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Kalauao Spring

Kalauao Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Kalauao Spring is a spring in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearlridge Community Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

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Coordinates21.38416, -157.94229
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pearlridge Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pearl Two Dog Park: 0.4 mi
  • Waimalu Neighborhood Park: 0.6 mi
  • Aiea Bay State Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
  • Aiea District Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Submarine Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • USS Arizona Anchor: 1.2 mi
  • Remembrance Circle: 1.2 mi
  • USS Arizona Bell: 1.2 mi
  • USS Arizona Memorial: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Gardens: 36
Nature reserves: 22
Artworks: 20
Museums: 18
Springs: 14
  • Waiawa Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Kunawai Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Kaaikahi Spring: 8.0 mi
  • ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Kahuawai Spring: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Puehuehu: 7.1 mi
  • Waikahalulu Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Kapena Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Waipuhia Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Aihualama Falls: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Makapuʻu Meadows: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Kalauao Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kōnāhuanui (K1)E 100°960 m10.1 mi
Kōnāhuanui (K2)ESE 102°946 m10.1 mi
PuʻukauaWNW 291°940 m10.8 mi
PalikeaWNW 282°938 m10.4 mi
PuʻuhapapaWNW 299°879 m11.9 mi
PuʻulanihuliE 97°848 m8.7 mi
Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulaniE 88°847 m7.5 mi
MaunakapuW 278°843 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1418:43
June solstice05:5118:4519:17
September equinox06:2118:0018:29
December solstice07:0617:2317:56

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Nov–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F747475777880828282807876
Precip in1.81.92.40.80.80.50.50.80.91.52.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Honolulu Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Mar, May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5.45.38.63.64.81.71.82.42.83.36.26.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge N. Halawa Str nr Quar. Stn. at Halawa, Oahu, HI, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Myna250 obs
  • Zebra Dove225 obs
  • Pacific Golden-Plover210 obs
  • Red-crested Cardinal151 obs
  • Common Waxbill111 obs
  • Saffron Finch107 obs
  • Rock Pigeon106 obs
  • House Sparrow94 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5004017650

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