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ʻOloʻupena

ʻOloʻupena from directly overhead

ʻOloʻupena is a beach in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the south, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is ‘Olo‘upena Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates21.16252, -156.85698

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 25
  • Waipū: 0.6 mi
  • Halawa Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 8.1 mi
  • Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Nākeikiapua: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Waikolu Lookout: 4.7 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 8.4 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 8.8 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 9.8 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 9.9 mi
Parks: 13
  • One Alii Beach Park: 10.6 mi
  • Kapuaiwa Grove: 12.6 mi
  • Kiowea Beach Park: 12.7 mi
  • D.T. Fleming Park: 17.2 mi
  • Napili Park: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Wailele Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Kahiwa Falls: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 6.0 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 6.8 mi
  • Mana Heiau: 7.4 mi
  • Papa Heiau: 7.8 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 8.3 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Lighthouses: 2
Gardens: 2
  • City Nursery: 24.0 mi
  • Lanai Community Garden: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 24.2 mi
  • West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of ʻOloʻupena. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KamakouS1,506 m3.9 mi
UapaSSW1,504 m3.9 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSSW1,462 m3.9 mi
KaholoapeleS1,450 m4.1 mi
OlokuʻiSSE1,403 m2.1 mi
KaunuohuaSSW1,379 m3.8 mi
PākuʻiS1,321 m4.1 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSW1,310 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:1018:39
June solstice05:4718:4019:13
September equinox06:1717:5618:25
December solstice07:0117:1917:52

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F717171737475767777767573

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puu-o-hoku RCH 542.1, 8 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Pukoo Harbor, HI, 7 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7728877738

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