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Kahenawai

Kahenawai, seen from above at true elevation

Kahenawai rises to 86 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukauā stands 708 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaeo, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Hawaii, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
86 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.21333, -157.24824

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 12
Attractions: 9
  • Papohaku Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 14.2 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 15.7 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 16.3 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Hospital Ruins: 17.2 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 17.2 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 17.2 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Waimanu Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Hina Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 24.7 mi
  • Haha Falls: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
Parks: 3
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Kahenawai. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukauāE 101°708 m18.3 mi
PuʻuʻōleloE 101°649 m17.3 mi
KeōlewaE 99°636 m17.7 mi
ʻIliʻilikāE 99°625 m18.1 mi
KapunaESE 105°603 m17.9 mi
PuʻuʻoliESE 105°542 m17.3 mi
HahaeuleESE 103°506 m16.2 mi
PuʻuluaE 100°502 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:1118:41
June solstice05:4918:4219:14
September equinox06:1917:5718:26
December solstice07:0317:2017:53

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F727273747678798080797674
Precip in3.62.33.01.51.20.60.60.81.01.52.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 359752 — Kahenawai, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295585

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