Manoa Falls Oahu Ceramic Art Tile

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

Mānoa Falls is at the back of Mānoa Valley on Oʻahu, about five miles inland from downtown Honolulu and Waikīkī. The trailhead is at the upper end of Mānoa Road, just below the Lyon Arboretum. The falls drop down a basalt cliff at the foot of the Koʻolau Range.

Mānoa Falls drops about 150 feet (around 46 metres) in a single thin ribbon down the basalt headwall at the back of the valley. The volume varies dramatically with rainfall in the upper valley, from a quiet trickle in dry weeks to a heavy plunge after a storm.

Swimming is not permitted at the pool below Mānoa Falls. The State of Hawaii closes the immediate area for two reasons: Leptospira bacteria are common in Oʻahu freshwater streams and can cause serious illness, and the cliff above the pool sheds loose rock with little warning.

The Mānoa Falls Trail is about 1.6 miles round-trip with around 600 feet of elevation gain, finishing at a viewing platform below the falls. Most hikers take 60 to 90 minutes. The trail stays muddy in any season; closed-toed shoes are sensible.

Mānoa Valley and the forest around the falls have appeared in many productions, including scenes for the original Jurassic Park (1993) and the television series Lost. The valley's dense rainforest stands in regularly for prehistoric and remote-island settings.

Mornings between 8 and 10 are usually the driest and quietest. Trade-wind clouds tend to build over the Koʻolau ridge by mid-afternoon, and the valley often catches a passing shower. The trail closes after heavy rain, when the surface becomes unsafe and the falls flow with debris.

The trail and surrounding land are part of the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, managed by the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources through its Na Ala Hele trail system. The parking lot at the trailhead is operated privately on adjacent land.

It has been for many of our customers with ties to the island. Mānoa Valley is a place locals associate with rain, ginger plants, and the long green tunnel of the trail in. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note carries the valley well into a mainland room.

The deep greens and warm rain-light suit Coastal-modern, Tropical-modernist, and warm Minimalist interiors. The tile reads as a single jewel against pale walls, and as a window in a darker room. Wood tones such as teak, walnut, and koa pick up the warmth in the foliage.

Biophilic and Tropical-modernist interiors have continued to grow in 2024 and 2025, particularly among buyers who lived in or visited Hawaii and miss the green. The Mānoa Falls tile fits a slow, lived-in version of the trend rather than the high-saturation poster look.

For a standard three-seat sofa or a long console, a single Large reads well at eye level. For a more generous wall a 4-tile Mural carries the space, and the 9-tile Mural is the most considered option for a feature wall above a sectional or a bed.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and made for vertical installation in wet rooms: backsplashes, shower walls, powder rooms. The Glossy finish is meant for framed wall pieces and dry display, not steam-heavy environments.

A soft microfibre cloth and water are enough. The colour lives in the surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so it does not fade or scrub off with normal use. Avoid bleach-based cleaners and abrasive pads; neither is needed and both can dull the finish.

Yes. Reid Wender is the curator and the eye behind every piece in the WenderVista atlas. Wender Studios is a family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, and no designs are licensed from outside artists or stock libraries.