Pu‘uhonu
Pu‘uhonu is a peak in Hawaii County, Hawaii and has an elevation of 121 metres. Pu‘uhonu is situated nearby to the neighborhood Downtown Hilo, as well as near the suburb Puueo.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 121 metres
- Description: mountain in Hawaii, United States of America
- Also known as: “Pu’uhonu”, “Puʻuhonu”, “Puu Hono”, “Puuhonou”, and “Puuhonu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lyman House Memorial Museum and ʻImiloa Astronomy Center.
Lyman House Memorial Museum
Museum
The Lyman House Memorial Museum, also known as the Lyman Museum and Lyman House, is a Hilo, Hawaii-based natural history museum founded in 1931 in the Lyman family mission house, originally built in 1838.
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center
Planetarium
Photo: Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center is an astronomy and culture education center located in Hilo, Hawaii. Conceived by founding Director George Jacob in 2001, it features exhibits and shows dealing with Hawaiian culture and history, astronomy, and the overlap between the two.
Pacific Tsunami Museum
Museum
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0.
The Pacific Tsunami Museum is a museum in Hilo, Hawaii dedicated to the history of the April 1, 1946 Pacific tsunami and the May 23, 1960 Chilean tsunami which devastated much of the east coast of the Big Island, especially Hilo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hilo and Waiākea.
Hilo
Photo: Footwarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hilo is a town on the Big Island of Hawaii. The county seat and largest city in Hawaii County, Hilo is one of the best starting points to explore the eastern half of the island, including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Waiākea
Suburb
Waiākea is an ancient subdivision in the Hilo District of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi and an early settlement on Hilo Bay.
Wainaku
Village
Photo: Paolo Salmaso, CC BY 2.0.
Wainaku is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 1,147 at the 2020 census.
Pu‘uhonu
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Hawaii County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
19.71369° or 19° 42′ 49″ northLongitude
-155.10058° or 155° 6′ 2″ westElevation
121 metres (397 feet)Open location code
73F6PV7X+FQOpenStreetMap ID
node 7727407299OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Hawaiian—“Pu‘uhonu” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pu‘uhonu”
- Dutch: “Puʻuhonu”
- Hawaiian: “Pu‘uhonu”
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