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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
Attractions: 10
  • Papohaku Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Maunahui-Makakupaia 4X4 Trail: 7.5 mi
  • Phallic Rock: 10.5 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trailhead: 11.0 mi
  • Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead: 12.0 mi
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
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
PuʻukauāE 82°708 m12.9 mi
PuʻuʻōleloE 80°649 m11.9 mi
KeōlewaENE 78°636 m12.4 mi
ʻIliʻilikāE 79°625 m12.8 mi
KapunaE 87°603 m12.1 mi
PuʻuʻoliE 87°542 m11.5 mi
HahaeuleE 81°506 m10.6 mi
PuʻuluaENE 76°502 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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