Puʻukukui
Puʻu Kukui is a mountain peak in Hawaiʻi, the highest of the West Maui Mountains. The 5,788-foot summit rises above the Puʻu Kukui Watershed Management Area, an 8,661-acre private nature preserve maintained by the Maui Land & Pineapple Company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sara Golemon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,758 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Pu‘u Kukui”, “Pu’ukukui”, “Puʻu Kukui”, and “Puu Kukui”
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Maui Mountains and The Needle.
West Maui Mountains
Volcano
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The West Maui Mountains, West Maui Volcano, or Mauna Kahālāwai are the remnants of an eroded shield volcano that constitutes the western quarter of Maui.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Launiupoko and Wailuku.
Launiupoko
Suburb
Launiupoko is an unincorporated community and census-designated place on the island of Maui in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. It is located on the west side of the island, along the coast between Lahaina to the immediate north and Olowalu slightly to the south. Launiupoko is situated 5 miles southwest of Puʻukukui.
Wailuku
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Wailuku, on Maui, is the seat of Maui County. Unlike the commercial center of Kahului, Wailuku has a small-town plantation feel centered around its Main Street.
Waihe‘e
Suburb
Waiheʻe-Waiehu is a census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 9,234 at the 2020 census. Waihe‘e is situated 6 miles northeast of Puʻukukui.
Puʻukukui
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.89033° or 20° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-156.58631° or 156° 35′ 11″ westElevation
5,758 feet (1,755 metres)Open location code
73G5VCR7+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2734821255OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Puʻukukui from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ladin—“Puʻukukui” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Puu Kukui”
- Cebuano: “Pu‘ukukui”
- Chinese: “普库库伊”
- Dutch: “Puu Kukui”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پو كوكوى”
- Ladin: “Puu Kukui”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wailuku Heights and Puʻuohala Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Honokowai Natural Area Reserve and West Maui Natural Area Reserve.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Puʻukukui”. Photo: Sara Golemon, CC BY-SA 2.0.