Nature reserve · Hawaiʻi
Ewa Forest Reserve
Ewa Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 445 m. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Pauao, a peak 2.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Hawaii
How to reach it
Coordinates21.52045, -157.95197
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puu Pauao: 2.3 mi
- Puʻupeʻahināiʻa: 3.3 mi
- Puʻukaʻaumakua: 3.7 mi
- Puʻukamana: 3.8 mi
- Puʻuʻokila: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Iliahi District Park: 3.2 mi
- Alahulu Square Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Wahiawa Botannical Garden: 4.4 mi
- Helemano Children and Dog Parks: 4.5 mi
- Wahiawa District Park: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Goodwill: 5.0 mi
- Wahiwa General Hospital Thrift Shop: 5.1 mi
- The Dole Plantation: 5.5 mi
- Green World Coffee Farm: 5.8 mi
- Jurassic World radio tower bunker (escape hatch): 5.9 mi
Historic sites
- Kukaniloko Birth Stones: 5.5 mi
- Religious Monument: 5.6 mi
- Red Castle: 6.4 mi
- Kea'iwa Heiau: 9.1 mi
- La'ie Social Hall: 9.1 mi
Beaches
- Kahana Bay Beach: 5.6 mi
- Swanzy Beach: 6.8 mi
- Kalaeʻōʻio Beach: 7.0 mi
- Kaʻaʻawa Beach: 7.0 mi
- Mokolii View Point: 7.4 mi
Gardens: 36
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 5.5 mi
- Urban Garden Center: 8.9 mi
- Aunty Coco's Lei Garden: 9.9 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 10.6 mi
- Haiku Gardens: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Kaipapau Forest Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Hauula Forest Reserve: 4.7 mi
- Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park: 5.0 mi
- Waiahole Forest Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Ewa Forest Reserve: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 20
- Pavillion: 8.4 mi
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 15.4 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 15.9 mi
- Patsy Mink: 16.0 mi
- Sky Gate: 16.2 mi
Museums: 18
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 10.1 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 10.5 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 10.7 mi
- USS Missouri: 10.9 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 11.2 mi
Springs: 15
- Waiawa Spring: 9.1 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 9.4 mi
- Punamanō Spring: 12.0 mi
- Keaʻahala Spring: 12.1 mi
- ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Waimea Falls: 9.6 mi
- Waipuhia Falls: 14.3 mi
- Likeke Falls: 14.7 mi
- Puehuehu: 15.1 mi
- Kapena Falls: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Punchbowl Crater: 15.9 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Nonoula: 23.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 20.5 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Ewa Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaʻala | W 266° | 1,229 m | 12.3 mi |
| Puʻukalena | W 259° | 1,068 m | 11.8 mi |
| Kamaohanui | W 267° | 1,024 m | 11.6 mi |
| Puʻukaua | WSW 240° | 940 m | 10.9 mi |
| Palikea | SW 233° | 938 m | 12.0 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | WSW 250° | 879 m | 10.4 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | WSW 256° | 878 m | 11.3 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | SE 138° | 847 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| 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 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upper Wahiawa 874.3, 4 mi away.
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