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Apua

Apua from directly overhead

Apua is a ghost town in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Puʻukīpū stands 1,917 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hōlei Pali, a cliff 3.0 miles away.

former settlement on Hawaiʻi Island

How to reach it

Coordinates19.26140, -155.19600

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 32
Attractions: 18
Springs: 4
  • Waioala Spring: 18.3 mi
  • ʻAlili Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Nīnole Springs: 22.6 mi
  • Kāwā Spring: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 3
Parks: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 14.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Apua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukīpūNNW 335°1,917.38 m22.0 mi
NāpuʻukūluaWNW 301°1,704 m18.9 mi
PuʻulalaʻauNNW 336°1,682 m18.9 mi
KūlaniNNW 339°1,675 m19.1 mi
PuʻupiliWNW 299°1,558 m18.1 mi
Na Lua MahoeNNW 342°1,401 m18.6 mi
KīlaueaNNW 334°1,222 m11.7 mi
Puʻu PuaʻiNNW 340°1,184 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0318:32
June solstice05:4518:3019:02
September equinox06:1017:4918:18
December solstice06:5117:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F595959606263646564646260
Precip in8.88.210.39.26.55.16.35.96.08.210.611.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawaii VOL NP HQ 54, 12 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Apr and May; busiest: Dec.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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