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Limahuli Garden and Preserve


The Limahuli Garden and Preserve (17 acres or 6.9 ha of garden, 985 acres or 399 ha of preserve) is a botanical garden and nature preserve on the north shore of Kauaʻi island, Hawaiʻi. It is one of the five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden.

Limahuli lies within a tropical valley covering three distinct ecological zones. It is inland from the Haʻena State Park and Keʻe beach off of Route 560 (near its western end) at 22°13′13″N 159°34′33″W / 22.22028°N 159.57583°W / 22.22028; -159.57583Coordinates: 22°13′13″N 159°34′33″W / 22.22028°N 159.57583°W / 22.22028; -159.57583. The Makana Mountain ridge looms behind, and the Limahuli Stream includes an 800-foot (240 m) waterfall on its descent from the valley's high end at 3,330 feet (1,010 m) to sea level just below the garden. This area is sometimes known as Bali Ha'i, a name used in the 1958 film South Pacific which was filmed on location in the area. The name comes from lima huli which means "turned hand" in the Hawaiian language.


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