Hawai'i Electric Light Co., alleging they failed to do enough to warn swimmers of dangerous conditions in the river.
		Ogata-Luhiau was staying with an aunt at a nearby apartment complex in Hilo when he and two other boys used the steps to reach the river, according to the suit.
		As the children played in an area with several waterfalls, an employee of a nearby HELCO hydroelectric power plant came out of the plant and warned the youngsters that the flow of water into the river was about to be increased, the suit said.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Jun/13/ln/ln18a.html (341 words)

	General Order No. 204
		From Hakalau gulch at the seashore to the summit of Mauna Kea, thence to and along the southern boundary of the Kilohana Girl Scout Camp to Pohaku Hanalei, thence to Kulani Cone, thence to Papai Point and thence along the seashore to Hakalau gulch.
		F/P-1 - From the Keawe Street and Wailuku Drive intersection, thence along Wailuku Drive to Kamehameha Avenue, thence along Kamehameha Avenue and the Bayfront parking area to Haili Street, thence along Haili Street to Keawe Street and thence along Keawe Street to the point of origin.
		Beat 138 - From the southern boundary of Wailoa State Park and the center of the Wailoa River, thence in an easterly direction along Kamehameha Avenue to Kanoelehua Avenue, thence in a southerly direction along Kanoelehua Avenue to Piilani Street and thence in a westerly direction on Piilani Street to the point of origin.
	www.hawaiipolice.com /genOrders/go204.html (1441 words)

	List of Hawaii rivers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
		Modern maps show some 360 streams in the Hawaiian Islands.
		However, because of the small size of the islands in comparison with continental areas, there are very few navigable rivers anywhere in the Islands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Hawaii_rivers (83 words)

	XII. Hina of Hilo
		In the very bed of the river, in a cave under one of the largest falls, Hina made her own home, concealed from the world by the silver veil of falling water and lulled to sleep by the continual roar of the flood falling into the deep pool below.
		By the side of this river, the legends say, she pounded her tapa and prepared her food.
		Hina remained in her home by the Wailuku river, sometimes resting in her cave under Rainbow Falls, and sometimes working on the river bank, trusting her powerful son Maui to make the swiftly-passing lord of day go more slowly.
	www.sacred-texts.com /pac/maui/maui15.htm (1550 words)

	Life in Hawaii - Electronic Edition - Chapter XXI
		Near the center of the flow was an open river, some half a mile wide, forming a central channel of lava, deeper and more active than the rest, while lateral branches gushed out on both sides, and boiling lakes and spouting jets abounded.
		Above this pool, where the action ceased so suddenly, was the broad river of one to two miles wide which supplied the flow; and this also ceased to move toward Hilo, at the same time leaving a breastwork of indurated lava some twenty-five feet high across the whole terminus of the stream.
		During all this time the water of the Wailuku was so discolored, and so offensive in taste and smell, that ships refused it, and it was disused by the residents and in some of the lovely woodland rills the water became fl like ink.
	www.soest.hawaii.edu /GG/HCV/COAN/XXI.html (5180 words)

	Summertime along the Wailuku River - cool water, cool geology
		In addition to offering scenic views, lush vegetation, and beautiful waterfalls, the Wailuku River has the distinction of being Hawai'i's largest river, on average discharging 1 million cubic meters (275 million gallons) of water each day - enough to fill about 300 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
		Along the Wailuku, in addition to examples of classic vertical hexagonal columns, some columns are curved, deviating wildly from the vertical to create an arching "rosette" pattern.
		For a period of time, beautiful basalt columns from an earlier lava pond could also be seen exposed in the east wall of the inner pit of Kilauea's Makaopuhi Crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, but they were buried in the early 1970s during the Mauna Ulu eruption.
	hvo.wr.usgs.gov /volcanowatch/2003/03_08_14.html (833 words)

	Hazard Slides Captions
		A steel span of the railroad bridge was torn from its foundation and tossed 273 m upstream by an earlier wave.
		The steel trusses of the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad bridge near Round Island were shifted from one-third to two-thirds meter.
		The bridge had seven spans across the river, each supported by piers consisting of structural steel girders carrying a reinforced concrete deck.
	www.ngdc.noaa.gov /seg/hazard/slideset/4/4_captions.shtml (1821 words)

	Hilo Vacation Rentals Villa 3BR, Forest/Park, Hawaii / Hilo, Hawaii USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The land is more vertical than horizontal, a sliver with about 700' of frontage on the Wailuku River, the largest river in the state.
		It is protected by a fragment of state land on its side away from the river, and the land across the river is protected by a conservation easement.
		Over eons of time the river eroded the gorge down on the North side of the island to a level of about 85 feet below the island, leaving the South gorge high and dry about 30 feet below the island.
	www.a1vacations.com /reedsisland/1 (1701 words)

	Lava Flows of Hilo
		In the northern part of Hilo near the Wailuku River, Mauna Loa flows overlie much older ash deposits and flows from Mauna Kea.
		The pahoehoe flow of Punahoa ahupua`a (approximately 3,100 years old) is a wide flow lying between the stream and the Wailuku River; it is overlain at its southern edge by younger flows described below.
		It can be seen within the Wailuku River, where it forms Wailuku Falls; here the Anuenue flow overlies not only the 14,000-year-old pahoehoe, but also much older flows from Mauna Kea.
	hvo.wr.usgs.gov /volcanowatch/1997/97_04_25.html (918 words)

	L.L.Bean: Park Search - Wailuku River State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Wailuku River State Park, off Waianueue Avenue in Hilo, offers fascinating geologic and scenic features.
		Hina, mother of the deity Maui, is said to have dwelled in a cave behind the cascade.
		A lookout at Wailuku River State Park offers a view of the Boiling Pots.
	www.llbean.com /parksearch/parks/html/781lls.htm (197 words)

	Rezachek & Associates' Energy & Environmental Resources - Hydroelectric Fact Sheet
		Dams can be built to store water from rivers and streams to assure a continuous supply of water during periods of little rain or diminished stream flow.
		Many large hydropower projects require damming a river or stream to provide a reservoir of water for use when stream flow is low.
		The Wailuku River Hydroelectric Power Company plant is the largest in the state and began producing electricity in May 1993.
	home.hawaii.rr.com /rezachek/hydroele.htm (1023 words)

	Radio AH7E Hawaii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		From the Keawe Street and Wailuku Drive intersection, thence along Wailuku Drive to Kamehameha Avenue, thence along Kamehameha Avenue and the Bayfront parking area to Haili Street, thence along Haili Street to Keawe Street and thence along Keawe Street to the point of origin.
		From the Kinoole Street and Wailuku Drive intersection, thence along Wailuku Drive to Keawe Street, thence along Keawe Street to Mamo Street, thence along Mamo Street to Kinoole Street and thence along Kinoole Street to the point of origin.
		From the southern boundary of Wailoa State Park and the center of the Wailoa River, thence in an easterly direction along Kamehameha Avenue to Kanoelehua Avenue, thence in a southerly direction along Kanoelehua Avenue to Piilani Street and thence in a westerly direction on Piilani Street to the point of origin.
	www.qsl.net /ah7e/hawaiipdbeats.html (1602 words)

	Rivers, Trails & Conservation Program
		The longest and largest river in the State, the Wailuku rises on the slopes of Mauna Kea at the 10,800 foot elevation and descends to sea level in 26 miles.
		The lower river is used for swimming and tubing.
		One of the few relatively undisturbed streams in the State, the Waimanu is designated by the State as an estuarine sanctuary with virtually the entire stream area under State ownership.
	www.nps.gov /ncrc/programs/rtca/nri/states/hi.html (740 words)

	A View Of Rainbow Falls, Wailuku River, Hilo, Hawai'i \| The NayStation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A View Of Rainbow Falls, Wailuku River, Hilo, Hawai'i
		Rainbow Falls, along the Wailuku River above downtown Hilo is aptly named.
		The yellow-Green color on the rocks is Algae living in the constant spray.
	www.naystation.com /?q=node/14 (44 words)

	Highway 19, Waimea to Hilo
		The Wailuku River follows the boundary between Mauna Kea (to the north) and Mauna Loa (to the south).
		Highway 19 crosses the river and enters the town of Hilo.
		Basalt columns are exposed in the bed of the Wailuku River at Boiling Pots.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/Parks/hawaii/old/highway_19WtH.html (704 words)

	HoaHana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The school turned over its Wailuku River dam, located a few blocks away from company premises, with the promise that if the company was successful (and made a return on shares given to the school) a 30-year extension on the water rights would be possible.
		Which is exactly what HELCO did in 1921 when, with the installation of two steam-driven turbo generators, it ended its reliance on the run of the river.
		For example, the independently owned Wailuku River Hydro built in the mid-1990s with much better equipment than HELCO's aged workhorses, is capable of producing 12,000 kW.
	www.hei.com /hoahana/2001.Q3/4.html (1432 words)

	Explore Hilo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		WAILUKU RIVER - While crossing the Wailuku River bridges, watch with fascination the waters of the Wailuku River swirling around the natural rock formation known as “Maui’s Canoe”.
		The smaller stone at its side is said to have been an entrance pillar of the Pinao Temple, thought to have been located near the Wailuku River.
		Gaze in awe at the power of the water that has carved swirling pools into the river’s bed.
	www.basicallybooks.com /bb/ExploreHilo.html (1039 words)

	Pacific Tsunami Museum Newsletters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The rail line crossed the Wailoa River between the Hilo Iron Works building and the new highway bridge, and ran along Bayfront to the Hilo station, located makai of the Koehnen Building, between Waianuenue Avenue and Shipman Street.
		From there, the tracks crossed the Wailuku River where the "Singing Bridge" stands today, and ran for 34 miles up the Hamakua Coast to Pa'auilo.
		On April 1, 1946, the tsunami washed away a section of the Wailuku River railroad bridge, collapsed the center section of the Kolekole bridge, and uprooted most of the track along Bayfront.
	www.tsunami.org /newsletter2.htm (1000 words)

	Wildernet - Wailuku River State Park
		Description - Wailuku River State Park lies a short distance from downtown Hilo and encompasses 16 acres along the Wailuku River.
		Attractions - Wailuku River State Park provides viewpoints of geologic and scenic interest along the Wailuku River.
		Location - Wailuku River State Park is located near downtown Hilo on the leeward side of Hawaii.
	www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaID=HISPWI&CU_ID=127 (385 words)

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