Pā‘ūonu‘akea
Pā‘ūonu‘akea is an islet in Maui County, Hawaii. Pā‘ūonu‘akea is situated nearby to the hamlet Kalawao, as well as near the locality Kawela Intake.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kauhakō Crater and Kalaupapa.
Kauhakō Crater
Locality
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us.
Kauhakō Crater is a volcanic crater located in Kalawao County, Hawaii, United States. The crater was formed between 230,000 and 300,000 years ago, as the result of the eruption of volcano Pu'u' 'Uao. Kauhakō Crater is situated 8 km west of Pā‘ūonu‘akea.
Kalaupapa
Village
Photo: Sanba38, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kalaupapa is a small unincorporated community and Hawaiian home land on the island of Molokaʻi, within Kalawao County in the U.S. state of Hawaii. In 1866, during the reign of Kamehameha V, the Hawaii legislature passed a law that resulted in the designation… Kalaupapa is situated 9 km west of Pā‘ūonu‘akea.
Pā‘ūonu‘akea
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Pa’uonu’akea”, “Pāʻū-a-Nuʻakea”, “Pāʻūonuʻakea”, and “Pauonuakea”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
21.16352° or 21° 9′ 49″ northLongitude
-156.89684° or 156° 53′ 49″ westElevation
84 metres (276 feet)Named after
probably named for the daughter of Nuʻakea and Ke-olo-ʻewa, a Hāʻupu chief. The daughter became an ʻaumakua (personal god), and Nuʻakea became goddess of lactationOpen location code
73H55473+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 827891443OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5852246
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In Other Languages
“Pā‘ūonu‘akea” goes by many names.
- Hawaiian: “Pā‘ūonu‘akea”
Localities in the Area
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