No, a giant red spacecraft did not crash land into the cliffs of Makakilo this week.

But a Tornado, a massive 4.5-story tube ride, is being installed at Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park and is to open June 22.

The red, funnel-like structure with the steely exterior can be spotted from the H-1 Freeway and central Kapolei, alternately looking like a giant strawberry and a Mauna Kea-style telescope depending on the angle.

Up close, it looks like what it really is — a jumbo-sized household funnel that can fit humans, four at a time.

Riders plop onto a four-person cloverleaf tube and are dropped down a chute into the funnel, swirling around several times before dropping down into the narrow end of the funnel.

Jerry Pupillo, the park's president and general manager, said the Tornado is "the newest and greatest slide" being installed at water parks around the world.

"It combines all the elements of the best rides out there," Pupillo said. "It involves your thrill drop, it involves a cloverleaf tube with four people facing each other so it's a family ride ... it involves going forward and backward while concurrently dropping and then a final rush at the end."

The Tornado is being brought in from Ottawa-based ProSlide, one of the world's largest slide manufacturers. At just under $2 million, it's the single most expensive investment brought to the park, Pupillo said. There are only about 100 Tornados worldwide, he said.

Thrillseekers will only need to purchase the standard, all-day admission ticket in order to ride the Tornado, Pupillo said.