Wai‘āpuka

Wai‘āpuka is a lake in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Wai‘āpuka is situated nearby to the suburb Lāʻie, as well as near the area Ka‘ohana.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Laie Hawaii Temple and Mokuauia.

Laie Hawaii Temple

Church

Photo: Gh5046, Public domain.

Laie Hawaii Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located on the northeast shore of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. The temple sits on a small hill, half a mile from the Pacific Ocean, in the town of Lāʻie, 35 miles from Honolulu.

Mokuauia

Islet

Goat Island, also known as Mokuʻauia, is a flat islet consisting of lithified dunes in Laie Bay on the northeast shore of Oahu, Hawaii. It is a small 13 acres uninhabited islet, which primarily serves as a seabird sanctuary and a popular recreational site accessible at low tide.

Polynesian Cultural Center

Photo: Gh5046, Public domain.

The Polynesian Cultural Center is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction and living museum in Laie on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii, United States. Polynesian Cultural Center is situated 2½ km southeast of Wai‘āpuka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lāʻie and Kahuku.

Lāʻie

Suburb

Photo: Jiang, Public domain.

Lāʻie is a census-designated place located in the Koolauloa District on the island of Oʻahu in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. The population was 5,963 at the 2020 census.

Kahuku

Kahuku is a census-designated place in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In the Hawaiian language, ka huku means "the projection", presumably a reference to Kahuku Point nearby, the northernmost point of land on the island of Oahu.

Hauʻula

Village

Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hauʻula is a census-designated place and rural community in the Koʻolauloa District on the island of Oʻahu, City & County of Honolulu. In Hawaiian, hauʻula means "red hau". Hauʻula is situated 6 km south of Wai‘āpuka.

Wai‘āpuka

Type: Lake
Also known as: “Wai’apuka” and “Waiapuka”
Category: body of water
Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

21.65842° or 21° 39′ 30″ north

Longitude

-157.93366° or 157° 56′ 1″ west

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

73H4M358+9G

GeoNames ID

5854231

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In Other Languages

“Wai‘āpuka” goes by many names.

Hawaiian: “Wai‘āpuka”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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