Wailua Falls
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Mopua: 0.5 mi
- Makaliʻihānau: 0.8 mi
- Puʻukue: 1.5 mi
- Puʻumāhoe: 1.9 mi
- Puʻuhoʻolio: 2.0 mi
- 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
- Kanahuali‘i Falls: 0.4 mi
- Waihi‘umalu Falls: 1.0 mi
- Kekuapo‘owai Falls: 1.0 mi
- Waimoku Falls: 1.7 mi
- Makahiku Falls: 1.8 mi
- Kīpahulu Point Park: 2.7 mi
- Hana Ball Park: 5.7 mi
- Paani Mai Park: 5.8 mi
- Hana Beach Park: 5.8 mi
- Waiʻānapanapa State Park: 7.4 mi
- Waihī Spring: 3.7 mi
- Paʻanene Spring: 5.6 mi
- Punahoa Spring: 6.0 mi
- Waiu Spring: 9.7 mi
- Big Spring: 10.2 mi
- Hamoa beach: 3.7 mi
- Kōkī Beach: 4.3 mi
- Lehoʻula Beach: 4.5 mi
- Red Sand Beach: 5.7 mi
- Hana Beach Park: 5.8 mi
- Fagan's Cross: 5.4 mi
- Ohala Heiau: 7.2 mi
- Honokalani Cemetary: 7.4 mi
- Nuu: 10.6 mi
- Nāhiku Rubber Company: 10.7 mi
- Kahanu Garden enterence: 8.0 mi
- Kahanu Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Sun Mei: 22.5 mi
- Dr. Sun Yat-Sen: 22.5 mi
- Hana Cultural Center and Museum: 5.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilohana | WNW 282° | 2,906 m | 14.0 mi |
| Haupaʻakea Peak | W 275° | 2,788 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hanakauhi | WNW 291° | 2,697 m | 10.2 mi |
| Lauʻulu | WNW 293° | 2,515 m | 8.3 mi |
| Haleakalā | W 278° | 2,502 m | 9.3 mi |
| Kamaʻoliʻi | W 280° | 2,490 m | 12.9 mi |
| Kumuʻiliahi | W 277° | 2,479 m | 11.3 mi |
| Puʻuomāui | WNW 281° | 2,477 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:07 | 18:36 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 18:36 | 19:08 |
| September equinox | 06:14 | 17:52 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 17:17 | 17:49 |
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 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 56.7 | 53.2 | 81.8 | 48.9 | 32.0 | 25.3 | 31.3 | 32.3 | 37.9 | 51.7 | 76.4 | 76.1 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/571252584
Day trips start here
- Haleakalā National Park · 9 mi
- Maui · 21 mi
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