Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls
Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 446 m. Kamakou stands 1,506 m to the south-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wailele Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away.
The story
Puʻukaʻoku Falls is a waterfall on the north side of Molokai, Hawaii. At 2,756 feet (840 m), is the 8th tallest waterfall in the world.
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Wikidata Q3410394, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Honukaʻupu: 1.1 mi
- Pōhakuʻulaʻula: 1.2 mi
- Olokuʻi: 1.9 mi
- Nāʻehu: 2.3 mi
- Kaweoa: 2.4 mi
- ʻOloʻupena: 0.4 mi
- Waipū: 0.9 mi
- Halawa Beach: 7.4 mi
- Kumimi Beach (20 Mile Beach): 7.8 mi
- Honouli Maloo Bay Beach: 8.0 mi
- Waikolu Lookout: 4.9 mi
- Visitors Holding Area: 8.8 mi
- Kakahaia Park: 8.9 mi
- One Ali‘i Park I: 10.1 mi
- Phallic Rock: 10.1 mi
- One Alii Beach Park: 10.8 mi
- Kapuaiwa Grove: 12.9 mi
- Kiowea Beach Park: 12.9 mi
- D.T. Fleming Park: 16.8 mi
- Napili Park: 17.2 mi
- Wailele Falls: 0.2 mi
- ‘Olo‘upena Falls: 0.3 mi
- Hāloku Falls: 0.5 mi
- Kahiwa Falls: 2.9 mi
- Pāpalaua Falls: 3.0 mi
- Cenotaph for Father Damien: 6.3 mi
- ʻIliʻiliʻōpae Heiau: 6.6 mi
- Mana Heiau: 7.1 mi
- Papa Heiau: 7.4 mi
- Mother Marianne Cope Monument: 8.7 mi
- Hale Malama Museum Collections Storage Facility: 8.7 mi
- Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum: 10.2 mi
- Sugar Cane Train Lahaina Station: 22.3 mi
- Baldwin Home Museum: 22.8 mi
- Old Lahaina Courthouse: 22.9 mi
- Kāpapa Pali: 1.2 mi
- Kaaloa: 3.2 mi
- Pāpaʻa-lā Pali: 3.6 mi
- Kauhakō Crater: 7.6 mi
- Kukuiokanaloa: 13.4 mi
- Kūapuʻuiki: 4.2 mi
- Lo‘ipūnāwai: 7.0 mi
- Kapuna Spring: 7.1 mi
- Waihi‘i: 8.5 mi
- Waiakāne Spring: 11.6 mi
- Molokai Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
- Molokai Lighthouse Grounds: 8.5 mi
- Honokowai Natural Area Reserve: 23.9 mi
- West Maui Natural Area Reserve: 24.3 mi
- City Nursery: 23.9 mi
- Lanai Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Kalawao: 6.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Pu‘uka‘ōkū Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamakou | SSW 196° | 1,506 m | 3.9 mi |
| Uapa | SSW 199° | 1,504 m | 3.9 mi |
| Puʻuowahaʻula | SSW 203° | 1,462 m | 3.9 mi |
| Kaholoapele | S 191° | 1,450 m | 4.0 mi |
| Olokuʻi | S 177° | 1,403 m | 1.9 mi |
| Kaunuohua | SW 214° | 1,379 m | 3.9 mi |
| Pākuʻi | S 180° | 1,321 m | 4.0 mi |
| Pēpēʻōpae | SW 225° | 1,310 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:10 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:55 | 18:25 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 17:19 | 17:52 |
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 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Puu-o-hoku RCH 542.1, 8 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 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge EF Kawela Gulch nr Kamalo, Molokai, HI, 5 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/7727639216
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