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The Waimea River Canyon

The Waimea River Canyon

A census-taker crosses a footbridge over the Waimea River on Kauai. The river, one of Hawaii's longest, cuts a deep canyon through the island and is called the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific."

Photo: Ralph Crane./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Apr 04, 1960