Makalawena Beach
Makalawena Beach is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Hualālai stands 2,523 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahaiula Beach, a beach 0.9 miles away.
The story
Beach in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States.
Wikidata Q49321928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kuili: 1.3 mi
- Puʻuʻōʻō: 2.1 mi
- Muheenui: 2.6 mi
- Poopoomino: 2.9 mi
- Puʻunāhāhā: 3.6 mi
- Lava Tube: 2.0 mi
- Kikaua Point: 2.5 mi
- The Vanillerie: 4.5 mi
- Kanaloa Octopus Farm: 4.9 mi
- Ocean Rider Seahorse Farms: 5.1 mi
- Recreation Center Pavilion: 4.8 mi
- Wawaloli Beach Park: 5.6 mi
- Queen Liliokalani Park: 9.3 mi
- Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
- Kailua Kona Keiki Park: 10.5 mi
- Mahaiula Beach: 0.9 mi
- Kaelehuluhulu Beach: 1.2 mi
- Kua Bay Beach: 1.8 mi
- Makolea Beach: 2.2 mi
- Kikaua Point Beach: 2.5 mi
- Kamkahinu: 10.7 mi
- Kailua Pier: 10.8 mi
- Kamehameha V (1830 - 1872): 12.8 mi
- Keauhou Hōlua Slide: 16.6 mi
- Lekeleke Burial Grounds: 17.3 mi
- Hale Hoʻokipa Visitor Contact Station: 7.8 mi
- Interpretive Center: 10.1 mi
- Hulihe‘e Palace Museum: 10.8 mi
- Keauhou Kahaluʻu Heritage Center: 15.9 mi
- Kona Coffee Living History Farm: 22.1 mi
- The Lei-Makers: 3.9 mi
- Hula Kahiko: 4.0 mi
- Buddha Point: 13.0 mi
- Fish of Hawaiʻi: 16.6 mi
- Kona Cloud Forest - Guided Walking Tours: 7.9 mi
- Kona Cloud Forest Guided Walking Tours: 8.0 mi
- Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 18.3 mi
- Keahou II (Hualalai) Cooperative Nene Sanctuary: 20.1 mi
- Sadie Seymour Botanical Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Palace Lawn: 13.1 mi
- Manini Beach: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Makalawena Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hualālai | ESE 124° | 2,523 m | 12.6 mi |
| Puu Lalakaukole | SE 124° | 2,514 m | 12.9 mi |
| Puʻuhonuaʻula | SE 125° | 2,499 m | 12.5 mi |
| Poikahi | ESE 121° | 2,229 m | 15.0 mi |
| Umiahu | SE 124° | 2,172 m | 14.0 mi |
| Kauunuoku | ESE 123° | 2,124 m | 15.6 mi |
| Puʻumaʻau | ESE 119° | 2,025 m | 15.9 mi |
| Puʻulaʻalāʻau | SE 130° | 1,987 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:07 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 18:35 | 19:07 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:52 | 18:21 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 17:19 | 17:51 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kailua Kona Ke-ahole AP, 4 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Kailua Kona, HI, 10 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/289688697
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