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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: 18
  • Waikolu Lookout: 4.7 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 8.4 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 8.4 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 8.8 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 9.2 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
KamakouS 191°1,506 m3.9 mi
UapaSSW 193°1,504 m3.9 mi
PuʻuowahaʻulaSSW 198°1,462 m3.9 mi
KaholoapeleS 185°1,450 m4.1 mi
OlokuʻiSSE 167°1,403 m2.1 mi
KaunuohuaSSW 209°1,379 m3.8 mi
PākuʻiS 175°1,321 m4.1 mi
PēpēʻōpaeSW 220°1,310 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 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7728877738

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