Kīpahulu Forest Reserve

Kīpahulu Forest Reserve is a protected area in Maui County, Hawaii. Kīpahulu Forest Reserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Kaupō, as well as near Pukaauhuhu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loʻaloʻa Heiau.

Loʻaloʻa Heiau

Protected area

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Loʻaloʻa Heiau is located in Kaupo on Maui. It is one of the few remaining intact examples of a large luakini heiau. Once the center of an important cultural complex, oral tradition attributes the construction of the temple at about 1730 AD to Kekaulike, King of Maui, who lived at Kaupo and died in 1736. Loʻaloʻa Heiau is situated 4 km southwest of Kīpahulu Forest Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kīpahulu.

Kīpahulu

Hamlet

Photo: ryanfb, CC BY 2.0.

Kīpahulu is an unincorporated community in the Hāna district of southeastern Maui, Hawaiʻi. Kīpahulu is situated 4½ km east of Kīpahulu Forest Reserve.

Kīpahulu Forest Reserve

Type: Protected area
Also known as: “Kipahulu Forest Reserve”
Location: Maui County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

20.66556° or 20° 39′ 56″ north

Longitude

-156.09751° or 156° 5′ 51″ west

Elevation

529 metres (1,736 feet)

Operator

State of Hawaii DLNR

Open location code

73G5MW82+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 299051343

GeoNames ID

5849430

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