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Kāhua

Kāhua, seen from above at true elevation

Kāhua rises to 2,174 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the north-northeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kalepeamoa, a peak 1.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2174 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.67713, -156.27368

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Kokea Park: 5.6 mi
  • Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
  • Sun Yet-Sen Park: 6.9 mi
  • Waihou Spring Forrest Reserve: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 42
  • Po'olenalena Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Po'Olenalena Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Chang's Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Makena Landing: 10.9 mi
  • Palauea Beach: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 37
  • Aliʻi Kula Lavender: 4.9 mi
  • O'o farm: 5.2 mi
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 5.7 mi
  • Silversword Loop Trail: 5.7 mi
  • Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Kopiliula Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Kopiliula Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Pua'a Ka'a Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Upper Waikani Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Hanawi Falls: 14.0 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Nuu: 6.7 mi
  • Laperouse Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Whale Statue: 12.2 mi
  • Captain George Vancouver Monument: 13.5 mi
  • Nāhiku Rubber Company: 15.6 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Kāhua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻuʻulaʻulaNNE 30°3,055 m2.6 mi
KolekoleNNE 28°3,052.44 m2.4 mi
Magnetic PeakNE 35°3,052 m2.6 mi
PākaʻaoʻaoNNE 31°3,006 m3.0 mi
KilohanaNNE 31°2,906 m4.0 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakENE 62°2,788 m3.6 mi
KalepeamoaNNW 338°2,768 m1.4 mi
HanakauhiENE 57°2,697 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0818:37
June solstice05:4618:3719:09
September equinox06:1517:5318:22
December solstice06:5817:1817:50

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606060626364666666656361
Precip in3.92.93.42.12.81.22.12.02.72.72.42.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kula Hospital 267, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 359812 — Kāhua, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727356334

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