Nature reserve · Hawaiʻi
Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve
Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Keaʻahala Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Hawaii
How to reach it
Coordinates21.40164, -157.81971
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Puʻukeahiakahoe: 0.5 mi
- Maunakapu: 0.8 mi
- Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani: 1.0 mi
- Puʻukahuauli: 1.2 mi
- Puʻunukohe: 2.0 mi
Attractions
- Ha'iku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven): 0.5 mi
- Start Stairway to heaven: 0.5 mi
- Judd Trail: 3.8 mi
- Moanalua Valley Trail Start (Kulana'ahane): 4.3 mi
- Manoa Chocolate Company: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Kāneʻohe District Park: 0.9 mi
- Kaneohe Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden: 1.5 mi
- Keahala Playground: 1.7 mi
- Souza Dairy Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Cenotaph for Israel Kamakawiwoʻole: 2.0 mi
- Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery: 2.3 mi
- Kaniakapūpū Ruins: 3.5 mi
- Harold Lyon Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Kea'iwa Heiau: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 57
- Kailua Beach: 5.0 mi
- North Beach: 5.9 mi
- Kailua Beach: 6.0 mi
- Lanikai Beach: 6.8 mi
- Mokolii View Point: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 36
- Bioprocessing Medicinal Garden Complex: 0.7 mi
- Haiku Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Pa Launa: 1.3 mi
- Kahua Kuou: 1.4 mi
- Kahua Lehua: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 20
- Island Glassworks: 5.1 mi
- Hoʻokahi: 6.4 mi
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 6.6 mi
- Mākaʻa: 6.9 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 7.0 mi
Museums: 18
- Queen Emma Summer Palace: 4.7 mi
- The Liljestrand House: 5.4 mi
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: 5.8 mi
- Washington Place: 6.8 mi
- Capitol Modern: 6.9 mi
Springs: 15
- Keaʻahala Spring: 0.4 mi
- ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 3.6 mi
- Booth Spring: 4.8 mi
- Kahuawai Spring: 4.9 mi
- Waʻaloa Spring: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Kaneohe Forest Reserve: 1.3 mi
- He'eia State Park: 2.9 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Waiahole Forest Reserve: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Waipuhia Falls: 2.7 mi
- Likeke Falls: 2.9 mi
- Lulumahu Falls: 3.9 mi
- Manoa Falls: 4.3 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Punchbowl Crater: 6.4 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Nonoula: 12.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 10.1 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | SE 146° | 960 m | 3.6 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | SSE 149° | 946 m | 3.9 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | SSE 161° | 848 m | 2.4 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | SSW 202° | 847 m | 1.0 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | SW 215° | 841 m | 0.5 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | SSW 194° | 830 m | 1.2 mi |
| Maunakapu | SSW 210° | 829 m | 0.8 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NW 324° | 817 m | 8.5 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 | 17:59 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 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 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaneohe 838.1, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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