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Hiʻilawe Falls

Hiʻilawe Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Hiʻilawe Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 523 m. Kaumu o Kaleihoohie stands 1,673 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hakalaoa Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Height
625 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.09423, -155.59641

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 21
  • Church Row Park: 6.5 mi
  • Waimea Park: 6.5 mi
  • Waimea Park: 6.9 mi
  • Waimea Nature Park (Ulu La'au): 7.1 mi
  • Waimea District Park: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Church Row Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Puʻukoholā Heiau: 15.3 mi
  • Mailekini Heiau: 15.4 mi
  • Stone Leaning Post: 15.4 mi
  • Hale o Kapuni Heiau: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Whitefin Shark Fishpond - Lalakea Loko I'a: 1.4 mi
  • Waimanu & King's Trailhead: 1.9 mi
  • Waipi'o Valley Shuttle Rides: 2.1 mi
  • Hawaiian Vanilla Company: 13.0 mi
  • Beach "69": 17.0 mi
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 5
  • Hakalaoa Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Ipuu Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Nanaue Falls (End of King's Trail): 1.1 mi
  • Waiʻilikahi falls: 4.3 mi
  • Hilalawe Falls: 12.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Keawewai Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 22.2 mi
  • Houpo o Kāne: 22.3 mi
  • Waihū Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Liloe Spring: 22.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Isaacs Art Center: 7.0 mi
  • Plantation Days Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Laupahoehoe Train Museum: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Mala'ai: 7.0 mi
  • Palace Lawn: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Koaiʻa Tree Sanctuary: 9.6 mi
  • Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Buddha Point: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Hiʻilawe Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kaumu o KaleihoohieW 266°1,673 m7.9 mi
KohalaW 261°1,670 m8.0 mi
OpaeloaW 266°1,659 m7.5 mi
ʻEkeW 263°1,622 m8.3 mi
Puu o UmiW 262°1,599 m7.0 mi
Puu AhiaW 270°1,497 m9.1 mi
PuʻupālailaiWSW 256°1,490 m7.7 mi
Puu MalaW 270°1,455 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0518:34
June solstice05:4518:3419:05
September equinox06:1217:5118:20
December solstice06:5417:1617:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F676867697173737474727068
Precip in7.68.811.89.76.23.85.96.74.55.310.010.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paauilo 221, 15 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs6.15.78.99.95.97.29.58.24.44.57.36.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Alakahi Stream near Kamuela, HI, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2400038173

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