Nature reserve · Hawaiʻi
Kaipapau Forest Reserve
Kaipapau Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hauula Forest Reserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Hawaii
How to reach it
Coordinates21.58186, -157.93374
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puʻukaʻinapuaʻa: 1.3 mi
- Puʻuwaiahilahila: 1.5 mi
- Kaipapaʻu Hill: 2.6 mi
- Puʻupiei: 3.3 mi
- Kila: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Banzai Divers Hawaii: 2.5 mi
- Polynesian Cultural Center: 4.0 mi
- Rapa Nui: 4.2 mi
- Aotearoa: 4.2 mi
- Tonga: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Kokololio Beach Park: 3.1 mi
- Laie Park: 4.7 mi
- La'ie Point State Wayside: 4.8 mi
- Hukilau Beach: 4.9 mi
- Mālaekahana State Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Kaipapa‘U Beach: 3.1 mi
- Pounders Beach: 3.6 mi
- Laniloa Beach: 4.2 mi
- Kahana Bay Beach: 4.3 mi
- Clissolds Beach: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- La'ie Social Hall: 4.8 mi
- Kukaniloko Birth Stones: 8.5 mi
- Shane Franchek Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau: 9.0 mi
- Pillbox: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 35
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 7.8 mi
- Aunty Coco's Lei Garden: 8.2 mi
- Urban Garden Center: 13.3 mi
- Haiku Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Bioprocessing Medicinal Garden Complex: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Hauula Forest Reserve: 0.7 mi
- Ewa Forest Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park: 4.5 mi
- Pupukea-Paumalu Forest Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Waiahole Forest Reserve: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 20
- Pavillion: 4.0 mi
- Island Glassworks: 18.1 mi
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 19.0 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 19.6 mi
- Patsy Mink: 19.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 14.5 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 14.7 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 14.9 mi
- USS Missouri: 15.2 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 15.5 mi
Springs: 15
- Punamanō Spring: 8.1 mi
- Waiawa Spring: 13.5 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 13.7 mi
- Keaʻahala Spring: 14.6 mi
- ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Waimea Falls: 7.8 mi
- Waipuhia Falls: 17.1 mi
- Likeke Falls: 17.3 mi
- Lulumahu Falls: 18.3 mi
- Kapena Falls: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Punchbowl Crater: 19.4 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 23.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Kaipapau Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaʻala | WSW 249° | 1,229 m | 14.3 mi |
| Puʻukalena | WSW 243° | 1,068 m | 14.3 mi |
| Kamaohanui | WSW 249° | 1,024 m | 13.7 mi |
| Puʻukaua | SW 228° | 940 m | 14.4 mi |
| Palikea | SW 223° | 938 m | 15.8 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | SW 234° | 879 m | 13.5 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | WSW 240° | 878 m | 14.0 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | SSE 152° | 847 m | 15.1 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 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 18:00 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 17:22 | 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 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 73 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kii-kahuku 911, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
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