T5 Canyon (Honomanu Stream)

T5 Canyon (Honomanu Stream) Canyoneering Canyoning Caving

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Location:	20.9297, -156.3214
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Regions:	Pacific North America United States Hawaii  Maui North Shore

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Introduction

DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS CANYON. Cars are being burned at entry and exit points. There is a high likelihood of physical confrontation with local community on and off the road.

DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS CANYON UNLESS YOU HAVE ROPE AND COMPETENCY TO RAPPEL A 580-FOOT SINGLE PITCH. Since EMI (Eastern Maui Irrigation) un-diverted the water at the head of the canyon in 2017, the flow has been too great to safely rappel the nearly 600-foot waterfall unless in dry season and after a period of no rain. Another option is to descend neighboring T4, which lands you in Honomanu Stream just downstream from the bottom of the 600-foot waterfall. A short hike to see this exceedingly tall waterfall is very worth it.

Approach

Before committing to this canyon, observe the flow of Honomanu Stream at the highway, and keep a close eye on the rain forecast and cloud buildup. This is a huge drainage that requires stream-walking out for 1 mile directly in the stream. If flows are unreasonable for the big wall rappels, T4 is dry since the flow has been diverted out of T4, but the exit with a long stream walk must still be contended with.

Descent

There are 3 sections. The upper section involves rappelling down a 700 foot 4-pitch rappel. The middle section contains an approximately 1 mile stream walk with 2 nuisance rappels. The bottom section is the 580 foot waterfall rappel, which is typically done as a single pitch. If not bringing a 600 foot rappel, a drill and bolt kit is recommended as it is highly unlikely the re-belay stations will be there. There is a small cave/ledge about 1/2 way.

Exit

A 1 mile creek walk down Honomanu Stream. Check flow levels on the USGS stream gauge website and be very careful about the rain forecast. Although relatively flat and non-technical, creeking down this exit can be deadly in a flash and this is a rather large drainage.

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Background

555 aka Triple 5 or T5 estimated height of final waterfall

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T5 Canyon (Honomanu Stream)

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