Nuʻuanu Pali
Nuʻuanu Pali is a section of the windward cliff of the Koʻolau mountain located at the head of Nuʻuanu Valley on the island of Oʻahu. It has a panoramic view of the windward coast of Oʻahu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 1,211 feet
- Description: section of the windward cliff of the Koʻolau mountain in Oahu, Hawaii, US
- Also known as: “Nu‘uanu Pali”, “Nu’uanu Pali Lookout”, and “State Wayside”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden and Mānoa Falls.
Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 45–680 Luluku Road, Kāne'ohe, Oahu, Hawaii. It is part of the Honolulu Botanical Gardens, and is open daily, without charge, except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden is situated 1½ miles north of Nuʻuanu Pali.
Mānoa Falls
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Danieljaycho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. Swimming in the pool below the waterfall is highly discouraged because there is a threat of becoming infected with Leptospirosis, a disease causing mild to moderate flulike symptoms that can last for 1 to 2 weeks. Mānoa Falls is situated 2 miles south of Nuʻuanu Pali.
Lyon Arboretum
Garden
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum is a 200-acre arboretum and botanical garden managed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa located at the upper end of Mānoa Valley in Hawaiʻi. Lyon Arboretum is situated 2½ miles south of Nuʻuanu Pali.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kailua and Manoa.
Kailua
Photo: EthanOfChapman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kailua is a census-designated place in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the Koʻolaupoko District of the island of Oʻahu on the windward coast at Kailua Bay.
Manoa
Suburb
Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mānoa or Mānoa Valley is a valley and residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. The neighborhood is approximately three miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu and less than a mile from Ala Moana and Waikīkī. Manoa is situated 4 miles south of Nuʻuanu Pali.
Manoa-Makiki
Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.
Manoa and Makiki are two prominent neighborhoods of Honolulu situated in the foothills of the Ko'olau Mountains north of Downtown Honolulu. Along with Nu'uanu, these neighborhoods sit within valleys which extend into the Ko'olau Range, varying in character…
Nuʻuanu Pali
- Category: landform
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Nuʻuanu Pali” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nu‘uanu Pali”
- French: “Nu’uanu Pali”
- French: “Nuuanu Pali”
- French: “Point Nuuanu Pali”
- Hawaiian: “Nu‘uanu Pali”
- Japanese: “ヌアヌ・パリ”
- Japanese: “ヌウアヌパリ・ルックアウト”
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Highlights include Nu’uanu Pali State Wayside and Likeke Falls.
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