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Wailua Falls

Wailua Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Wailua Falls is a waterfall in Hawaiʻi, at a modelled elevation of 93 m. Kilohana stands 2,906 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kanahuali‘i Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.

What the record says

Height
25 m

How to reach it

Coordinates20.68359, -156.03065

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 21
  • Seven Sacred Pools: 1.6 mi
  • Hawaii 31 & 360 Junction (Kālepa Bridge): 4.4 mi
  • Fagan's Cross: 5.4 mi
  • Hana Lava Tube: 7.1 mi
  • Hana Lava Tubes: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Parks: 14
Springs: 10
Beaches: 7
Historic sites: 5
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Sun Mei: 22.5 mi
  • Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 22.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ke’anae Arboretum: 14.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Wailua Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KilohanaWNW 282°2,906 m14.0 mi
Haupaʻakea PeakW 275°2,788 m12.6 mi
HanakauhiWNW 291°2,697 m10.2 mi
LauʻuluWNW 293°2,515 m8.3 mi
HaleakalāW 278°2,502 m9.3 mi
KamaʻoliʻiW 280°2,490 m12.9 mi
KumuʻiliahiW 277°2,479 m11.3 mi
PuʻuomāuiWNW 281°2,477 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0718:36
June solstice05:4518:3619:08
September equinox06:1417:5218:22
December solstice06:5717:1717:49

Local time (Pacific/Honolulu).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F737373747576777878777674
Precip in6.34.78.15.14.75.66.86.56.88.17.47.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ohe'o 258.6, 2 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs56.753.281.848.932.025.331.332.337.951.776.476.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Oheo Gulch at dam near Kipahulu, Maui, HI, 2 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/571252584

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