Punahoa Point
Punahoa Point is a cape in Kauai, Hawaii. Punahoa Point is situated nearby to the village Po‘ipū, as well as near the hamlet Kipu Kai.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Makauwahi Cave and Old Sugar Mill of Koloa.
Makauwahi Cave
Cave
Photo: Kersti Nebelsiek, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Makauwahi Cave is the largest limestone cave found in Hawaii. It lies on the south coast of the island of Kauaʻi, in the Māhāʻulepū Valley close to Māhāʻulepū Beach, and is important for its paleoecological and archaeological values.
Old Sugar Mill of Koloa
Protected area
Photo: Joel Bradshaw, Public domain.
The Old Sugar Mill of Kōloa was part of the first commercially successful sugarcane plantation in Hawaiʻi, which was founded in Kōloa on the island of Kauaʻi in 1835 by Ladd & Company.
Haula Beach
Beach
Ha'ula Beach is a beach on the southeast coast of the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It sits at the center of a large cove with a low, flat rock shelf fronting the rest of the beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Po‘ipū and Koloa.
Po‘ipū
Village
Photo: Polihale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Poʻipū is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County on the southern side of the island of Kauaʻi in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. The population was 1,299 at the 2020 census. The town features a group of high-end hotels, resorts and two main shopping centers.
Koloa
Village
Photo: Caracas1830, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kōloa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,231 at the 2020 census, up from 1,942 at the 2000 census.
‘Ōma‘o
Village
ʻŌmaʻo is a census-designated place in Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2020 census.
Punahoa Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America
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Latitude
21.88221° or 21° 52′ 56″ northLongitude
-159.41903° or 159° 25′ 9″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
73H2VHJJ+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 330437342OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5852755
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