Hanakapi'ai Falls
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Hanakapi'ai Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. Namolokama stands 1,347 m to the east-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Honoʻonāpali, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Hanakāpīʻai Falls is an approximately 300 feet (91 m) high waterfall located in Hawaii, United States on the Na Pali side of the island of Kauai. It requires a hike of approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Hanakāpīʻai Beach. The trail is a popular day-hike for able-bodied hikers.
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Wikidata Q5646856, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 91 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Honoʻonāpali: 0.6 mi
- Pōhākea: 0.7 mi
- Paliʻeleʻele: 1.0 mi
- Moaalele: 1.6 mi
- Waiahuakua: 1.7 mi
- Hanakoa Falls: 1.3 mi
- 6 miles point: 1.7 mi
- 7 miles point: 2.1 mi
- Waikanaloa Wet Cave: 2.6 mi
- Waikapalaʻe Wet Cave: 2.6 mi
- Hāʻena Beach Park: 3.0 mi
- Waioli Beach Park: 6.0 mi
- Wai'oli Park: 6.2 mi
- Hanalei Pavilion Beach Park: 6.4 mi
- Black Pot Beach Park: 6.6 mi
- Limahuli Falls: 1.4 mi
- Hanakoa Falls: 1.5 mi
- Puwainui Falls: 4.2 mi
- Hoolea Falls: 4.2 mi
- Moeloa Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hanakapiʻai Beach: 1.6 mi
- Keʻe Beach: 2.7 mi
- Ha'ena Beach: 3.0 mi
- Tunnels Beach: 3.6 mi
- Kalalau Beach: 4.2 mi
- heiau: 2.4 mi
- Merchant Marine: 15.8 mi
- Coast Guard: 15.8 mi
- Air Force: 15.8 mi
- Kauai Veteran’s Eternal Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Native forest restoration: 2.5 mi
- Limahuli Garden and Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Kekaha Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 18.6 mi
- McBryde Garden: 20.2 mi
- 2nd Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 12.6 mi
- 1st Assistant Keeper's Quarters: 12.7 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 12.7 mi
- Daniel K. Inouye Kilauea Point Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- Kilauea Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- Mark Daniells Gallery: 6.0 mi
- Wave Sculpture: 6.0 mi
- Weaving Lauhala: 7.9 mi
- Kahu Aina Mural by Melinda Morey: 8.0 mi
- Lilo & Stitch: 19.0 mi
- Alakaʻi Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Hanalei Pier: 6.5 mi
- Pine Forest Drive Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Kukui Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Kokee Natural History Museum: 5.5 mi
- Waioli Mission House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Kauai Museum: 20.6 mi
- Grove Farm Homestead Plantation Museum: 21.0 mi
- Kepapa Spring: 10.5 mi
- Polihale Spring: 11.3 mi
- Waipuloku Spring: 15.7 mi
- Pihakekua: 23.7 mi
- Makawehi Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Kanaʻele Bog Preserve: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Hanakapi'ai Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namolokama | ESE 121° | 1,347 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pihea | SW 214° | 1,306 m | 2.6 mi |
| Kohua Ridge | SSW 197° | 1,150.6 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mamalahoa | ESE 106° | 1,141 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pu'u Hinahina | SW 222° | 1,108 m | 7.4 mi |
| Puʻu Lua | SW 219° | 1,059.5 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ka'ou | SW 214° | 1,057 m | 6.9 mi |
| Kaluaha'ula Ridge | S 190° | 1,044 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:21 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:06 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 17:28 | 18:01 |
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 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 58 |
| Precip in | 7.9 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 9.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kanalohuluhulu 1075, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Dec, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 50.1 | 42.1 | 49.8 | 43.3 | 25.3 | 16.9 | 21.8 | 20.2 | 14.2 | 20.4 | 42.2 | 50.9 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kawaikoi Stream nr Waimea, Kauai, HI, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1275438849
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