Isaacs Art Center

Isaacs Art Center is a museum in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 812 m. Kaumu o Kaleihoohie stands 1,673 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Waimea Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Isaacs Art Center is an art museum and retail gallery in Waimea on the Island of Hawaii. It is operated by and for the benefit of the Hawaii Preparatory Academy; all proceeds benefit the school's scholarship fund. In addition to its retail holdings, the center houses an expansive permanent collection of Hawaiian, Pan-Pacific, and Asian art, including the world's largest intact collection of works by Madge Tennent. Among the many major artists represented are Jean Charlot, D. Howard Hitchcock, Herb Kawainui Kane, Huc-Mazelet Luquiens, Ben Norris, Louis Pohl, Horatio Nelson Poole, Lloyd Sexton, Jr., Jules Tavernier, and Lionel Walden.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2004.
Wikidata Q6077463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hawaii Preparatory Academy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻukī: 0.7 mi
- Hōkūʻula: 0.8 mi
- Puʻuʻowāʻowaka: 0.9 mi
- Puʻuʻohu: 1.6 mi
- Puʻulaʻelaʻe: 1.9 mi
- Waimea Park: 0.1 mi
- Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 0.2 mi
- Church Row Park: 0.6 mi
- Waimea Park: 0.7 mi
- Waimea District Park: 0.9 mi
- Kaluhikaa Beach: 9.7 mi
- Mauumae Beach: 9.7 mi
- Mauna Kea Beach: 9.9 mi
- Hapuna Beach: 10.1 mi
- Waialea Beach: 10.5 mi
- Church Row Monument: 0.6 mi
- Puʻukoholā Heiau: 9.6 mi
- Mailekini Heiau: 9.7 mi
- Stone Leaning Post: 9.7 mi
- Hale o Kapuni Heiau: 9.8 mi
- Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 8.2 mi
- Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 8.4 mi
- Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 9.1 mi
- Beach "69": 10.5 mi
- Puako Petroglyphs: 12.6 mi
- Nanaue Falls (End of King's Trail): 7.0 mi
- Hiʻilawe Falls: 7.0 mi
- Hakalaoa Falls: 7.1 mi
- Ipuu Falls: 7.6 mi
- Waiʻilikahi falls: 7.8 mi
- Keawewai Springs: 8.7 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 19.8 mi
- Houpo o Kāne: 19.9 mi
- Waihū Spring: 20.0 mi
- Liloe Spring: 20.1 mi
- Mala'ai: 0.5 mi
- Palace Lawn: 15.3 mi
- Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 10.6 mi
- Plantation Days Museum: 13.8 mi
- Buddha Point: 15.4 mi
- Mahukona: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Isaacs Art Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaumu o Kaleihoohie | NNW 327° | 1,673 m | 5.2 mi |
| Kohala | NW 321° | 1,670 m | 4.7 mi |
| Opaeloa | NNW 330° | 1,659 m | 5.1 mi |
| ʻEke | NW 321° | 1,622 m | 5.1 mi |
| Puu o Umi | NNW 334° | 1,599 m | 4.4 mi |
| Puu Ahia | NW 320° | 1,497 m | 6.5 mi |
| Puʻupālailai | NW 322° | 1,490 m | 4.0 mi |
| Puu Mala | NW 316° | 1,455 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:05 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 18:34 | 19:06 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:51 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 17:17 | 17:49 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puukohola Heiau 98.1, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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