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Kukui

Kukui, seen from above at true elevation

Kukui rises to 433 m in Hawaiʻi. Puʻukauā stands 708 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻunānā, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Hawaii, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49042545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
433 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.13771, -157.16639

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 10
  • Waimanu Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Hina Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Mo‘oloa Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Haha Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Hāloku Falls: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Papohaku Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 10.5 mi
  • Visitors Holding Area: 12.1 mi
  • One Ali‘i Park I: 13.1 mi
  • Kakahaia Park: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • Hospital Ruins: 12.3 mi
  • Father Damien Monument: 12.3 mi
  • Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 12.3 mi
  • Cenotaph for Father Damien: 14.3 mi
  • ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 23.5 mi
Parks: 3
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Kukui. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PuʻukauāE708 m12.9 mi
PuʻuʻōleloE649 m11.9 mi
KeōlewaENE636 m12.4 mi
ʻIliʻilikāE625 m12.8 mi
KapunaE603 m12.1 mi
PuʻuʻoliE542 m11.5 mi
HahaeuleE506 m10.6 mi
PuʻuluaENE502 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:1118:40
June solstice05:4918:4219:14
September equinox06:1817:5718:26
December solstice07:0217:2017:53

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 361523 — Kukui, Maui County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727295617

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