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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: 6
  • Papohaku Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 15.7 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 17.1 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 20.1 mi
  • Waikolu Lookout: 21.8 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
PuʻukauāE708 m18.3 mi
PuʻuʻōleloE649 m17.3 mi
KeōlewaE636 m17.7 mi
ʻIliʻilikāE625 m18.1 mi
KapunaESE603 m17.9 mi
PuʻuʻoliESE542 m17.3 mi
HahaeuleESE506 m16.2 mi
PuʻuluaE502 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 50–80 °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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