Artwork · Hawaiʻi
Maui Releasing The Sun
Maui Releasing The Sun is an artwork in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Maui Komohana stands 1,764 m to the west, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kanaha Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
How to reach it
Coordinates20.89354, -156.43769
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Kamali'i Park: 1.7 mi
- Hoaloha Park: 2.0 mi
- Kahului School Park: 2.4 mi
- Kahului Community Center Park: 2.7 mi
- Luana Gardens Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Puʻunēnē: 2.7 mi
- Olopua: 3.4 mi
- Puʻuokaiʻa: 4.9 mi
- Kaiapaokaʻīlio: 5.6 mi
- Kailua: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 55
- Kanaha Beach: 0.5 mi
- VOR Beach: 1.4 mi
- Polo Beach: 1.7 mi
- Baldwin Beach: 2.9 mi
- Pā'ia Secret Beach: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 38
- Maui Nui Botanical Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Maui Tropical Plantation: 5.4 mi
- Sunflower field: 6.4 mi
- Maui Pineapple Tours: 6.5 mi
- Maui Gold Pineapple Plantation: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Quarter-Mile Falls: 7.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 12.6 mi
- Puohokamoa Falls: 16.8 mi
- Punalau Falls: 17.3 mi
- Keaku Falls: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Pihana Heiau: 3.6 mi
- Captain George Vancouver Monument: 8.7 mi
- Whale Statue: 11.2 mi
- Old Fort: 15.6 mi
- Brick Palace: 15.6 mi
Museums: 8
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 2.0 mi
- Maui Okinawa Cultural Center: 3.3 mi
- Hale Ho'ike'ike at the Bailey House Museum (Maui Historical Society): 4.5 mi
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 9.0 mi
- Old Prison: 15.4 mi
Springs: 6
- Waihou Spring: 16.7 mi
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 16.9 mi
- ʻŌhiʻa Spring: 19.3 mi
- Pali Spring: 21.6 mi
- Big Spring: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 10.3 mi
- West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Lihau Natural Area Reserve: 11.6 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 18.8 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 2
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 14.4 mi
- Sun Mei: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Bush: 4.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Maui Releasing The Sun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maui Komohana | W 268° | 1,764 m | 9.5 mi |
| Puʻukukui | W 269° | 1,764 m | 9.6 mi |
| Helu | W 260° | 1,428 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hanaʻula | WSW 248° | 1,398 m | 8.3 mi |
| Līhau | WSW 254° | 1,278 m | 10.8 mi |
| Halepōhaku | WSW 249° | 1,140 m | 10.0 mi |
| Puʻukāne | W 271° | 1,129 m | 7.0 mi |
| Keahiʻāloa | W 279° | 1,073 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:08 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:54 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 17:18 | 17:51 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 75 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kahului AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4792589980
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- Maui · 10 mi
- Haleakalā National Park · 21 mi
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