Pupukea-Paumalu Forest Reserve
Pupukea-Paumalu Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻuwaihuʻena, a peak 1.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Hawaii
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻuwaihuʻena: 1.2 mi
- Puʻukauweweole: 1.5 mi
- Mount Kawela: 1.5 mi
- Puʻukī: 2.8 mi
- Puʻukapu: 3.9 mi
- Pillbox no.1: 2.3 mi
- Waimea Valley: 2.7 mi
- Banzai Pipeline: 2.7 mi
- Backyards Beach: 2.8 mi
- Shark's Cove: 3.1 mi
- Sunset Beach Neighborhood Park: 2.6 mi
- 'Ehukai Beach Park: 2.7 mi
- Little Plumeria Farms: 5.0 mi
- Laie Park: 5.4 mi
- Mālaekahana State Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
- Sunset Beach: 2.7 mi
- Waialee Beach: 3.0 mi
- Three Tables: 3.2 mi
- Waimea Bay: 3.2 mi
- Turtle Beach: 4.3 mi
- Pu'u O Mahuka Heiau: 2.9 mi
- Pillbox: 3.8 mi
- Shane Franchek Memorial: 4.6 mi
- La'ie Social Hall: 5.6 mi
- Haleiwa Airstrip: 6.4 mi
- Aunty Coco's Lei Garden: 2.5 mi
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 8.5 mi
- Urban Garden Center: 17.6 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 19.6 mi
- Haiku Gardens: 20.5 mi
- Kaipapau Forest Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Hauula Forest Reserve: 7.4 mi
- Ewa Forest Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Ahupuaʻa ʻO Kahana State Park: 11.3 mi
- Mokulēʻia Forest Reserve: 13.4 mi
- Punamanō Spring: 4.2 mi
- Waiawa Spring: 17.7 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 18.7 mi
- Keaʻahala Spring: 21.2 mi
- ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 23.9 mi
- Waimea Falls: 2.1 mi
- Waipuhia Falls: 23.6 mi
- Likeke Falls: 23.9 mi
- Puehuehu: 24.7 mi
- Kapena Falls: 24.7 mi
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 18.0 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 19.8 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 19.9 mi
- USS Missouri: 20.0 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 20.1 mi
- Pavillion: 5.7 mi
- Island Glassworks: 24.9 mi
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Pupukea-Paumalu Forest Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaʻala | SW 221° | 1,229 m | 12.6 mi |
| Puʻukalena | SW 215° | 1,068 m | 13.2 mi |
| Kamaohanui | SW 219° | 1,024 m | 12.0 mi |
| Puʻukaua | SSW 201° | 940 m | 15.1 mi |
| Palikea | SSW 199° | 938 m | 16.9 mi |
| Puʻukawiwi | SW 223° | 899 m | 14.5 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | SSW 205° | 879 m | 13.6 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | SSW 211° | 878 m | 13.4 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 | 06:22 | 18:00 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 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 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 72 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waimea Valley 892.2, 3 mi away.
- Green Sea Turtle25 obs
- Bamboo Orchid20 obs
- Philippine Ground Orchid20 obs
- Koster's curse18 obs
- false staghorn fern17 obs
- shoebutton Ardisia17 obs
- White-rumped Shama17 obs
- strawberry-guava15 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/147614352
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