Waimea Valley

Waimea Valley is a fun but somewhat overpriced spot.  You can see their website here: http://waimeavalley.net/  Waimea Valley is a large botanical garden that you can walk through up to the top where there is a waterfall and large pool that you can swim in.  Don't be fooled by the name, botanical gardens doesn't mean large beautiful gardens, it means collections of plants from different parts of the world.  The walk is pretty short, but there are lots of side paths you can take through the greenery.  Once you get up to the waterfall, they have life jackets you can borrow or various floaty toys you can pay for to rent.  We did have lots of fun there, but there are so many hikes to waterfalls on the island that are free, it seems silly to pay $10 (resident, or $15 everyone else) to do the same thing.  Also, it's hard to swim in freshwater when you're used to swimming in the ocean.  I borrowed one of the life jackets because I thought I would probably drown without one.  Haha.