Waioala Spring
Waioala Spring is a spring in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Puʻukinikini stands 1,944 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Puʻupili, a peak 0.5 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puʻupili: 0.5 mi
- Kamehame Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cinder Hills: 2.6 mi
- Puu Kolekole: 2.6 mi
- Puu Kolea: 2.7 mi
- The Great Crack: 4.7 mi
- Hilina Pali: 12.5 mi
- Hilina Pali: 15.0 mi
- Makahanu Pali: 16.0 mi
- Puʻuʻeo Pali: 16.4 mi
- Punalu'u Bakery Shop: 10.8 mi
- Footprints Area: 15.4 mi
- Big Island Farm Sanctuary: 17.9 mi
- Green Sand Beach: 19.5 mi
- sea arch: 20.5 mi
- Nīnole Springs: 4.3 mi
- Kāwā Spring: 5.7 mi
- ʻAlili Spring: 7.1 mi
- Old Plantation Spring: 10.1 mi
- Portuguese Springs: 11.3 mi
- Punalu'u Black Sand Beach: 3.7 mi
- Halapē Beach: 15.2 mi
- Kamilo: 15.8 mi
- Papakōlea Beach: 19.6 mi
- Mark Twain's Monkeypod Tree: 11.9 mi
- South Point Complex: 21.4 mi
- Naalehu Park: 10.8 mi
- Keaoi State Seabird Sanctuary: 15.2 mi
- Kipukapuaulu picnic area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Waioala Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻukinikini | NW 308° | 1,944 m | 12.3 mi |
| Nāpuʻukūlua | N 1° | 1,704 m | 17.4 mi |
| Puʻuʻiki | NW 304° | 1,646 m | 10.5 mi |
| Puʻuiki | NW 304° | 1,638 m | 10.5 mi |
| Puʻupili | N 3° | 1,558 m | 16.4 mi |
| Makaālia | WNW 285° | 1,307 m | 10.0 mi |
| Kaiholena | WNW 282° | 1,159 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kaiholena | WNW 282° | 1,135 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:05 | 18:33 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:50 | 18:19 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 17:18 | 17:50 |
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 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SEA MTN 12.15, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Feb, Nov — fullest in Jan, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Paauau Gulch at Pahala, HI, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Green Sea Turtle47 obs
- Sleepy Orange2 obs
- Hawaiian Monk Seal2 obs
- Red Junglefowl1 obs
- Black-crowned Night Heron1 obs
- Muscovy Duck1 obs
- Yellow-billed Cardinal1 obs
- Shingle Urchin1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8306388064
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