Nature reserve · Hawaiʻi
Kuliouou Forest Reserve
Kuliouou Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kuliʻouʻou Summit, a peak 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
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- State of Hawaii
How to reach it
Coordinates21.31481, -157.72669
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kuliʻouʻou Summit: 0.5 mi
- Puʻuʻokona: 0.7 mi
- Puʻulanipō: 2.4 mi
- Puʻu Kainawaʻanui: 2.6 mi
- Puʻu Palikea: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Kuliʻouʻou Park: 1.4 mi
- Haha‘ione Valley Park: 1.4 mi
- Haha`ione Neighborhood Park: 1.7 mi
- Niu Valley Park: 2.3 mi
- Maunalua Bay Beach Park: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- The Dead Man's Catwalk: 2.9 mi
- Kaioa Beach Park: 3.2 mi
- Koko Crater Arch: 3.8 mi
- Halona Beach Cove: 3.9 mi
- Spitting Cave: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- makapu'u Heiau: 4.2 mi
- War Bunker: 4.9 mi
- Harold Lyon Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Statue of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade: 5.5 mi
- Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau: 5.6 mi
Gardens: 35
- Hawaii Kai Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Lyon Arboretum and Botanical Garden: 5.1 mi
- Bromeliad Garden: 5.2 mi
- Economic Section: 5.2 mi
- Hawaiian Section: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 31
- Waimanalo Beach: 2.5 mi
- Hanauma Beach: 3.6 mi
- Spitting caves: 3.9 mi
- Makapu‘U Beach: 3.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 19
- Island Glassworks: 5.3 mi
- Mākaʻa: 5.7 mi
- Gate of Hope: 5.8 mi
- Krypton 1 × 6 × 18: 5.9 mi
- The Fourth Sign: 5.9 mi
Museums: 18
- Shangri La: 5.9 mi
- John Young Museum of Art: 6.0 mi
- The Liljestrand House: 6.8 mi
- Lucoral Museum: 6.8 mi
- Damien and Marianne of Molokaʻi Education Center: 6.9 mi
Springs: 14
- Kānewai Spring: 2.1 mi
- Mahoe Spring: 4.0 mi
- Waʻaloa Spring: 4.4 mi
- Herring Springs: 6.0 mi
- Makiki Springs: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Diamond Head State Monument: 6.2 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 8.5 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Kaneohe Forest Reserve: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Maunawili Falls: 3.8 mi
- Waikaekua waterfall: 4.1 mi
- Manoa Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lulumahu Falls: 5.2 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Nonoula: 3.8 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 7.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 4.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Kuliouou Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | NW 307° | 960 m | 4.9 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | WNW 304° | 946 m | 4.8 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | NW 306° | 848 m | 6.4 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | NW 309° | 847 m | 8.1 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | NW 312° | 841 m | 8.4 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | NW 308° | 830 m | 7.9 mi |
| Maunakapu | NW 310° | 829 m | 8.3 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NW 320° | 817 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:44 | 19:16 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:59 | 18:28 |
| 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 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waimanalo EXP F 795.1, 2 mi away.
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