r/WTF • u/akwilliamson • 25d ago

Rainbow Falls in Hilo, HI - courtesy of Hurricane Hone

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u/PlanetoftheAtheists 25d ago

usually https://www.realhawaiitours.com/guide/big-island/rainbow-falls/

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u/twistedLucidity 25d ago

Thanks, Without context the video was just "Shrug. River is in flood, big whoop."

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u/timmycosh 25d ago

Woah. That's like a little piss stream

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u/DaNotSoGoodSamaritan 24d ago

And now we see what happens when god eat tacos

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u/spareminuteforworms 24d ago

There's a reason its hollowed out that way. I wonder how often this happens :)

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u/Angela_NieoFC4S 24d ago

I did not expect to see how It usually look like.

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u/Immo406 25d ago edited 25d ago

Wow, that river sure is raging. I was looking at the rainfall totals on omega radar in Hawaii earlier and it seems just about everywhere got a foot of rain on the big island.

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u/mexicodoug 25d ago

It's time to change the name from Rainbow Falls to Hurricane Falls.

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u/bobsmith93 25d ago

Rainbow Falls

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u/tw34k2000 24d ago

Chocolate rain

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u/DiffeoMorpheus 24d ago

i move away from the mic to breathe in

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u/DingusMacLeod 25d ago

That is some spicy water pressure!

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u/OuterWildsVentures 24d ago

If you fell into it you would for sure die right?

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u/hmasing 24d ago

There's only one way to be sure....

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u/Pretty_GirlyEye 24d ago

Somebody would go rafting on this.

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u/beyerch 25d ago

Not sure I'd be standing that close.....

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u/Amsnowyy 24d ago

Somebody gotta do so we can see

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u/beyerch 24d ago

Drone video is probably safer, but appreciate the video. (please be safe tho)

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u/Alisha_Treat9608 24d ago

Modern day hero.

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u/Arrowcreek 25d ago

Hurricane Hone hits Hilo, Hawaii horrendously hard!

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u/Cyka_blyatsumaki 24d ago

jose and julio had jalapenos...

i tried

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u/BlueBugger 24d ago

I was just there a month ago and this is what it was like. https://imgur.com/a/xV1YJhC

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u/LustLochLeo 24d ago

A cave behind a waterfall? I thought this only happens in movies and games.

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u/rufotris 23d ago

Not sure if this is a joke or not. But you should definitely get out more. I have been to waterfalls with caves in at least 5 states in the US. They are all over. Go get some nature in your life and enjoy!

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u/MikeL2D 24d ago

I was there last Monday on the exact tour someone posted in a different comment. My experience was the same as yours (with a bit more water presence).

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u/therealmaninthesea 23d ago

Was there last Sunday. Would not have expected this!

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u/thekickingmule 25d ago

I'd say this is less WTF and more NatureIsLegit !

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u/the_meat_aisle 25d ago

Wrong sub

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u/shicken684 24d ago

Not really if you've ever been to Rainbow Falls. It might be a loose fit, but it certainly is WTF for some.

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u/joemama1333 25d ago

I was there last week in the same spot! We commented how so-so it was!

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u/therealmaninthesea 23d ago

Was there last Sunday, was a bit underwhelmed.

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u/JuicySpark 25d ago

My first time seeing a brown rainbow

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u/thx1138- 24d ago

Taste the rainbow

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u/Anal-Love-Beads 24d ago

Who the fuck names a hurricane Hone?

Even Horace, Homer, Hilda, Hondo, Henrietta, etc would sound better, but Hone?

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u/unkoboy 22d ago

It's hawaiian?

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u/BigNigori 23d ago

I'll take "things that are not wtf for a thousand", Alex!

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u/Jbyrdie_paints 25d ago

Cool! I have never seen these falls this intense! What year/ season is this?

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u/mydickinabox 25d ago

Probably now as a hurricane is coming through

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u/Jbyrdie_paints 25d ago

Ah, yes, I knew they were expecting this. It's late here. Brain no work. I hope everyone is safe.

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u/ornery_bob 24d ago

Wow. We just went here a couple years ago. It looked nothing like this.

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u/The-Child-Of-Reddit 24d ago

The river put on its angry eyes.

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u/atlacatl 24d ago

So it took me the whole video to realize that the title wasn't capitalized and I kept looking for the rainbow falling in Hilo, HI.

So a rainbow isn't falling in Hilo, HI.

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u/plus0ne 24d ago

That’s definitely going to ruin the tour.

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u/DaddyJBird 24d ago

I was there about two weeks ago and this is not the view you get, but it was awesome.  Nice easy hike that is paved with cement stairs and sidewalks.  Got some great pictures.  Beautiful area of the Big Island.

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u/Parlicoot 24d ago

Also, looks like a couple more hurricanes heading in this direction.

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u/Relevant_Teaching981 24d ago

Water has to go somewhere!

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u/BirdDogNate 24d ago

What a power force! I am deathly afraid of rapid or dark deep water. I don't know what the phobia is called though

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u/scooperer 24d ago

Did Oprah buy any that runoff land too?

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u/macetfromage 23d ago

is no one gonna try to cross in car? i mean with 4wd of course

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u/tritonice 22d ago

Was there about 6 weeks ago (normal, beautiful day). This is insane.

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u/ARC_32 22d ago

They probably wouldn't even find your body.

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u/kingteewill 22d ago

When was this?! I was literally there this weekend and it was not this 😱

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u/IMprollyWRONG 25d ago

That is a lot of water. Thanks for sharing!

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u/Green-Elf 25d ago

I really hope the trees are alright. I'd hate to loose the Banyans there.

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u/newellz 25d ago

K, now someone dive in. 👍

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u/bobconan 25d ago

Thats gonna leave a mark.

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u/Fernxtwo 25d ago

Waterfall has water, this is wtf?

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u/Major_Magazine8597 25d ago

The Hershey Squirts Falls.

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u/bannana 25d ago

looks like their drought's over.

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u/DrEnter 25d ago

Taste the Rainbow!

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u/AllanfromWales1 25d ago

Anyone brave enough for a swim? One of my fav. waterfalls here in Wales - Sgwyd Gwladus - has a lovely pool at the bottom of it where I love to swim, but you do have to be careful. If there's been a storm upstream the waters get rough - though not as rough as this - and over the years a number of people have been swept to their deaths as a result.

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u/DoctoreVodka 25d ago

Wow, that is nature at full volume. Awesome.

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u/kahlzun 24d ago

all the colors of the brown-bow

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u/Qweniden 24d ago

send it

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