Peak · Hawaiʻi
Puʻukaua
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
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
- Honouliuli Internment Camp: 4.4 mi
- Red Castle: 4.7 mi
- Religious Monument: 5.6 mi
- Kukaniloko Birth Stones: 6.0 mi
- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole Memorial Bust: 6.0 mi
Attractions
- Nanakuli Beach Park / Kalanianaole Beach Park: 5.3 mi
- Mermaid Cave / Tunnels: 5.4 mi
- Goodwill: 6.1 mi
- Wahiwa General Hospital Thrift Shop: 6.1 mi
- Green World Coffee Farm: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Puʻukānehoa: 0.9 mi
- Palikea: 1.9 mi
- Puʻuhapapa: 1.9 mi
- Maunauna: 2.2 mi
- Puʻukaʻīlio: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 59
- 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
- Pineapple Garden Maze: 7.0 mi
- Urban Garden Center: 8.6 mi
- Bio Filtration Landscape: 10.1 mi
- C. B. Lansing Garden: 13.5 mi
- Aunty Coco's Lei Garden: 13.5 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Nanakuli Forest Reserve: 3.1 mi
- Waianae Kai Forest Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Makua Keaau Forest Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Mokulēʻia Forest Reserve: 9.7 mi
- Ewa Forest Reserve: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 20
- Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal: 17.6 mi
- Pavillion: 17.6 mi
- Queen Lili'uokalani Statue: 18.1 mi
- Patsy Mink: 18.1 mi
- Lāhui: 18.2 mi
Museums: 18
- Hawaii's Plantation Village: 6.8 mi
- Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum: 10.4 mi
- USS Missouri: 10.8 mi
- Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum: 11.5 mi
- Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Exhibit Galleries: Attack and Road to War: 11.5 mi
Springs: 14
- Waiawa Spring: 8.2 mi
- Kalauao Spring: 10.8 mi
- Kunawai Spring: 17.4 mi
- Keaʻahala Spring: 18.6 mi
- Kaaikahi Spring: 18.7 mi
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
- Punchbowl Crater: 18.5 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 22.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaʻala | NNW 329° | 1,229 m | 5.4 mi |
| Puʻukalena | NNW 327° | 1,068 m | 3.9 mi |
| Kamaohanui | NNW 336° | 1,024 m | 5.4 mi |
| Palikea | S 183° | 938 m | 1.9 mi |
| Puʻukawiwi | NW 308° | 899 m | 5.6 mi |
| Puʻuhapapa | N 349° | 879 m | 1.9 mi |
| Puʻukūmakaliʻi | NNW 331° | 878 m | 3.1 mi |
| Maunakapu | S 179° | 843 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:37 | 18:15 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| September equinox | 06:22 | 18:00 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 17:23 | 17:56 |
Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 67 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 68 |
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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