Boiling Pots — Attraction in Hawaii

After coming up the road from Rainbow Falls (check out my review on that one) I was faced with the confounding situation that is the Boiling Pots. As a natural wonder on the Island of Hawaii (which is chock full of natural wonders) I’ve got to give this one a mediocre 3/5. Unfortunately the viewing angles into the pots just aren’t that great. The platform you stand on gives a bit of a hint at them, but it is really tempting to just jump the railing and go in for a closer look. Don't do it though, there are warning signs about that everywhere! The railings themselves, however, were much better and more sturdy than those at Rainbow Falls.

A word of advice, the washrooms here are not for the faint of heart. The little structure itself looks nice, but I’ve seen cleaner urinals in the intake unit of my local county jail. Shout out to the MCC!

What perplexed me the most about the Boiling Pots was the wide array of warning signs all of over the site. The local tourist authority must have had fun writing these ones up! The prohibition really had me wondering who on earth would try and do these things at this particular location. And why?

It also made me wonder if it would be possible for one to break all the rules at once when visiting the Boiling Pots? So, what I came up to touch all the bases with is this:

“On your next visit to the Boiling Pots start by attaching your camera phone to a drone. Then, activate your OnlyFans account and start live streaming for money. Take off all of your clothes and get naked. Be sure to fire up a cigarette and crack a can of ice cold malt liquor. Use the cigarette to light off all of the fireworks you brought, and get crazy on camera! Make sure the fireworks don't hit your drone. Do whatever feels natural on camera, and feel sure to drop a few local hashtags to let everyone know where you are. Before you depart, let your dog out of the car so it can do its business, and dump all of your litter in the parking lot before taking off. Be sure to grab a few souvenir rocks on the way out.”

Strangely I note that there is no prohibition on firearms here, so if you want get into some light gun-play apparently...

Grew up coming here. The "pots" are created by large rocks rolling in holes as the water passes over them. Kind of acting like a drill.

The area above it has a lot of swimming access and the water is normally pretty cool and fresh.

Point of knowledge: IF the mountain is raining, stay out of the river or near the water falls. Flash flooding happens often on the Big Island and this is one location that can take you away quickly.

I'll admit it's not that nice during the dry season but once we get a decent rain the falls definitely start performing their show.

The bathroom is really clean, but be careful as it has frequented homeless or the less desirable.

Theres a lot of level grassy spots, so might be a nice location to take the family and have a picnic.

Parking is ample. The gates do close at night...

Lazy observation area of Wailuku River a very powerful and off times extremely dangerous tourist area, not due to criminal activity, but heavy rains and worse, storms with flash floods take control and even an experienced STRONG olympic swimmer was swept to her unsuspecting death recently among 3 other very recent tourists were found by Coast Guard helicopter pilot and crew who had to fetch the mangled bodies from the twisted Albieza tree drift wood and debris at the mouth of the river near the Singing Bridge, maybe this review will save you or another life as a...