‘Ālewa Heights Springs

‘Ālewa Heights Springs is a spring in Honolulu County, Hawaii. ‘Ālewa Heights Springs is situated nearby to the locality Nuuanu - Punchbowl, as well as near Dowsett Highlands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Tantalus and Queen Emma Museum.

Mount Tantalus

Peak

Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.

Mount Tantalus is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Koʻolau Range on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. It also has a summit crater, Tantalus Crater. The cinder cone formed after the demise of Koʻolau Volcano, during a time of rejuvenated-stage volcanism in southeastern Oʻahu that also formed Punchbowl Crater, Diamond Head and Koko Head as part of the Honolulu Volcanics. Mount Tantalus is situated 2½ km southeast of ‘Ālewa Heights Springs.

Queen Emma Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hānaiakamalama or Queen Emma Summer Palace, served as a retreat for Queen Emma of Hawaii from 1857 to 1885, as well as for her husband King Kamehameha IV, and their son, Prince Albert Edward. Queen Emma Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of ‘Ālewa Heights Springs.

Mānoa Falls

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Danieljaycho, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mānoa Falls is a 150-foot waterfall along the Manoa Falls Trail in Honolulu, Hawaii. Swimming in the pool below the waterfall is highly discouraged because there is a threat of becoming infected with Leptospirosis, a disease causing mild to moderate flulike symptoms that can last for 1 to 2 weeks. Mānoa Falls is situated 3 km southeast of ‘Ālewa Heights Springs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manoa-Makiki and Kapālama.

Manoa-Makiki

Photo: Straitgate, Public domain.

Manoa and Makiki are two prominent neighborhoods of Honolulu situated in the foothills of the Ko'olau Mountains north of Downtown Honolulu. Along with Nu'uanu, these neighborhoods sit within valleys which extend into the Ko'olau Range, varying in character…

Kapālama

Suburb

Kapālama, now often called Pālama, is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. It is often combined with the adjacent Kalihi and referred to as a single entity, Kalihi–Pālama. Kapālama is situated 4½ km southwest of ‘Ālewa Heights Springs.

Makiki Heights

Suburb

Photo: public domain, Public domain.

Makiki is an area of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, northeast of downtown Honolulu, stretching east to west from Punahou Street to Pensacola Street and north to south from Round Top Drive/Makiki Heights Drive to Lunalilo Freeway. Punchbowl, an extinct tuff cone, and Tantalus overlook the Makiki. Makiki Heights is situated 5 km south of ‘Ālewa Heights Springs.

‘Ālewa Heights Springs

Type: Spring
Also known as: “‘Alewa Heights Springs” and “Alewa Heights Spring”
Category: body of water
Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

21.35342° or 21° 21′ 12″ north

Longitude

-157.82443° or 157° 49′ 28″ west

Elevation

233 metres (764 feet)

Open location code

73H4953G+96

GeoNames ID

5857403

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In Other Languages

“‘Ālewa Heights Springs” goes by many names.

Hawaiian: “‘Ālewa Heights Spring”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nuuanu - Punchbowl and Dowsett Highlands.

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