Upper Palolo

Upper Palolo is a locality in Honolulu County, Hawaii and has about 3,150 residents. Upper Palolo is situated nearby to the locality Woodlawn, as well as near the suburb Maunalani Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy and Lyon Arboretum.

University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy

University

The University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy is a research institute for astronomy at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, a public research university in Honolulu, Hawaii. University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy is situated 2½ km west of Upper Palolo.

Lyon Arboretum

Garden

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

The Harold L. Lyon Arboretum is a 200-acre arboretum and botanical garden managed by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa located at the upper end of Mānoa Valley in Hawaiʻi. Lyon Arboretum is situated 3 km northwest of Upper Palolo.

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 3½ km north of Upper Palolo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palolo and Manoa.

Palolo

Suburb

Photo: Rentzb0711, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pālolo is the name of a valley, stream, and residential neighborhood in Honolulu, Hawaii, the United States. The area lies approximately four miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu, less than a mile from Diamond Head. Palolo is situated 2½ km southwest of Upper Palolo.

Manoa

Suburb

Photo: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mānoa or Mānoa Valley is a valley and residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. The neighborhood is about 3 miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu and less than 1 mile from Ala Moana and Waikīkī. Manoa is situated 2½ km west of Upper Palolo.

Kaimuki

Suburb

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

Kaimukī is a residential neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. Kaimuki is situated 4 km southwest of Upper Palolo.

Upper Palolo

Type: Locality with 3,150 residents
Location: Honolulu County, Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
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Latitude

21.31242° or 21° 18′ 45″ north

Longitude

-157.78677° or 157° 47′ 12″ west

Population

3,150

Elevation

239 metres (784 feet)

Open location code

73H48667+X7

GeoNames ID

13117850

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Upper Palolo” goes by many names.

Russian: “Аппер Палоло”

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