Maunawili Falls
Maunawili Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Kōnāhuanui (K1) stands 960 m to the west-northwest, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Olympus, a peak 1.0 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 4.5 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Olympus: 1.0 mi
- Manoa Middle: 1.1 mi
- Kōnāhuanui (K2): 1.1 mi
- Puʻu Palikea: 1.2 mi
- Kōnāhuanui (K1): 1.2 mi
- Likeke Falls: 2.1 mi
- Pohakupu Mini Park: 2.5 mi
- Keolu skate park: 2.8 mi
- Keolu Hills Neighborhood Park: 2.8 mi
- Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden: 3.3 mi
- Harold Lyon Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Kaniakapūpū Ruins: 2.7 mi
- Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Cenotaph for Israel Kamakawiwoʻole: 3.3 mi
- Kūkaʻōʻō Heiau: 3.7 mi
- Judd Trail: 3.3 mi
- Manoa Chocolate Company: 3.8 mi
- Ha'iku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven): 4.6 mi
- Start Stairway to heaven: 5.2 mi
- Dolphin Quest: 5.3 mi
- Kailua Beach: 4.5 mi
- Lanikai Beach: 4.7 mi
- Waimanalo Beach: 4.9 mi
- Kahala Beach: 5.4 mi
- Waialae Beach: 5.5 mi
- Economic Section: 2.2 mi
- Hawaiian Section: 2.3 mi
- Lyon Arboretum and Botanical Garden: 2.3 mi
- Bromeliad Garden: 2.3 mi
- Kahua Nui: 2.9 mi
- Island Glassworks: 3.5 mi
- Mākaʻa: 4.2 mi
- Krypton 1 × 6 × 18: 4.5 mi
- The Fourth Sign: 4.5 mi
- Gate of Hope: 4.6 mi
- The Liljestrand House: 4.2 mi
- Queen Emma Summer Palace: 4.4 mi
- John Young Museum of Art: 4.6 mi
- Lucoral Museum: 6.0 mi
- Honolulu Police Department Museum: 6.0 mi
- Waʻaloa Spring: 1.6 mi
- Mahoe Spring: 3.1 mi
- ʻĀlewa Heights Spring: 3.1 mi
- Makiki Springs: 3.5 mi
- Herring Springs: 3.5 mi
- Round Top Forest Reserve: 2.4 mi
- Kuliouou Forest Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Kāneʻohe Forest Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Honolulu Forest Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Kaneohe Forest Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Waikaekua waterfall: 1.6 mi
- Lulumahu Falls: 1.7 mi
- Manoa Falls: 1.8 mi
- Likeke Falls: 1.9 mi
- Aihualama Falls: 2.3 mi
- Punchbowl Crater: 5.4 mi
- Kuilei Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Nonoula: 7.4 mi
- Diamond Head Lighthouse: 6.9 mi
- Makapu'u Point Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
- Makapuʻu Meadows: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Maunawili Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kōnāhuanui (K1) | WNW 301° | 960 m | 1.2 mi |
| Kōnāhuanui (K2) | WNW 286° | 946 m | 1.1 mi |
| Puʻulanihuli | WNW 301° | 848 m | 2.7 mi |
| Kahoʻomoe ʻihikapulani | NW 308° | 847 m | 4.4 mi |
| Puʻukeahiakahoe | NW 314° | 841 m | 4.7 mi |
| Puʻukahuauli | NW 307° | 830 m | 4.2 mi |
| Maunakapu | NW 311° | 829 m | 4.6 mi |
| Puʻukaʻaumakua | NW 322° | 817 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:59 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 17:22 | 17:55 |
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 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manoa Lyon Arbo 785.2, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Makawao Str nr Kailua, Oahu, HI, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6314900566
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