Pūwāhi
Pūwāhi is a cape in Maui County, Hawaii. Pūwāhi is situated nearby to the village Kalaupapa, as well as near the locality Kauhakō Crater.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kalaupapa National Historical Park and St. Francis Catholic Church.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Photo: Djzanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalaupapa National Historical Park is on Molokai in Hawaii of the United States of America. Kalaupapa National Historical Park was established on 22 Dec 1980.
Kalaupapa Airport
Aerodrome
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalaupapa and Kauhakō Crater.
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…
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.
Kualapuʻu
Village
Photo: Sanba38, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kualapuʻu is a census-designated place on the island of Molokai in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. The population was 2,110 at the 2020 census. Kualapuʻu can be literally translated as "hill overturned", but is thought to be a corruption of Puʻuʻuala: "sweet potato hill".
Pūwāhi
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Puwah” and “Puwahi”
- Category: landform
- Location: Maui County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
21.18373° or 21° 11′ 1″ northLongitude
-156.98689° or 156° 59′ 13″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
73H552M7+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 7727248119OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
5853477
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kalaupapa Trail Lower Trailhead and Visitors Holding Area.
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