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Puʻukaua

Puʻukaua, seen from above at true elevation

Puʻukaua rises to 940 m in Hawaiʻi. Kaʻala stands 1,229 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻukānehoa, a peak 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
940 m

How to reach it

Coordinates21.44130, -158.09869

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kolekole Avenue Park: 3.6 mi
  • Kaena Community Park: 3.7 mi
  • Park: 4.1 mi
  • Kaupuni Neighborhood Park: 4.4 mi
  • Kama'i'o Neighborhood Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Beaches: 60
  • Nanakuli Beach Park: 5.3 mi
  • Hawaiian Electric Beach Park: 6.2 mi
  • Kahe Point: 6.3 mi
  • Aki's Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Ko Olina: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 35
Artworks: 20
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Waimea Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Puehuehu: 17.7 mi
  • Waikahalulu Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Waipuhia Falls: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Puʻukaua. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaʻalaNNW 329°1,229 m5.4 mi
PuʻukalenaNNW 327°1,068 m3.9 mi
KamaohanuiNNW 336°1,024 m5.4 mi
PalikeaS 183°938 m1.9 mi
PuʻukawiwiNW 308°899 m5.6 mi
PuʻuhapapaN 349°879 m1.9 mi
PuʻukūmakaliʻiNNW 331°878 m3.1 mi
MaunakapuS 179°843 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3718:1518:44
June solstice05:5218:4619:18
September equinox06:2218:0018:30
December solstice07:0717:2317:56

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676767697072737474747168

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PUU Manawahua 725.6, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 363807 — Puʻukaua, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

OpenStreetMap element node/7727325158

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