World Botanical Gardens
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World Botanical Gardens and Umauma Falls are commercial botanical gardens with a large waterfall, located in Umauma, 1/2 mile off Highway 19 (near mile marker 16), north of Hilo, Hawaii (island), Hawaii. The gardens are open daily with an admission fee.
The gardens have been under development since 1995 on 300 acres (1.2 km²) of agricultural land bordered by the Umauma River and extending up Mauna Kea's slope. They currently contain more than 5,000 plant species, with stated plans to eventually expand to some 30,000 species. Major features include Umauma Falls, a 3-tiered, 300-foot (91 m) waterfall, as well as a rain forest walk.
