Nature reserve · Hawaiʻi
Ewa Forest Reserve
Ewa Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is ʻEleao, a peak 2.4 miles away.
What to expect
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- State of Hawaii
How to reach it
Coordinates21.44185, -157.90817
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- ʻEleao: 2.4 mi
- Puʻukamana: 2.7 mi
- Puʻuʻuaʻu: 3.0 mi
- Ulimakoli: 3.0 mi
- Nanaikaalaea: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Pacific Palisades Community Park: 3.1 mi
- Pacific Palisades Community Park: 3.1 mi
- Kaahele Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
- Nahele Neighborhood Park: 3.3 mi
- Kaonohi Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Kea'iwa Heiau: 3.1 mi
- Submarine Memorial: 5.5 mi
- USS Arizona Anchor: 5.5 mi
- Remembrance Circle: 5.5 mi
- USS Arizona Bell: 5.6 mi
Attractions
- Moanalua Valley Trail Start (Kulana'ahane): 5.0 mi
- USS Bowfin: 5.4 mi
- Jurassic World T-Rex Enclosure: 5.7 mi
- USS Arizona: 6.0 mi
- Tropical Macadamia Farm: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Mokolii View Point: 6.6 mi
- Kalaeʻōʻio Beach: 8.2 mi
- Kahana Bay Beach: 8.2 mi
- Kaʻaʻawa Beach: 8.4 mi
- Swanzy Beach: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 36
- Urban Garden Center: 5.4 mi
- Haiku Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 6.3 mi
- Bioprocessing Medicinal Garden Complex: 6.5 mi
- Pa Launa: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Waiahole Forest Reserve: 2.9 mi
- Kaneohe Forest Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 5.6 mi
- Ewa Forest Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 20
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 9.3 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 9.9 mi
- Patsy Mink: 10.0 mi
- Sky Gate: 10.1 mi
- Hoʻokahi: 10.2 mi
Museums: 18
Springs: 15
- Kalauao Spring: 4.5 mi
- Waiawa Spring: 5.9 mi
- Keaʻahala Spring: 6.7 mi
- ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 8.5 mi
- Kunawai Spring: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Waipuhia Falls: 8.4 mi
- Likeke Falls: 9.0 mi
- Kapena Falls: 9.0 mi
- Puehuehu: 9.0 mi
- Waikahalulu Falls: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Punchbowl Crater: 9.8 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Nonoula: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Ewa Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | SE 127° | 960 m | 9.7 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | SE 128° | 946 m | 9.8 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | SE 128° | 848 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | SE 125° | 847 m | 6.5 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | ESE 120° | 841 m | 6.3 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | SE 126° | 830 m | 6.7 mi |
| Maunakapu | ESE 123° | 829 m | 6.3 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | N 9° | 817 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:14 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 18:00 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 17:23 | 17:55 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 71 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waihee 837.5, 4 mi away.
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