Puehuehunui
Puehuehunui is a locality in Maui County, Hawaii and has an elevation of 2,723 feet. Puehuehunui is situated nearby to the suburb Launiupoko, as well as near the neighborhood Waineʻe.Places of Interest
Highlights include Puʻukukui and West Maui Mountains.
Puʻukukui
Peak
Photo: Sara Golemon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Puʻukukui is situated 2½ miles northeast of Puehuehunui.
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. West Maui Mountains is situated 2½ miles northeast of Puehuehunui.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lahaina and Launiupoko.
Lahaina
Lahaina is a town on the western end of the island of Maui, Hawaii that abounds with restaurants, night clubs, and souvenir shops. Because the western end of Maui is a popular vacation destination, tourism is important to Lahaina.
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 2½ miles southwest of Puehuehunui.
Olowalu
Hamlet
Olowalu is a community on the west side of the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. It is located about 4 miles south of Lahaina on the Honoapiʻilani Highway. Olowalu is situated 4 miles south of Puehuehunui.
Puehuehunui
- Type: Locality
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
20.8725° or 20° 52′ 21″ northLongitude
-156.6233° or 156° 37′ 24″ westElevation
2,723 feet (830 metres)Open location code
73G5V9FG+2MGeoNames ID
5852664
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