Waiu Spring
Waiu Spring is a spring in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Puʻuʻulaʻula stands 3,055 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Puu Maneoneo, a peak 0.2 miles away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Puu Maneoneo: 0.2 mi
- Pōhakuloa: 1.7 mi
- Haleakalā: 5.3 mi
- Puʻuahulili: 5.4 mi
- Puʻupane: 5.8 mi
- Kīpahulu Point Park: 7.5 mi
- Polipoli Springs State Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Kokea Park: 13.4 mi
- Harold W. Rice Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
- Sun Yet-Sen Park: 14.4 mi
- Hamoa beach: 13.3 mi
- Kōkī Beach: 13.7 mi
- Lehoʻula Beach: 13.9 mi
- Red Sand Beach: 14.9 mi
- Hana Beach Park: 14.9 mi
- Love: 0.3 mi
- Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge): 5.4 mi
- Kawilinau Gulch (65 feet deep): 6.9 mi
- Silversword Loop Trail: 7.7 mi
- Silversword Loop Trail: 7.9 mi
- Waimoku Falls: 8.0 mi
- Makahiku Falls: 8.1 mi
- Kekuapo‘owai Falls: 9.3 mi
- Waihi‘umalu Falls: 9.6 mi
- Wailua Falls: 9.7 mi
- Punahoa Spring: 3.8 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 4.1 mi
- Waihī Spring: 6.2 mi
- Waikaʻalu Spring: 11.7 mi
- Waihou Spring: 12.4 mi
- Nuu: 1.1 mi
- Fagan's Cross: 14.2 mi
- Nāhiku Rubber Company: 14.8 mi
- Honokalani Cemetary: 15.4 mi
- Ohala Heiau: 15.5 mi
- Sun Mei: 14.4 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 14.4 mi
- Kahanu Garden enterence: 14.6 mi
- Kahanu Gardens: 15.0 mi
- Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 14.8 mi
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary: 21.2 mi
- Ke’anae Arboretum: 15.9 mi
- 'Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Waiu Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puʻuʻulaʻula | NW 317° | 3,055 m | 8.1 mi |
| Kolekole | NW 315° | 3,052.44 m | 8.1 mi |
| Magnetic Peak | NW 317° | 3,052 m | 7.9 mi |
| Pākaʻaoʻao | NW 319° | 3,006 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kilohana | NW 326° | 2,906 m | 8.6 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | NW 325° | 2,788 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kalepeamoa | WNW 304° | 2,768 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hanakauhi | N 354° | 2,697 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:07 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 18:37 | 19:09 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:53 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 17:17 | 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 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ohe'o 258.6, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Oct–Mar — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 56.7 | 53.2 | 81.8 | 48.9 | 32.0 | 25.3 | 31.3 | 32.3 | 37.9 | 51.7 | 76.4 | 76.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Oheo Gulch at dam near Kipahulu, Maui, HI, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- 'Āhinahina12 obs
- Bermuda grass6 obs
- Guinea Grass5 obs
- lion's ear4 obs
- Elastic Grass4 obs
- kiawe4 obs
- Black Francolin3 obs
- Goose Grass3 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/9762281367
Day trips start here
- Haleakalā National Park · 6 mi
- Maui · 16 mi
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