Ka‘ena Point
Kaʻena Point is the westernmost tip of the island of Oʻahu. In Hawaiian, kaʻena means "the heat". The area was named after a brother or cousin of Pele. The point is designated as a Natural Area Reserve.Photo: Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: westernmost tip of Oahu
- Also known as: “Cap Kaena”, “Ka’ena Point”, “Kaena Point”, “Kaʻena Point”, “Kaʻena Point, Oʻahu”, “Lae Kaena”, and “Punta Kaena”
Ka‘ena Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude
21.57442° or 21° 34′ 28″ northLongitude
-158.28058° or 158° 16′ 50″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
73H3HPF9+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 1604569468OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Ka‘ena Point” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kaena Point”
- Cebuano: “Ka‘ena Point (punta sa Estados Unidos, Honolulu County)”
- Cebuano: “Ka‘ena Point”
- Czech: “Mys Kaena”
- Hawaiian: “Ka Lae Kaʻena” (historical)
- Hawaiian: “Ka‘ena Point”
- Hebrew: “קאנה פוינט”
- Japanese: “カエナ・ポイント”
- Japanese: “カエナ岬”
- Russian: “мыс Каена”
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